Employment, Volunteer, and Internship Opportunities
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. (ILAS) is the largest public interest law firm in the State of Idaho. The firm has offices in Coeur d’Alene, Lewiston, Nampa, Boise, Twin Falls, Pocatello, and Idaho Falls. ILAS also maintains three statewide attorney-staffed advice lines, addressing senior, housing, and domestic violence related legal issues. ILAS seeks equal justice for the underprivileged and low-income community through legal representation, community outreach, and education.
Whether you are staff, a student, or a volunteer, Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. offers interesting and challenging work where you can help those in need, develop new skills, and gain insight into your community.
Information regarding available employment, internship, externship, and volunteer opportunities is listed below. If you are interested in Pro Bono Opportunities, please click here: Pro Bono.
Employment Opportunities
Idaho Legal Aid Services is seeking applicants for a full time staff attorney in our Boise office to provide legal assistance to low income tenants at risk of eviction. Duties will include managing caseload from beginning to end, communicating with clients, drafting legal documents, making court appearances and collaborating with co-workers and project partners in Idaho, Utah and Montana to develop eviction defense legal strategies and best practices. Must be a member of the Idaho State Bar or able to readily transfer based on their UBE score. Extra consideration given to applicants with a history of public service or fluency in languages relevant to our client community.
Entry level salary for a person with one year or less of experience is $57,000 (37.5 hour week). Excellent benefits include life, health, dental, and disability insurance. May also qualify for a Legal Services Corporation loan repayment program and federal loan foregiveness programs. Email your cover letter, resume, and list of three references to bevallen@idaholegalaid.org. ILAS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Legal Assistant/Intake Specialist - Boise
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. (ILAS), Idaho's largest public interest law firm, is recruiting a Legal Secretary/Intake Specialist to assist in the day-to-day operations of our Boise Service Office. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to help people every day. The preferred candidate is compassionate, organized, and technologically savvy. The position is heavily involved in screening requests for assistance, assessing immediate needs, and coordinating assistance. The position also processes critical court documents that require accuracy, confidentiality, and technical expertise in navigating online platforms. Expertise in Office 365 and GoogleDocs is essential. Special consideration will be given to candidates with a history of public service or fluency in languages relevant to our client community. Entry-level salary for a person with one-year or less of experience is $15/hour (37.5 hours/week) with annual raises. Excellent benefits include life, health, dental, and disability insurance; generous leave; retirement contributions; telecommuting policy eligibility. Relocation assistance is available. Email your cover letter, resume, and a list of three references to margaretmajor@idaholegalaid.org. ILAS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Applications accepted until September 30, 2022.
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Idaho Legal Aid Services is seeking applicants for a full time staff attorney in our Idaho Falls office to provide legal assistance to low income tenants at risk of eviction. Duties will include managing caseload from beginning to end, communicating with clients, drafting legal documents, making court appearances and collaborating with co-workers and project partners in Idaho, Utah and Montana to develop eviction defense legal strategies and best practices. Must be a member of the Idaho State Bar or able to readily transfer based on their UBE score. Extra consideration given to applicants with a history of public service or fluency in languages relevant to our client community.
Entry level salary for a person with one year or less of experience is $57,000 (37.5 hour week). Excellent benefits include life, health, dental, and disability insurance. May also qualify for a Legal Services Corporation loan repayment program and federal loan foregiveness programs. Email your cover letter, resume, and list of three references to bevallen@idaholegalaid.org. ILAS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Director of Finance & Administration-Boise
Idaho Legal Aid Services is seeking applicants for a full time Director of Finance & Administration in our Boise office. The Director plays a critical role in partnering with the leadership team in strategic decision making and operations as ILAS continues to enhance its quality programming and build capacity in fast growing Idaho. This is a tremendous opportunity for a finance and operations manager to maximize and strengthen the internal capacity of a well-respected, high-capacity organization.
Entry level salary for a person with one year or less of experience is $55,000 (37.5 hour week) with annual raises. Excellent benefits include life, health, dental and disability insurance; generous leave; retirement contributions; telecommuting policy. Relocation assistance is available. Email your cover letter, resume, and list of three references to bevallen@idaholegalaid.org. ILAS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Contract Attorneys - Nampa, Twin Falls, and Idaho Falls
Idaho Legal Aid Services (ILAS), Idaho's largest no-cost, public interest law firm, has an exciting contract opportunity for attorneys practicing in the Third, Fifth or Seventh Judicial Districts. As required by ILAS's Legal Services Corporation funding, ILAS is looking to contract with three private attorneys at a rate of $50-$90 per hour to accept (at your discretion) eviction defense and family law cases for low income Idahoans referred from the local ILAS office. ILAS will provide access to training materials, pleadings and our attorneys in support of the contract attorney.
The contracts will begin as soon as possible and end December 31, 2022 with the possibility of being renewed in 2023. The total hours to be worked under the contract will be negotiated but will not exceed 100 hours for the year for each contract. The attorneys selected for these contracts must believe in ILAS's mission of providing equal access to justice and must be a member of the Idaho State Bar. ILAS can provide malpractice insurance if applicants do not have their own coverage.
Email your cover letter and resume to sunriseayers@idaholegalaid.org. Contracts available until filled. ILAS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request application or interview accommodations, email sunriseayers@idaholegalaid.org.
Idaho Legal Aid Services is seeking applicants for a full time staff attorney in our Twin Falls office. Cases may include representation across several practice areas: family law (representing survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking), housing (evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination), public entitlements, and elder law. Duties will include managing caseload from beginning to end, communicating with clients, drafting legal documents, making court appearances and collaborating with co-workers and partners. This position will also draft written legal education materials and conduct outreach and education to individuals and organizations that serve our client community, including LGBTQ, unhoused, refugee, immigrant, and Latino groups. Must be a member of the Idaho State Bar or able to readily transfer based on their UBE score. Extra consideration given to applicants with a history of public service or fluency in languages relevant to our client community.
Entry level salary for a person with one year or less of experience is $57,000 (37.5 hour week). Excellent benefits include life, health, dental, and disability insurance. May also qualify for a Legal Services Corporation loan repayment program and federal loan foregiveness programs. Email your cover letter, resume, and list of three references to bevallen@idaholegalaid.org. ILAS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Internship, Externship, and Volunteer Opportunities
Information regarding available employment, internship, externship, and volunteer opportunities with Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. are listed below.
If you are interested in Pro Bono Opportunities through the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program, please click here for more information: Pro Bono.
Volunteers
Volunteers are vital for us to serve our client community. Legal volunteers, such as active and retired attorneys, law and paralegal students, and financial and accounting sector volunteers and marketing, media, or communication sector volunteers, contribute invaluable services to our offices each year.
If you are interested in volunteering at an ILAS office, please call our statewide number at: (208) 746-7541 to be connected to your local office's volunteer coordinator.
Internships and Externships
Opportunities: 1L, 2L, or 3L Internships or Externships; select offices may offer undergraduate internships
Compensation: Unpaid; Credit Available
Position Description: The intern/extern will work with staff attorneys on legal research projects and will assist with cases. The intern may work in a variety of legal areas, including housing, family and domestic violence, consumer, public benefits, guardianships, wills and trusts, elder, and/or Indian law.
The intern will have the opportunity to take on substantial responsibilities, which may include: calling and meeting with clients; interviewing witnesses; assisting in trial preparation; researching and writing briefs and memorandums; drafting complaints and other pleadings; and/or conducting educational workshops. The intern may also be responsible for administrative tasks like filing and copying.
Time Commitment: The time commitment for internship or externship will generally be governed by the law student's school's requirements to obtain credit. For interns who will not receive credit, the weekly time commitment is negotiable. However, for a summer internship, at least fifteen hours per week for eight weeks is required.
Qualifications: 1L applicants must have completed the first year of law school. 2L or 3L applicants may be in any semester of study. The applicant must have an interest in working with the low-income community and addressing poverty law issues. The applicant should: be self-motivated; possess a strong sense of justice; exhibit professionalism; be willing to work under deadlines; and, have excellent interpersonal skills and quality legal writing skills or a strong interest in improving his or her writing ability.
For more information regarding internship or externship opportunities, please call our statewide phone number at: (208) 746-7541 to be connected to the intern/extern coordinator at your local office.
