Probate and Homeownership Staff Attorney - Detroit

National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Springfield, MA
Position Description

STAFF ATTORNEY, PROBATE & HOMEOWNERSHIP – Detroit, MI

Organization Overview: Lakeshore Legal Aid serves people living with low income, older adults, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a holistic manner to address clients’ legal issues and improve our communities. Lakeshore provides free, direct legal representation in southeast Michigan and the thumb and client intake, advice, and brief legal services throughout Michigan via our attorney-staffed hotline. Our practice areas include housing, family, consumer, elder, education, and public benefits law.

Position Overview

Lakeshore Legal Aid is seeking a dedicated lawyer who will advocate and litigate on behalf of homeowner-occupants at risk of homelessness due to lack of access to the probate court. This staff attorney will be responsible for representing residents of Detroit in probate court, litigating decedent estates with real estate, and providing estate planning services. Clients may also need assistance with property tax foreclosure, property tax hardship applications or quiet title actions, as examples. The position will be housed in the Cass Corridor litigation office. Staff attorneys will treat clients, co-workers, and others with dignity and respect.

General Responsibilities

  • Provide timely civil legal services to low-income and senior clients and client groups through representation in trial courts, appellate courts and other forums, through litigation, advice, negotiation, drafting and review of legal documents, referrals and administrative advocacy.
  • Serve the clients in a holistic and client centered manner.
  • Develop an expertise in one or more areas of law, if required.
  • Promote and maintain civil and professional relationships with coworkers, clients, members of the judicial system, and members of the public with whom they have contact, treating all with dignity and respect.
  • Train or mentor other staff in areas of experience.
  • Create and/or deliver presentations to community groups on legal services related topics.
  • Develop continuing expertise to handle increasingly more complex litigation or other projects.
  • Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the supervising attorney, a director, CEO, or a CEO designee.
Posted 2025-09-23

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