Legal Aid of Western Missouri

The Municipal Court Unit is seeking a full time staff attorney to represent indigent defendants in Kansas City Municipal Court.  The primary responsibility of this attorney is to provide legal representation to indigent defendants on jailable city ordinance violations.  Legal Aid of Western Missouri offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity as our guiding principle. We ...read more

Legal Aid seeks a full-time attorney to supervise its Public Benefits Unit at our Central Office in Kansas City, Missouri.  The unit primarily assists low-income clients with accessing public benefits administered by the Missouri Family Support Division, such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance, and assistance for the blind.  The unit assumes primary responsibility for unemployment ...read more

Legal Aid seeks a full-time staff attorney for its Consumer Protection Unit to provide legal representation to people with economic impact payment (stimulus) issues.  The attorney in this position will represent clients in administrative, judicial, and legislative forums, as needed.  The attorney will also act as a point of contact with our community partners, may handle grant reporting, and ...read more