Careers
Working at Legal Aid
Community Legal Aid offers an excellent work environment, great benefits to employees, and the opportunity to serve the community.
Employee benefits include medical and dental insurance, medical reimbursement accounts, disability insurance, retirement, paid vacation, and paid sick leave. Benefits for attorneys also include malpractice insurance, paid bar membership, and a state supplied student loan repayment program.
Community Legal Aid is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
Summer Associate Program
Legal Aid has unpaid Summer Associate openings for Law Students in four (4) of our Northeast Ohio offices. The Summer Associate Program is currently accepting applications.
Hear from past Summer Associates to learn more about this experience.
Staff Attorney (3 open positions)
Staff attorneys address both individual and systemic legal issues that perpetuate the cycle of poverty. Successful candidates will use their skills to identify, find solutions for, and remediate the root causes of inequities in our justice system, including litigation, policy advocacy, and client and stakeholder education. Positions open in our Akron, Canton, and Youngstown offices.
Paralegal 1 (3 open positions)
The Paralegal I will, under the supervision of the Managing Attorney, assist in the provision of comprehensive, high quality legal services to eligible clients in civil cases in accordance with organizational policies and the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct. The Paralegal I will be called upon to provide support in a wide variety of civil cases and perform other duties as required. Positions open in both our Canton, Youngstown, and Warren offices.
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