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Wisconsin Judicare Indian Law Office Job Posting

June 22, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

INDIAN LAW STAFF ATTORNEY

DESCRIPTION — Wisconsin Judicare’s Indian Law Office has an opening in Wausau, WI beginning in July for an attorney to represent Native American individuals and groups on a variety of issues including criminal defense representation in tribal courts and Indian law litigation in tribal and state courts. Wisconsin Judicare is a non-profit legal services law firm serving northern Wisconsin where there are 11 Indian reservations.

DUTIES — (1) Maintain caseload on behalf of Indian individuals and groups; (2) Participate in tribal court development and community education projects; and (3) Carry out training and back-up assistance to private attorneys.

QUALIFICATIONS — (1) Admission to practice law in Wisconsin; (2) Good communications skills; and (3) Knowledge of Native American issues preferred.

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Wisconsin Judicare Job Posting

October 20, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

INDIAN LAW STAFF ATTORNEY

DESCRIPTION — Wisconsin Judicare’s Indian Law Office has an opening in Wausau beginning in mid-January for an additional attorney to represent Native American individuals and groups on a variety of issues including criminal defense representation in tribal courts and Indian law litigation in tribal and state courts. Wisconsin Judicare is a non-profit legal services law firm serving northern Wisconsin where there are 11 Indian reservations.

QUALIFICATIONS — (1) Admission to practice law in Wisconsin; (2) Good communications skills; and (3) Knowledge of Native American issues preferred.

SALARY — DOE. There are excellent fringe benefits.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE — Please submit resume, writing sample and 3 references to David Armstrong, Director, Indian Law Office, Wisconsin Judicare, P.O. Box 6100, Wausau, WI 54402 or at darmstrong@judicare.org. For inquiries call David at 1-800-472-1638 ext. 309.

NATIVE AMERICANS, MINORITIES, WOMEN, OLDER PERSONS AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Wisconsin Judicare Indian Law Attorney Job Posting

November 4, 2012November 4, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

DESCRIPTION — Wisconsin Judicare’s Indian Law Office has an opening in Wausau for an additional attorney to represent Native American individuals and groups on a variety of Indian Law issues including litigation in tribal and state courts. Wisconsin Judicare is a non-profit legal services program serving northern Wisconsin where there are 11 Indian reservations.

DUTIES — (1) Maintain caseload on behalf of Indian individuals and groups; (2) Participate in tribal court development and community education projects; and (3) Carry out training and back-up assistance to private attorneys.

QUALIFICATIONS — (1) Admission to practice law in Wisconsin at earliest opportunity; (2) Good communications skills; and (3) Knowledge of Native American issues preferred.

SALARY — DOE. There are excellent fringe benefits plus all the advantages of living in the four full seasons of northern Wisconsin.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE — Please submit resume, writing sample and 3 references to James Botsford, Director, Indian Law Office, Wisconsin Judicare, P.O. Box 6100, Wausau, WI 54402 or at jbotsford@judicare.org. For inquiries call James at 1-800-472-1638. The position will remain open until filled.

NATIVE AMERICANS, MINORITIES, WOMEN, OLDER PERSONS AND
HANDICAPPED PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Press Release from Wisconsin Judicare on their Indian Estate Planning Caravan

April 6, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Wisconsin Judicare recently concluded its second annual Indian Wills Caravan. This innovative program was developed by Judicare’s Indian Law Office (ILO) and a group of law students at Columbia University School of Law. The students, for the second year running, devoted their Spring Break to coming to Wisconsin the week of March 12^th to travel from one Indian reservation to another drafting wills for Native Americans. Supervised by an ILO attorney, the students this year drafted 157 wills addressing land fractionation and tribal jurisdictional issues, providing advice on intervivos transfers, and completed 195 Advance Directives.

The Indian Wills Caravan is very popular and is providing these legal services to Indian people in numbers far exceeding what Judicare can do on staff. This program would not be possible without the assistance of the Columbia Public Interest Law Foundation and support from the Law Firm of Godfrey and Kahn which is based in Milwaukee.

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