Job o' the Day: Tax Savvy in the Land of Lincoln
Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS), a 65-lawyer legal services organization, serving 36 counties in northern and central Illinois outside of Cook County, is seeking applicants to direct its Low-Income Tax Clinic. The Clinic provides free legal advice and representation in tax controversies to low-income individuals. The Clinic serves all 36 counties in PSLS’ service area. The Clinic Director would be responsible for all Clinic activities, including client representation, supervision of interns and volunteers, community outreach, staff training, and grant reporting and preparation. Prefer candidates with a tax or legal aid background.
Tax issues are of crucial importance to many low-income individuals – and to low-wage workers, single parents, and immigrants in particular. Critical issues our clients face include denial of anti-poverty credits (such as the Earned Income Tax Credit), wage and benefit garnishments, tax problems stemming from identity theft, tax problems related to domestic abuse, worker misclassification, and deceptive tax schemes. The Clinic assists clients through litigation (primarily in the United States Tax Court), administrative and agency advocacy, and, where appropriate and permitted, systemic advocacy outside the legal process.
PSLS has 12 offices across its service area, and will consider placing the director in the location which best meets the needs of the program and the interests of the director. For further information about PSLS and its office locations, see www.pslegal.org
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