Job Opportunities at Kansas Legal Services

SECRETARY/PARALEGAL - KANSAS CITY

Kansas Legal Services - Kansas City seeks a full-time secretary and/or paralegal to work in our Kansas City, Kansas office. This position combines high-level legal secretarial duties with office management responsibilities, requiring strong organizational skills, leadership ability, and attention to detail. Paralegal skills will be specifically helpful. 

Key duties include:

• Manage and supervise secretarial and administrative staff
• Coordinate daily office operations and workflow
• Provide direct administrative and legal secretarial support to co-workers
• Manage calendars, grant deadlines, court filings, and appointments
• Liaise with courts, clients, and external service providers
• Assist with drafting grant applications, maintain accurate case accounting records and run reports for grant purposes
• Oversee office supplies, records, banking and administrative procedures
• Ensure confidentiality and compliance with legal and ethical standards

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience as a legal secretary, senior secretary, paralegal or office manager in a law firm
• Strong knowledge of legal terminology, court procedures, and document formatting
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills
• High level of professionalism and discretion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal practice management software
• Ability to lead, train, and support administrative staff

KLS offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity as our guiding principle. We are an equal opportunity employer with recruitment efforts focused on ensuring a diverse workforce.  Spanish, bilingual is a plus.

Excellent paid employee benefits include:  13 paid holidays, health, life, and disability, extensive paid sick/vacation time and paid family leave. 

Salary ranges from $50,000-$65,000 with adjustments made based on experience.

Email a resume and three professional references to: 

• Alex English, Managing Attorney at englisha@klsinc.org. 

EEO & Affirmative Action Employer

ATTORNEY - HAYS

Kansas Legal Services – Hays seeks a Kansas-licensed attorney to practice general poverty law representing low-income Kansans. Casework will focus on solving civil legal problems that will increase the social and economic stability of the individual. Focus practice areas will include family, elder and housing law as well as work with victims of crime. The office serves Ellis and surrounding counties. 

KLS offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity as our guiding principle. We are an equal opportunity employer with recruitment efforts focused on ensuring a diverse workforce.  

The qualified candidate must have the following: a Kansas law license; excellent written and oral communication skills; and a desire and commitment to assist in the delivery of high-quality legal assistance to low-income people. Recent law school graduates preparing to take the bar exam are encouraged to apply.

Excellent paid employee benefits include: 13 paid holidays, extensive sick/vacation time, health and life insurance, long term disability insurance, paid medical leave, malpractice insurance, bar dues, and CLE. 

KLS is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness and eligible to apply for loan repayment assistance through Legal Service Corporation’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Minimum salary for this position is $65,000/year with adjustments made based on experience.

Email a resume, cover letter, and three professional references to: 

• Candace Bridgess, Managing Attorney at bridgessc@klsinc.org

EEO & Affirmative Action Employer

ATTORNEY - MANHATTAN

Kansas Legal Services - Manhattan seeks a Kansas-licensed attorney to practice general poverty law representing low income Kansans. Casework will focus on solving civil legal problems that will increase the social and economic stability of the individual. Focus practice areas will include family, elder and housing law as well as work with victims of crime. The office serves Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary and Clay Counties.

KLS offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity as our guiding principle. We are an equal opportunity employer with recruitment efforts focused on ensuring a diverse workforce.  

The qualified candidate must have the following: a Kansas law license; excellent written and oral communication skills; and a desire and commitment to assist in the delivery of high-quality legal assistance to low-income people. Recent law school graduates preparing to take the bar exam are encouraged to apply.

Excellent paid employee benefits include: 13 paid holidays, health and life insurance, long term disability insurance, paid medical leave, malpractice insurance, bar dues, and CLE. 

KLS is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness and eligible to apply for loan repayment assistance through Legal Service Corporation’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Minimum salary for this position is $60,000/year with adjustments made based on experience.

Email a resume, cover letter, and three professional references to: 

• Corinne Petrik, Managing Attorney at petrikc@klsinc.org

EEO & Affirmative Action Employer

ATTORNEY - SALINA

Kansas Legal Services - Salina seeks a Kansas-licensed attorney to practice general poverty law representing low income Kansans. Casework will focus on solving civil legal problems that will increase the social and economic stability of the individual. Focus practice areas will include family, elder and housing law as well as work with victims of crime. The office serves Saline and surrounding counties. 

KLS offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity as our guiding principle. We are an equal opportunity employer with recruitment efforts focused on ensuring a diverse workforce.  

The qualified candidate must have the following: a Kansas law license; excellent written and oral communication skills; and a desire and commitment to assist in the delivery of high-quality legal assistance to low-income people. Recent law school graduates preparing to take the bar exam are encouraged to apply.

Excellent paid employee benefits include: 13 paid holidays, extensive sick/vacation time, health and life insurance, long term disability insurance, paid medical leave, malpractice insurance, bar dues, and CLE. 

KLS is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness and eligible to apply for loan repayment assistance through Legal Service Corporation’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Minimum salary for this position is $65,000/year with adjustments made based on experience.

Email a resume, cover letter, and three professional references to: 

• Candace Bridgess, Managing Attorney at bridgessc@klsinc.org

EEO & Affirmative Action Employer

ATTORNEY - WICHITA

Kansas Legal Services – Wichita seeks a Kansas-licensed staff attorney to practice general poverty law representing low income Kansans. Casework will focus on solving civil, legal problems that will increase the social and economic stability of the individual. Focus practice areas will include general civil law. The office serves Sedgwick and surrounding counties.

KLS offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity as our guiding principle. We are an equal opportunity employer with recruitment efforts focused on ensuring a diverse workforce.  

The qualified candidate must have the following: a Kansas law license; excellent written and oral communication skills; and a desire and commitment to assist in the delivery of high-quality legal assistance to low-income people. Recent law school graduates preparing to take the bar exam are encouraged to apply.

Excellent paid employee benefits include: 13 paid holidays, extensive sick/vacation time, health, dental and life insurance, long term disability insurance, paid medical leave, malpractice insurance, bar dues, CLE and paid parking. 

KLS is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness; and eligible to apply for loan repayment assistance through Legal Service Corporation’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Minimum salary for this position is $60,000/year with adjustments made based on experience.

Email a resume and three professional references to:

• Rhonda Sullivan, Managing Attorney, sullivanr@klsinc.org

EEO & Affirmative Action Employer

PARALEGAL

Kansas Legal Services seeks a full-time paralegal to work in our medical legal partnership in the Kansas City area. College degree or formal paralegal training preferred. Must be self-motivated, detail oriented and enjoy working in a fast-paced office. 

KLS offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity as our guiding principle. We are an equal opportunity employer with recruitment efforts focused on ensuring a diverse workforce.  Spanish, bilingual is a must.

Excellent paid employee benefits include:  13 paid holidays, health, life, and disability, extensive paid sick/vacation time and paid family leave. 

Minimum salary for this position is $15.00/hour with adjustments made based on experience.

Email a resume and three professional references to: 

• Alex English, Managing Attorney at englisha@klsinc.org. 

EEO & Affirmative Action Employer

SECRETARY - WICHITA

Kansas Legal Services - Wichita seeks a full-time secretary in our Wichita office. Duties include: greeting clients, answering and routing phones, clerical tasks including typing legal documents, along with other front desk duties.  Strong organizational skills and basic computer skills required. Must be self-motivated, detail oriented and enjoy working in a fast-paced office. 

KLS offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity as our guiding principle. We are an equal opportunity employer with recruitment efforts focused on ensuring a diverse workforce.  Spanish, bilingual is preferred but is not a requirement for this job. 

Excellent paid employee benefits include:  13 paid holidays, health, life, and disability, extensive paid sick/vacation time and paid family leave. 

Minimum salary for this position is $13.00/hour with adjustments made based on experience.

Email a resume and three professional references to: 

• Linda Gonzalez at gonzalezl@klsinc.org

EEO & Affirmative Action Employer