Join Our Team

CLS employs dedicated attorneys and legal assistants that will provide compassionate, high quality, mission-driven legal services to the most vulnerable people in our community.

Job Opening: Medical-Legal Partnership Attorney Fellowship (Bridgeport office)

Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) is hiring a committed attorney to lead its Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) with Hartford Health Care (HHC). The attorney will spend approximately three days per week at St. Vincent’s Medical Center (SVMC) in Bridgeport CT, and approximately two days per week in the CLS Bridgeport office. CLS seeks applicants who want to use their skills to improve the lives of people who live below the federal poverty limit.

Job Opening: Full-Time Housing Attorney Position with an initial focus in the Right to Counsel Program (New Britain Office)

Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) seeks a committed attorney to fill an attorney position with an initial focus in the Right to Counsel Program (RTC) covering cases in Middletown from CLS’s New Britain office. RTC focuses on eviction defense and other housing matters.

Job Opening: Full-Time Housing Attorney Position with an initial focus in the Right to Counsel Program (Stamford Office)

Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) seeks a committed attorney to fill an attorney position with an initial focus in the Right to Counsel Program (RTC) covering cases in Stamford & Danbury from CLS’s Stamford office. RTC focuses on eviction defense and other housing matters.

Job Opening: Full-Time Housing Attorney Position with an initial focus in the Right to Counsel Program (Waterbury Office)

Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) seeks a committed attorney to fill an attorney position with an initial focus in the Right to Counsel Program (RTC) covering cases in Waterbury. RTC focuses on eviction defense and other housing matters. This position is in the CLS Waterbury office.

Job Opening: Full-Time Public Benefits Attorney Position (Stamford Office)

CLS seeks to fill an attorney position with initial assignment in Public Benefits (Stamford Office).

CLS seeks applicants who will use their legal training to improve the lives of low-income people and further CLS’ holistic and client-centered work. CLS lawyers represent families and individuals in administrative hearings, and in state and federal courts, as well as (in various settings) advocating for changes in laws and systems to benefit low-income communities. CLS encourages lawyers addressing complex or systemic client issues to work in teams, which may include other legal services lawyers and/or other local community agencies.

Job Opening: Full-Time Family Attorney Position with focus in Restraining Order Project (Waterbury Office)

Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) seeks skilled and committed attorney to fill a staff attorney position in its Family Unit initially providing holistic, client-centered legal advocacy for domestic violence survivors seeking restraining orders. The position is covering the family courts in Litchfield & Danbury from CLS’s Waterbury office.

Check out our volunteer opportunities

Every year, dozens of lawyers, law students, and other volunteers work with CLS staff to fulfill the promise of justice in Connecticut. We seek volunteer attorneys, paralegals, and law students to assist with legal work. Paralegals and law students may be able to obtain clinical credit towards a course of study.