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Public Interest
Attorney
Litigation - Public Interest
Litigation - Whistleblower - CFTC
$77,424 - $89,664 /year
Min 4 yrs required
Associate Managing Attorney The candidate will share responsibility with other legal and advocacy staff for providing information, technical assistance, outreach and training and representation in administrative and judicial proceedings to clients with disabilities. Will work under the direct supervision of the Managing Attorney and in collaboration with other attorneys and advocates in their legal, advocacy, and outreach efforts. Provide information and short-term assistance to clients. Represent clients in negotiations, mediations and judicial and administrative proceedings. Lead and/or participate in impact litigation. Lead teams in litigation or major policy advocacy including targeted representation, complex litigation and/or appeals, or major policy advocacy at the state level, including reviewing and drafting legislation and regulations. Engage in community-based advocacy, outreach, and training to disability communities and organizations, particularly to underserved communities. Prepare or coordinate training materials, publications, reports, or special projects, or make presentations about legal work as necessary, including reports to funding entities and Board of Directors. Assist with organizational development and planning, including the planning and development of Advocacy Services Plan, and participate in statewide and regional teams, usually including two substantive Workgroups. Supervise and mentor the work of 2-4 staff attorneys, advocates and other staff in regional offices, as assigned. Provide technical assistance and substantive training to other regional office staff in areas of expertise, and participate in the identification and development of substantive and skills-based training for staff, with a primary focus on staff in the regional office. Participate with other agencies and organizations to address recurring problems and issues in the provision of services to clients. Identify complex legal challenges and initiate needed law reform activities and impact work. Monitor, summarize, and analyze case law, legislation, and administrative policy and practices for staff and other organizations. Lead or co-lead a work team with an emphasis on assisting the team in developing and implementing strategies to accomplish work team goals. Participate as a member of the regional office management team, including assisting the Managing Attorney with day-to-day management of the regional office, and assuming primary responsibility for office management tasks as assigned by the Managing Attorney. Assist with agency-wide management responsibilities as assigned.
Qualification and Experience
The candidate should have a J.D. degree. California State Bar membership; or eligible to practice under the Registered Legal Services Attorney Program (admitted to practice in another state and eligible to practice in California for three years under the California State Bar rules for the Registered Legal Services Attorney Program, and required admittance to the California Bar within three years) required. Must have 4 years of experience as an attorney in the practice of public interest law or 5 years of experience as an attorney directly representing clients in administrative hearings and litigation. Judicial clerkships or externships may be counted as up to one year of legal experience. Should also have 3 years of experience in employee supervision and management, and demonstrated interpersonal skills. Experience in project management - including timely implementation, continuous improvement, and engaging other key stakeholders to ensure success required. Effective communication skills sufficient to represent clients in legal hearings, meetings, negotiations or administrative proceedings, to actively promote legal, policy and legislative developments at state and local government levels, and to develop and conduct trainings needed. Experience working with or sensitivity to individuals with disabilities required. Experience working with or sensitivity to individuals from ethnic or language distinct communities essential. Knowledge of laws, rights, and services as they pertain to people with disabilities, and/or direct representation of people with disabilities preferred. Experience in client representation and impact litigation, particularly in public interest and civil rights law that would support the needs of the clients served by the specific practice group (Non-Discrimination, Youth, Mental Health, Lanterman, Health & Long-Term Support Services) desired. Ability to read, write and speak Spanish or an Asian language, or ability to communicate using American Sign Language, with sufficient fluency to do client intakes and conduct trainings an asset. Experience in the disability rights movement and/or extensive contacts in the disability community preferred. Experience with and/or extensive contacts in ethnic or language distinct communities desired. Familiarity and/or extensive contacts with one or more of the following: homelessness, criminal justice, substance abuse or Gay/Lesbian/Bi-Sexual/Transgender/Intersex (LGBTI) communities an asset. Application Deadline: October 23, 2015.
Submit Disability Rights California Application, resume, cover letter, and sample of legal writing (i.e., a legal argument, letter or analysis) consisting up to 10 pages of text.
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