Job Title: Law Clerk for 2025 Fall Semester Clerkships
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct client interviews and prepare initial case statements.
- Prepare clients for trials and assist in obtaining discovery and other evidence.
- Write briefs and other legal memoranda.
- Participate in community outreach and education.
- Assist self-represented litigants.
- Represent clients at administrative hearings and state court hearings/trials.
- Participate in broader impact litigation.
- Draft writs of mandamus to Superior Court and California appellate court.
- Engage with litigants in the Domestic Violence Restraining Order Clinic, assisting them through the process of seeking civil domestic violence restraining orders, including related child custody, visitation, and support orders.
Education and Experience Information:
- Completion of the first year of law school is required.
- A passion for social justice and poverty-related issues is essential.
- Sensitivity to working with people from diverse backgrounds is necessary.
- Students who have completed the required Evidence Course are encouraged to become certified by the California State Bar to represent clients in court.
- Proficiency in Spanish, Cantonese, Russian, Vietnamese, or other Southeast Asian languages is desirable.
- Special consideration is given to students who demonstrate a commitment to serving low-income or disadvantaged communities.
Salary Information:
- No specific salary information is provided in the text. Students are encouraged to apply for funding through their law school and other grant opportunities.
The Organization's Commitment:
The organization, as the largest provider of free civil legal services in the San Francisco Bay Area, is dedicated to ensuring fairness in the civil justice system for the most vulnerable community members, including the working poor, families with children, foster youth, seniors, immigrants, veterans, and persons with disabilities. The organization works to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault, increase economic stability, protect consumers, expand access to healthcare, and prevent homelessness.
Application Process:
- Law clerkships are available throughout the school year, and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis for semester clerkships.
- Interested candidates for the 2025 fall semester clerkship should submit a completed law clerk application through the provided application link.
- Questions regarding the application process can be directed to Andrea Del-Pan, Esq., Director of Pro Bono, via email.
Pro Bono and Volunteer Opportunities:
- The organization welcomes individuals from all educational and professional backgrounds, including high school and college students, graduates, paralegal students, active paralegals, law school graduates, and civic-minded individuals dedicated to helping.
- Volunteers are a crucial part of the organization's mission to provide free civil legal services.
- To get involved, candidates must complete the Volunteer Application, and submit it along with a cover letter, résumé, and a writing sample (for law clerks only) to the Director of Pro Bono.
