Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Advise, counsel, and represent immigrant survivors of gender-based violence in legal matters before the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and Department of Justice, including immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. - Provide brief advice, counsel, and referrals to immigrant survivors of gender-based violence in legal matters related to immigration law. - Conduct intakes and maintain a case
Job Title: Managing Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Supervise and lead program staff in the relevant jurisdiction(s), in consultation with the Managing Director. This includes program oversight, direct representation, pro bono placements, supervising casework, managing caseloads and other assignments, promoting and advising supervisees on professional growth, conducting employee performance evaluations, meeting regularly with each supervisee, and providing consistent and ef
Job Title: Managing Director, San Francisco & Fresno Job Responsibilities: The Managing Director for San Francisco & Fresno at the organization is tasked with providing seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the local field office. This role involves a variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to: - Mentoring pro bono attorneys and occasionally providing direct legal representation to clients. This includes conducting legal research, formulating leg
Job Title: Associate General Counsel, Hardware Commercial Job Responsibilities: - Own commercial legal strategy and risk management for the organization's hardware transactions. - Draft, negotiate, and advise on complex agreements with hardware suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and technology partners. - Support strategic partnerships involving AI devices and hardware supply chains. - Develop frameworks for procurement, licensing, and collaboration across the hardware
Job Title: Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Senior Attorney will play a pivotal role within the organization's Oceans Division, focusing primarily on oceans-related federal litigation and regulatory advocacy. Key responsibilities include: - Representing the organization in litigation through comprehensive legal research and analysis, briefing, and oral argument. - Collaborating with Litigation Program attorneys and other Oceans attorneys and staff on litigation mat
JOB TITLE: Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice (Litigation) JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: As a Staff Attorney for the Immigrant Justice (Litigation) program, the candidate will be responsible for a variety of tasks aimed at advancing immigrant rights through impact litigation. The attorney will operate under the supervision of the Immigrant Justice Program Director and collaborate with key partners. The primary duties include: - Developing and supporting litigation strategy. - Conduc
Job Title: Managing Director, San Francisco & Fresno Job Responsibilities: - Provide seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the KIND field office, independently handling program and performance management, budgeting, employee relations, and development-support functions. - Serve as a critical member of the management team in KIND’s Legal Services division and as the senior representative of the organization at the local level. - Engage effectively with governme...
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Immigration) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will represent children in immigration proceedings. The primary responsibilities include: - Conducting legal screenings, client interviews, and factual and legal investigations. - Counseling clients, developing case strategies and case plans. - Engaging in oral and written advocacy to represent children in immigration matters, primarily involving Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Asylum, and T
Job Title: Associate General Counsel Job Responsibilities: The role of Associate General Counsel at the organization involves providing legal guidance and counsel to internal stakeholders on a diverse array of matters. These matters include general operations and administration, nonprofit governance, contracts, fundraising, labor and employment, litigation, intellectual property, tax, data privacy and cybersecurity, and lobbying. The Associate General Counsel will work close
Job Title: Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney, Litigation Job Responsibilities: The Senior Counsel or Senior Staff Attorney at the organization will engage in a variety of litigation tasks related to impact and individual litigation in the civil rights space. Responsibilities include conducting legal research, investigating facts, working with clients, drafting pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentia
JOB TITLE: Senior Litigation Attorney JOB PURPOSE The Senior Litigation Attorney is pivotal in advancing the mission of the organization by offering high-quality, trauma-informed legal services to tenants facing eviction. This role involves handling complex cases and providing full-scope legal representation while supporting the professional growth of junior attorneys, fellows, interns, and other staff. Under the guidance of the Supervising Litigation Attorney, the Senior
Job Title: Community Outreach Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Community Outreach Attorney plays a critical role in advancing the mission of the organization by enhancing equitable access to housing legal services in San Francisco's historically underserved neighborhoods. These neighborhoods include Bayview/Hunters Point, the Mission, the Excelsior, and the Western Addition. The attorney deepens community partnerships in support of San Francisco's Tenant Right to Counsel i
Job Title: Commercial Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Serve as the legal partner for the organization's business transactions, partnerships, and operations. - Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to teams including Sales, Partnerships, Finance, Procurement, and Operations. - Identify and address commercial, product, regulatory, privacy, and other legal issues arising from commercial transactions. - Develop strategies and processes for handling legal issues in cr
Job Title: Disability & Health Justice Program Staff Attorney Organization: **Members Only** (LAAW) Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with the Program Director to develop strategic planning for the Disability & Health Justice Program (DHJP). - Build and manage the Program’s case docket, which includes investigating, developing, initiating, and litigating enforcement and impact cases such as class actions, representative actions, individual actions, and amicus work. - Lead litigati...
Job Title: Senior Attorney, Clean Energy Job Responsibilities: - Lead complex climate and energy cases before state public utility commissions, state and federal agencies, and courts. - Conduct factual investigations, develop legal theories, and secure expert testimony for litigation and advocacy efforts. - Prepare and present discovery, pleadings, testimony, cross-examination, briefs, and oral arguments in regulatory and court proceedings. - Collaborate with technical
Job Title: Associate Attorney, Clean Energy Program Job Responsibilities: The Associate Attorney in the Clean Energy Program will be responsible for supporting and collaborating with lawyers and analysts to advance grid modernization, building decarbonization, and energy affordability. Key responsibilities include: - Advocacy before the California Public Utilities Commission and other state and local government entities to promote the transition away from fossil fuels in Ca
**Job Title:** Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney/Senior Counsel, LGBTQ & HIV Project **Job Responsibilities:** The role involves creating and implementing strategies using litigation, legislative and policy advocacy, and public education to advance the organization's strategic goals. Key responsibilities include: - Litigating in federal and state courts, which encompasses writing pleadings and briefs, conducting discovery and motion practice, handling hearings and trial
Title: Staff Attorney Office: National Offices Location: New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States Job Responsibilities: - Lead and contribute to impact litigation in state and federal courts across the ., including investigating potential lawsuits, researching and drafting pleadings and briefs, engaging in discovery and motion practice, and conducting evidentiary hearings, oral arguments
Job Title: **Members Only** Fellow Job Responsibilities: - Gain hands-on experience by immersing in the day-to-day operations of various divisions and offices within the organization. - Contribute meaningfully to projects and initiatives that impact the organization, playing an integral role as a team member. - Engage in a supportive and collaborative culture that values every voice and encourages learning and growth. Education and Experience Information: - The fellowship programs are
Job Title: Staff or Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Attorney will be part of a team of attorneys and non-attorney advocates working within the department. The role focuses on legal advocacy for youth in foster care and juvenile justice systems. Key responsibilities include: - Supporting civil legal aid providers in California through technical assistance, training, and advocacy to address the legal needs of young people and their families, emphasizing youth living
Job Title: Environmental Justice Law Fellow Job Responsibilities: In the first year, the Fellow will work within the Environment, Equity & Justice Center (EEJC) at the organization to provide legal support for environmental justice communities across the United States. Responsibilities include: - Developing relationships with communities and identifying opportunities for partnership or collaboration. - Actively engaging in existing coalitions and partnerships. - Creating pro
JOB TITLE: Litigation Staff Attorney JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Legal Services (85%) - Represent tenants in all phases of unlawful detainer cases, including case assessment, legal research, preparation of responsive pleadings, discovery, motions, and trial preparation. - Advocate on behalf of tenants through negotiation, settlement discussions, and mediation with landlords and opposing counsel. - Represent clients in court hearings, settlement conferences (including Mandator
JOB TITLE: Supervising Litigation Attorney DEPT/PROGRAM: Litigation REPORTS TO: Director of Litigation and Policy JOB PURPOSE The Supervising Litigation Attorney plays a crucial role in the execution of San Francisco’s Tenant Right to Counsel Initiative. This position involves both direct legal representation and the management of the day-to-day workflow of the organization’s Litigation staff. The incumbent will work with a team of attorneys, law fellows, intern...
Job Title: Housing Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Advocate for the diverse legal needs of underserved and vulnerable communities in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice. - Provide full-scope legal representation to low-income tenants in unlawful detainer proceedings, including propounding and responding to discovery, conducting depositions, attending mandatory settlement conferences, pre/post-tri
Job Title: Housing Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Advocate for the diverse legal needs of underserved and vulnerable communities in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice. - Assist the Managing Attorney in mentoring and supervising the legal work of attorneys, advocates, and volunteers in the San Francisco housing team and other regional offices or teams to ensure overall effectiveness and hi
Job Title: Temporary Economic Justice Attorney - SSI Job Responsibilities: - Advocate for the diverse legal needs of underserved and vulnerable communities in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice. - Represent clients in Social Security disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and California Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) claims and appeals. This includes representing clients in
Job Title: Part-Time Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide expert legal services to unaccompanied children requiring legal representation through zealous direct representation and pro bono facilitation. - Mentor KIND pro bono attorneys and offer robust consultation and technical assistance to those who have accepted KIND cases. - Conduct legal research, formulate legal strategies, interview clients, appear before immigration and/or state courts or agencies, and draf
Job Title: Managing Attorney, San Francisco & Fresno Job Responsibilities: - Lead and supervise program staff in San Francisco and Fresno, including direct oversight of legal services delivery to children and families affected by family separation and other legal and policy changes. - Provide direct legal representation and pro bono mentoring in humanitarian immigration cases impacting vulnerable children. - Manage program operations, including overseeing casework, managing
Job Title: Litigation Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal advice and counsel on a wide range of global litigation and regulatory matters, including commercial disputes, intellectual property litigation, and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions. - Manage and oversee outside counsel in all aspects of litigation and regulatory matters, including discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, and settlement negotiations. - Stay current on relevant laws, re
Job Title Managing Director, San Francisco & Fresno Job Responsibilities The Managing Director for San Francisco & Fresno at the organization is tasked with providing seasoned, disciplined, and effective management of the organization's field office. This includes independently handling areas such as program and performance management, budgeting, employee relations, and development-support functions. As the head of the local office, the Managing Director is a crucial membe
Job Title: Senior Attorney, Environmental Enforcement Job Responsibilities: The Senior Attorney for Environmental Enforcement at the organization will play a crucial role in holding polluters accountable for violating federal environmental laws. The main responsibilities include: - Case Development and Litigation (60%): - Collaborate with clients, attorneys, experts, and partners to investigate, develop, and pursue enforcement cases. - Lead complex cases and manage a full
Job Title: Criminal/Immigration Senior Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Criminal/Immigration Senior Staff Attorney at the organization will engage in a variety of activities to support immigrants' rights within the complex intersection of criminal and immigration law, also known as "crim/imm." The responsibilities include providing technical support to public defenders and immigration advocates, analyzing new legal developments, and creating practice advisories for a
Job Title: Associate General Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Associate General Counsel at the organization is tasked with a range of responsibilities aimed at providing in-house legal support across various departments and programs. Key responsibilities include: - Providing in-house legal support on tax exemption issues for both the organization and the organization Action Fund, as well as election law matters specifically for the organization Action Fund. - Offering staf
Job Title: Associate, HONORS Program-1 Job Responsibilities: The Associate in the HONORS Program is tasked with making significant contributions to the organization's Enforcement investigations and decisions regarding disciplinary actions against individuals and firms in the financial industry. This entry-level role allows the Associate to gain hands-on legal experience, enhance lawyering skills, and acquire specialized knowledge about the financial sector. Key responsibilit
Job Title: Senior Associate General Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Senior Associate General Counsel at the organization is responsible for overseeing and managing employment law and labor relations within the General Counsel team. This role involves leading a team of two or more attorneys and providing legal counsel to key partners across the organization, such as the People & DEI Team. The individual will take a lead role in the collective bargaining process with the org
Job Title: Staff Attorney Program: Urban Wildlands Employment Type: - Salary - Full-time - Regular Reports to: Program Director Direct Reports to this position: N/A Salary Range: $72,500 - $89,500 Location: Remote, California (Sacramento, Bay Area or Los Angeles region preferred) Job Classification: Attorney, Staff Position Summary: The Staff Attorney will work as part of a team in the Urban Wildlands program using law, science, media outreach, and advocacy to protec
Job Title: Howard-NRDC Environmental Justice Legal Fellow Job Responsibilities: The Howard-NRDC Environmental Justice Legal Fellow will work in collaboration with the Environment, Equity & Justice Center to support environmental justice communities across the United States. This includes using a variety of legal, policy advocacy, coalition-building, community outreach, and communications tools. The fellow will engage in advancing political and litigation strategies to improv
Job Title: Temporary Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide senior-level expertise in the provision of legal services to unaccompanied children facing removal proceedings. - Serve as an expert advisor on complex and novel legal issues for internal and external stakeholders. - Mentor pro bono attorneys and provide direct legal representation to KIND clients. - Offer robust consultation and technical assistance to pro bono attorneys handling KIND cases. - Conduct lega
Job Title: General Counsel Job Responsibilities: 1. Legal Strategy & Engagement with Stakeholders - Provide strategic legal counsel to the President & CEO, the Executive Director, and other members of the Executive Leadership Team, ensuring alignment of legal strategies with the organization’s mission and strategic goals. - Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the organization and with partner groups in the environmental and broader not-for-profit...
Job Title: Managing Attorney Job Responsibilities: - The Managing Attorney (MA) will report to the Legal Director (LD) and is responsible for supervising and providing advice to staff attorneys and the program manager. - The MA will oversee disability rights issues, including representation in federal court, social security/SSI disability, employment, education, health care, housing, and related subjects. - The role involves overseeing the legal aspects of seminars, training
Job Title: Senior Attorney, Clean Energy Job Responsibilities: - Lead complex climate and energy cases before administrative agencies and state and federal courts, focusing on administrative and enforcement actions related to coal ash management. - Conduct litigation and advocacy efforts, including factual investigations, developing legal theories, securing expert testimony, submitting comments, petitions, briefs, and oral arguments. - Collaborate in team problem-solving, li
Job Title: Managing Attorney, Alaska Regional Office Job Responsibilities: The Managing Attorney for the Alaska Regional Office is responsible for leading and overseeing the office's operations and strategic initiatives. This involves managing a team of thirteen staff members, including ten attorneys, and aligning regional strategies with organization-wide strategic plans and litigation priorities. Key responsibilities include: - Providing litigation leadership by personall
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Violence Against Women Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Violence Against Women Project is responsible for providing legal representation to low-income clients dealing with various gender-based violence issues. Key duties include: - Offering comprehensive legal representation and consultation to survivors of gender-based violence, which encompasses representation in restraining order hearings, child custody and support matt
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Senior + Disability Rights Project Job Responsibilities: - Provide legal representation to low-income adults aged 60 years or older and adults with disabilities in areas of civil law, elder law, elder abuse, and disability rights. - Engage in work related to other priority areas such as immigration, public benefits, domestic violence, sexual assault, housing, and estates. - Conduct community education and outreach initiatives. - Staff clinics
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Immigration and Anti-Human Trafficking Job Responsibilities: - Provide comprehensive legal representation and consultations in areas including removal defense, asylum, naturalization services, and various petitions such as U, T, and VAWA. - Conduct thorough legal assessments with clients to screen for potential immigration remedies and other legal needs. - Represent clients at interviews before USCIS and hearings before EOIR Immigration Judge