Attorney Jobs in Public Interest

Staff Attorney HIV Consumer Advocacy Project The candidate will provide mainly non-legal advocacy, community outreach, and mediation of disputes with HIV service providers. Will provide advocacy services to people with HIV/AIDS and ensure access to health services for clients. Conducting client intake interviews, giving information, and referrals. Assisting clients with getting access to publicly funded HIV services. Referring clients to appropriate legal services provider... read more

Public Interest Attorney The candidate responsible for providing legal representation for indigent parent clients in Juvenile Dependency Court. Staff Attorney’s duties include: Legal representation of parents in juvenile dependency proceedings in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Dependency Court. This duty includes in court and out of court representation of parents at all phases of dependency case proceedings. Attorneys are to establish and maintain an attorney-client re... read more

Post Graduate Fellowship Fellow may choose one of the projects described below or develop their own initiative that will combine their interests with firm’s mission of fighting for health care justice for low-income residents of Massachusetts. Work on Mental Health Parity Project. Strengthen company’s Mental Health and Substance Use Parity Initiative by representing clients with behavioral health conditions who are denied equitable access to health care and advocating... read more

Seeking a Collections Attorney to help with receivables. Illinois license is required. Duration: 5 - 6 months. read more

Post Graduate Fellowship Fellow may choose one of the projects described below or develop their own initiative that will combine their interests with firm’s mission of fighting for health care justice for low-income residents of Massachusetts. Work on Protecting the Health of People with Disabilities. Project Summary: Represent consumers with disabilities who have been unjustly denied access to life- and health-sustaining in-home health services, advocate for policies ... read more

Post Graduate Fellowship Fellow may choose one of the projects described below or develop their own initiative that will combine their interests with firm’s mission of fighting for health care justice for low-income residents of Massachusetts. Work on Multi-Lingual Immigrant Health Outreach Initiative. Expand firm’s Immigrant Health Initiative by engaging in direct outreach, community education, and representation on behalf of Spanish and Portuguese-speaking resident... read more

Bilingual Staff Attorney Duties: Provides legal assistance to victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Sexual Assault (SA), and IPV-related stalking in the North County Judicial District of San Diego County. Provides an array of IPV-related legal services – Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) consultations, hearing preparation, family law and civil legal remedies consultations, and limited direct representation in Family Court. Works in partnership with CCS Leg... read more

Immigration Staff Attorney DUTIES: Litigate both affirmative and defensive cases before USCIS, EOIR, the BIA, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Interviewing potential clients and determining whether they qualify for relief, assisting them with any applications for relief, researching legal issues related to their claims, preparing all necessary filings, and representing them throughout their removal/affirmative proceedings. Work alongside a diverse legal team to create... read more

Post Graduate Fellowship Fellow may choose one of the projects described below or develop their own initiative that will combine their interests with firm’s mission of fighting for health care justice for low-income residents of Massachusetts. Work on Immigrant Enrollment Medical/Legal Partnership. Develop medical/legal partnerships with institutional health care providers to facilitate immigrant enrollment in public health care programs at the point of service. Unmet Le... read more

Legal Fellow Duties: To provide attorneys at the PETA Foundation with advice and assistance on a wide range of legal issues that arise in the course of PETA’s work to protect animals through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, and protest campaigns. Research, interpret, and apply federal statutes and regulations, including the Animal Welfare Act, the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Mar... read more