Attorney Jobs in Public Interest

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

Staff Attorney The candidate must be able to gather evidence, conduct civil lawsuits, draft legal documents, and advise clients about their legal rights. Must also be able to interview clients and witnesses, as well as handle other details in preparation for client legal representation. Represent clients in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government. Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for clients and the client community. Involved with o... read more

Junior Attorney The candidate will submit proposals for licenses issued by state governments. Drafting and editing content for state proposals. Liaising with other members of the team (involved with real estate procurement, government compliance, graphic design, financing). Working with outside consultants (lawyers, lobbyists, researchers). Should have Juris Doctorate degree. Must have extensive writing experience. Strong document management and organizational skills essen... read more

Staff Attorney The candidate represents clients in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government. Interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for clients and the client community. involved with outreach and community education and works with the community to further the mission of firm. May supervise and coordinate activities of subordinate legal, clerical, volunteer, or student workers. Will be expected to handle a case load, major litigation, att... read more

Immigration Attorney The candidate will perform intake of cases. Will troubleshoot and establish case strategy. Draft and file petitions/applications. Communicate with clients regarding case processing and procedural issues. Update and manage status reports. read more

Supervising Attorney Duties: Organize and advance energy justice work to ensure that low income clients’ concerns are centered in policy decisions addressing climate change and other environmental concerns. Supervise the litigation and policy work product of staff attorneys. Draft formal comments which advocate for and/or defend the positions of clients in a range of utility-related proceedings. Assist in developing testimony by experts and consultants in proceedings bef... read more

Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellow The Fellow will focus on two types of work and provide direct civil legal assistance to rural clients, working on the broad range of important issues that fall within organization's priorities. These issues include domestic abuse and family law; housing law (evictions, foreclosures, and other landlord-tenant problems); utility shut-offs; consumer matters; expungements; community economic development; and elder law. Will also work with assig... read more

H-2A Rural Summer Legal Corps Student Fellow The Fellow will focus on creating outreach materials, networking with local agencies, performing know-your-rights presentations, assisting with legal research, and drafting legal memorandum. Should be interested in developing and helping implement organization's statewide approach to challenging the expanded use of H-2A and other foreign temporary workers. This would include monitoring H-2A applications, identifying housing site... read more

Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellow Fellow will assist the Kinship Care Team in conducting outreach, as well as scheduling and publicizing the clinics. Will conduct telephone intake interviews to determine client eligibility and obtain background information in preparation for seeing an attorney in the clinic. Also attend each clinic with an attorney to assist clients who are filling out court forms or need to obtain certain records for their cases. The Fellow, with training a... read more

Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellow The Student Fellowship will primarily involve directly assisting those impacted by crisis. Will assist firm Legal Aid attorneys in handling these cases at the ALJ and appeal levels. The work will involve interviewing clients, reviewing and summarizing medical records, performing legal research, drafting memoranda, assisting with briefs, and completing other tasks. If feasible, the Student Fellow will represent one or more of the claimants at... read more