Job Title: Deputy General Counsel, Labor and Employment Job Responsibilities: - Provide strategic legal leadership on all matters related to labor and employment law within the organization. - Partner closely with HR, leadership, and business teams to ensure compliance with labor and employment laws. - Mitigate risk and guide decision-making on complex workplace issues. - Work collaboratively to develop and implement policies and procedures that align with legal standards an
Job Title: Counsel II, Real Estate Job Responsibilities: - Provides counsel and advice on a wide range of transactional real estate health care-related matters, including leases, licenses, estoppel certificates, SDNAs, easements, and other related documents. - Assesses legal risk impacting business and/or clinical operations and proposes solutions. - Serves as a subject matter expert on real estate matters. - Negotiates agreements, conducts legal research, interprets laws,
Job Title: Pasadena Self-Help Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Provide information, resources, and assistance to self-represented individuals in person and remotely, primarily focusing on civil court matters with an emphasis on housing issues. - Train and oversee the work of volunteers and staff ensuring effective support and operation of the Self-Help Center. - Collaborate with court staff for the daily operation of the Pasadena Self-Help Center. - Work in a hybrid mo
Job Title: Post Graduate Fellow - Stay Housed LA Project Job Responsibilities: - Assist with defending tenants against eviction in all stages of litigation. - Interview and counsel clients affected by housing issues. - Participate in clinics and other community outreach projects. - Work on policy issues relating to eviction and/or housing. - Represent subsidized housing clients in administrative hearings and writs. - Travel to various branch offices, courts, government agenc
Job Title: Staff Attorney – Stay Housed LA Program Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney for the Stay Housed LA Program is responsible for providing legal representation and advice to tenants facing eviction in Los Angeles. This includes defending clients in various courthouses such as Stanley Mosk, Chatsworth, Van Nuys, Pasadena, West Covina, and Antelope Valley. The attorney will work directly with clients throughout all stages of litigation, including pleadings, disc...
Job Title: Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Litigate cases on behalf of the organization and its partners, which includes leading record-review cases, drafting complaints and briefs, conducting legal research, and negotiating with opposing counsel, with limited oversight by a Senior Attorney. - Develop or hone oral argument and other court presentation skills under the guidance of a Senior Attorney. - Work within a case team to litigate complex cases, including discovery ca
Job Title: Homeowner Protection Directing Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Homeowner Protection Directing Attorney is responsible for leading a practice group dedicated to preventing low-income and senior homeowners from losing their homes and potentially falling into homelessness. Key responsibilities include: - Collaborating with the VP Legal, Associate VP of Housing, Grants Team, fellow Directing Attorneys, program staff, and external partners to develop and implement
Job Title: Staff Attorney II - Immigrant Foster Youth Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney II - Immigrant Foster Youth is responsible for providing legal services to undocumented youth who require assistance in securing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and adjusting to lawful permanent resident status. The attorney will represent unaccompanied children in various legal settings including Immigration Court, USCIS, and potentially the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Job Title: Directing Attorney - Workers' Rights & Economic Justice Job Responsibilities: The Directing Attorney will lead and manage the Employment Rights Project (ERP), a crucial component of the organization's economic justice strategy. Key responsibilities include: - Supervising and managing substantive legal work performed by staff, including intake, client representation, and civil litigation matters. This involves reviewing legal work, conducting case reviews, and reso
Job Title: Supervising Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Supervising Attorney at the organization plays a critical role in the Legal Advocacy Unit - ACE. The primary responsibilities include: Supervision (70%): - Supervise attorneys and advocates, focusing on workload management, training, mentoring, and monitoring staff. - Lead a work team to develop and implement strategies to accomplish team goals. - Ensure compliance with grant requirements and procedural and quality
Job Title: Managing Counsel & Deputy Compliance Officer Job Responsibilities: The Managing Counsel & Deputy Compliance Officer is a critical member of the legal team, working closely with the Chief Compliance Officer and broader legal department to provide guidance on various legal and compliance matters for the organization, which is responsible for organizing the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Key responsibilities include: - Maintaining and updating com
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Domestic Violence (Family Law) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney is responsible for handling a domestic violence family law caseload which involves professionally and expeditiously resolving a high volume of diverse and complex cases with limited resources. This includes managing cases related to the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, such as consultations with clients on restraining orders, drafting restraining orders, court representation
Job Title: Director, Legal Strategy Job Responsibilities: - Leadership & Strategy (50%): - Collaborate with the Vice President, Litigation and Legal Strategy, and Director, Litigation in developing and executing legal and advocacy strategies. - Integrate litigation, narrative change, movement power building, and campaign strategies. - Oversee the implementation of a litigation and legal advocacy strategy supporting immigrants’ rights movement strategies. - Develop leg...
Job Title: Director, Litigation Job Responsibilities: The Director, Litigation at the organization is a subject matter expert responsible for leading the Legal Department’s litigation efforts, particularly in protecting the rights of low-income immigrant communities. The role involves: - Leadership and Strategy (50%): - Collaborating with the Vice President, Litigation and Legal Strategy, to develop and execute strategic litigation strategies. - Overseeing implementati...
Job Title: Junior Staff Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Serve as internal legal counsel in collaboration with the Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel for the organization. - Represent the organization in areas including labor and employment, contract, corporate, property, and intellectual property. - Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of contractual-related documents such as funding contracts, grants, vendor contracts, subcontracts, leases, releases, MOU
Job Title: Deputy Director, Legal Job Responsibilities: Litigation and Legal Strategy: - Support the Legal Director in developing and executing litigation and legal advocacy strategies, integrating narrative change, movement power building, and campaign strategies. - Collaborate with the Policy Department and other Advocacy Departments to execute NILC’s law and policy work for maximum impact. - Lead litigation teams in developing and conducting impact litigation, preparin...
Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Senior Legal Counsel serves within the Office of the General Counsel at the organization and is responsible for providing legal support to all levels and groups within the organization. The main goal of the position is to advance the organization's mission, minimize organizational liability, and ensure compliance with applicable laws and guidelines. This role involves working collaboratively with various departments t
Job Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Lead and engage in impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. - Cultivate relationships with key coalition partners and allied organizations. - Participate in legal conferences, continuing legal education programs, and public education activities. - Manage the legal department, including coverage of responsibilities of other senior managers as needed. - Promote a team-orien
Job Title: Senior Counsel Job Responsibilities: As a Senior Counsel at the organization, you will play a pivotal role in leading and engaging in impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. The responsibilities encompass: - Public Policy: You will conceptualize and draft legislative and administrative proposals impacting the LGBTQ+ community and individuals living with HIV. This includes tracking and analyzing relevant pro
Job Title: Senior Counsel Department: Legal Job Responsibilities: The Senior Counsel at the organization is responsible for leading and engaging in cutting-edge impact litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to further the organization's mission. They work both independently and collaboratively to support the organization's regional offices and nationwide initiatives. Key responsibilities include: - Devise legal theories and litigation strategies. - Identify and
Job Title: Senior Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Senior Attorney will play a vital role in the organization’s Oceans Division, primarily focusing on oceans-related federal litigation and regulatory advocacy. The responsibilities include representing the organization in litigation activities such as legal research, analysis, briefing, and oral arguments. The attorney will collaborate with other attorneys in the Litigation Program and Oceans team on litigation matters, m...
Job Title: Law Fellow - Kinship Care/Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Job Responsibilities: The Law Fellow at the organization will be responsible for representing caregivers seeking guardianship of children under their care, as well as unaccompanied immigrant children eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. The essential duties include: - Representing caregivers in contested and uncontested probate guardianship proceedings under the supervision of a manager. -
**Job Title: Education Staff Attorney** **Job Responsibilities:** 1. Assist children with disabilities in the child welfare and juvenile justice system, and their families, to secure early intervention and special education services. This involves providing zealous advocacy in IFSP and IEP meetings, engaging in informal dispute resolution, participating in mediations, and filing compliance complaints with the California Department of Education. 2. Train and supervise pro b
Job Title: Chief Legal Advocacy Officer Job Responsibilities: The Chief Legal Advocacy Officer (CLAO) at the organization is a pivotal executive leadership role tasked with shaping and advancing the organization's litigation, policy, and public education strategies. The CLAO is responsible for: - Guiding a team of civil rights attorneys, policy advocates, and program staff across various practice areas. - Ensuring alignment with the organization's mission, values, and diver
Job Title: 2026/2027 Legal Fellow Job Responsibilities: The Legal Fellow at the organization will be engaged in a variety of duties aimed at advancing civil rights and combating federal or state abuses of power. Key responsibilities include: - Working on all facets of federal and state court litigation. - Conducting factual and legal research, and providing guidance and analysis of laws across a range of jurisdictions. - Drafting, reviewing, and editing analytic and persuas
Job Title: Associate General Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Associate General Counsel at the organization is responsible for providing guidance and counsel to internal stakeholders on a wide range of legal matters. These include general operations and administration, nonprofit governance, contracts, fundraising, labor and employment, litigation, intellectual property, tax, data privacy and cybersecurity, and lobbying. The role involves working closely with the General Cou
**Job Title: Shriver Supervising Attorney - Homelessness Prevention Project** **Job Responsibilities:** The Supervising Attorney will be responsible for overseeing the Shriver Housing Project under the Homelessness Prevention Law Project (HPLP) at the organization. This role involves managing a team of three or more Staff Attorneys and three paralegals dedicated to supporting unrepresented low-income litigants in unlawful detainer actions. Key responsibilities include: - Su
**Job Title:** Shriver Staff Attorney - Homelessness Prevention Law Project **Job Responsibilities:** The Shriver Staff Attorney will report to the Supervising Attorney and will have the following responsibilities: - Manage a personal caseload involving unlawful detainer cases, which includes conducting client interviews, drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, briefs, and correspondence, negotiating with outside parties, representing clients in court, and conducting jury
Job Title: Managing Counsel - Commercial Job Responsibilities: The Managing Counsel will be a crucial member of the legal team, collaborating closely with the Associate General Counsel and the broader legal department to provide legal advice to the organization's senior management. The role involves leveraging negotiation, relationship-building, critical-thinking, and communication skills to support the commercial teams' legal needs. Key responsibilities include: - Supporti
**Job Title: National Staff Attorney** **Job Responsibilities:** - Advocate for children’s best interests before government or other interested parties. - Supervise volunteers appointed as Child Advocate for unaccompanied and separated children in federal custody. - Serve as Child Advocate to a select number of cases as needed. - Visit children (virtually or in-person) and communicate with caregivers, family members, and stakeholders. - Provide internal case consultation a...
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Stay Housed LA) Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney will be part of a team under the Stay Housed LA program and report to the Supervising Attorney. This role involves providing eviction defense, pro per document preparation, and tenant counseling services. Key responsibilities include: - Managing a personal caseload of unlawful detainer (eviction) cases, involving client interviews, drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, briefs, and correspo
Job Title: Associate Attorney, California Regional Office Job Responsibilities: The Associate Attorney will engage in legal advocacy, including litigation and administrative advocacy, within the California Regional Office. The role is integral to legal actions that aim to enhance public health and environmental protection, particularly focusing on the Right to Zero priorities. The attorney will: - Collaborate closely with attorneys, scientists, professional staff, and clien
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Immigration Removal Defense) Job Responsibilities: - Provide direct representation in removal proceedings to unaccompanied children, adults with mental competency issues, and detained or non-detained adults and families. This includes clients with complex immigration issues, such as those with juvenile or criminal histories. - Deliver high-quality, client-centered representation for clients facing deportation proceedings. - Determine eligibility fo
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Immigration Rapid Response) Job Responsibilities: - Provide high-quality, client-centered representation for clients facing deportation proceedings. - Rapidly assess and respond to the immediate legal needs of detained migrants or those impacted by raids or other enforcement actions. - File emergency motions, such as bond motions, stays of removal, or motions to reopen, habeas petitions, etc., within short timeframes. - Represent individuals in exp
Job Title: Managing Attorney (Eviction Prevention Legal Services) – Eviction Defense Center Job Responsibilities: - Supervise a team of Housing Intake Paralegals providing limited scope services to low-income tenants experiencing housing issues as part of Stay Housed LA. - Oversee Intake Paralegal casework to ensure efficient, client-centered, and trauma-informed services. This includes reviewing and closing case files for substantive quality and administrative compliance,...
Job Title: Attorney – Eviction Defense Center (Multiple Positions) Job Responsibilities: - Litigate eviction cases in Los Angeles County Courthouses. - Interview and counsel clients affected by housing problems. - Participate in clinics and other community outreach projects. - Work on policy issues relating to eviction and/or housing. - Represent subsidized housing clients at administrative hearings and writs. - Perform other duties as assigned. Education and Experience I...
Job Title: Attorney (Housing) – Asian & Pacific Islander Community Outreach Project workgroup Job Responsibilities: The role of Attorney within the Asian & Pacific Islander Community Outreach Project workgroup involves various responsibilities centered on housing law. The attorney will provide direct representation and legal services to low-income tenants, including handling unlawful detainer litigation in Superior Court locations throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. T...
Job Title: Attorney – Survivor and Family Justice Workgroup Job Responsibilities: The Attorney position within the Survivor and Family Justice Workgroup involves several critical responsibilities aimed at assisting survivors of domestic violence with restraining order and family law matters in Los Angeles County. Attorneys in this role work closely with clients through direct representation, court-based domestic violence clinics, and virtual family law drafting appointment...
Position: Attorney – Immigration Access Workgroup Job Responsibilities: The Attorney in the Immigration Access Workgroup is tasked with managing a diverse caseload related to immigration, specifically handling cases in immigration court. Responsibilities include representing undocumented survivors of domestic violence, torture, human trafficking, and other serious abuses in removal proceedings and before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The a...
Job Title: Housing Justice Post-Graduate Legal Fellowship Job Responsibilities: The Housing Justice Post-Graduate Legal Fellowship is a full-time, exempt position that involves engaging in fast-paced eviction defense litigation. Fellows will have opportunities to work directly with clients, handle all stages of cases from pleadings to discovery, motions, hearings, settlement, and trial. The fellowship also includes participation in community outreach and education efforts an
Job Title: Staff Attorney Department: Tenant Defense Project Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney with the Tenant Defense Project at the organization is tasked with a variety of responsibilities aimed at combating homelessness and ensuring justice for low-income tenants. Key duties include: - Managing a caseload of eviction defense (unlawful detainer) cases to help expand tenant defense work. - Engaging in fast-paced litigation and working with an eviction defense t
Job Title: Senior Attorney, Clean Energy Job Responsibilities: - Lead complex climate and energy cases before state public utility commissions, state and federal agencies, and state and federal courts. - Conduct litigation and advocacy efforts, including factual investigations, developing legal theories, securing expert testimony, and submitting comments, petitions, briefs, and oral arguments. - Collaborate in team problem solving, litigation strategy, and project management
Job Title: Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization will be instrumental in the investigation and litigation of post-conviction innocence claims. This role involves exploring both litigation and non-litigation avenues for achieving post-conviction relief. The responsibilities include: - Investigating and litigating cases from inception to resolution, which encompasses preparing and litigating habeas corpus petitions
Job Title Temporary Staff Attorney II, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP) Job Responsibilities The Temporary Staff Attorney II for the Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project is responsible for providing comprehensive legal support to vulnerable individuals in Los Angeles County who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Key responsibilities include: - Providing client-centered, trauma-informed direct legal services to vulnerable tenants and unhous