Intake Manager Job Responsibilities The Intake Manager is a vital part of the organization's leadership team, tasked with overseeing and enhancing the applicant intake process across various channels, such as the main phone hotline, online applications, and program offices. Key responsibilities include: - Managing the overall operations of the organization's main hotline and other intake channels, ensuring compliance with case priorities and grant requirements. - Direct su
Job Title Litigation Associate Supervising Attorney – Stay Housed LA Program Job Responsibilities The Litigation Associate Supervising Attorney is a pivotal leadership role within the Stay Housed . Program, a collaborative initiative aimed at implementing a county-wide Right to Counsel program in Los Angeles County. This program ensures that tenants have access to legal information, resources, and when eligible, legal representation in court eviction proceedings. The ...
Job Title: Summer Legal Internship Job Responsibilities: - Assist on high-impact projects such as campaigns, litigation, and policy work - Connect directly with a team of attorneys to research and analyze federal, state, and local laws - Draft memoranda and review undercover footage - Execute campaigns and assist with administrative and corporate governance tasks pertaining to general nonprofit administration and legal compliance - Gain hands-on experience in a wide variety
Job Title: Attorney – Self Help Center Workgroup Job Responsibilities: The Attorney for the Self Help Center Workgroup is responsible for ensuring meaningful access to the civil justice system for self-represented litigants at the Santa Monica Courthouse Self-Help Legal Access Center. Key duties include: - Meeting with self-represented litigants onsite to provide direct assistance, which involves educating them on court rules and procedures and reviewing and preparing cou...
Job Title: Attorney – Santa Monica Right to Counsel (Stay Housed LA) Job Responsibilities: - Litigate eviction cases on behalf of Santa Monica tenants in the Santa Monica courthouse. - Interview and counsel clients affected by housing issues in Santa Monica. - Participate in recurring clinics and community outreach projects for both Santa Monica residents and Stay Housed LA. - Work on policy issues related to eviction and housing. - Represent subsidized housing clients at ...
Job Title: NRDC - Yale Environmental Justice Law Fellow Job Responsibilities: - In the first year, the Fellow will work within NRDC’s Environment, Equity & Justice Center (EEJC) to provide legal support for environmental justice communities across the United States. This includes scoping, shaping, and advancing litigation, as well as developing legal, policy, and coalition-building strategies to address environmental harms and secure benefits for environmental justice comm...
Job Title: Associate General Counsel Job Responsibilities: - Provide in-house legal support on tax exemption issues for both the organization and its Action Fund, as well as election law matters specifically for the Action Fund. - Conduct staff legal training on lobbying, gifts/ethics, tax exemption, and political law issues. - Offer ongoing legal support on a wide range of matters to the organization’s programs and departments, including substantive programmatic and commu...
Job Title: Litigation Paralegal Job Responsibilities: The Litigation Paralegal at the organization is tasked with providing comprehensive administrative and litigation support throughout all phases of the litigation process. Key responsibilities include: - Formatting, proofreading, and fact-checking legal documents to be filed in court, and generating tables of contents and authorities. - Assembling exhibits, appendices, and other materials for court filings. - Arranging se
Job Title: Policy Advocate Job Responsibilities: - Support state and federal policy advocacy to reduce health and environmental impacts of plastics and toxic chemicals. - Engage in advocacy against false solutions such as "chemical recycling" and work to reduce harmful chemical additives and plastic materials through legislation, administrative regulations, policies, litigation, or other advocacy avenues. - Review regulatory language, legislation, and scientific or technical
Job Title: Senior Associate General Counsel Job Responsibilities: The Senior Associate General Counsel at the organization is tasked with a range of responsibilities primarily centered around employment law and labor relations. The individual will oversee the vertical within the General Counsel team that deals with employment, labor, and benefits. Key responsibilities include: - Overseeing compliance matters related to employment, labor, and benefits. - Advising the organiz
Job Title: Howard-NRDC Environmental Justice Legal Fellow Job Responsibilities: The Environmental Justice Legal Fellow at the organization will collaborate with the Environment, Equity & Justice Center. This role involves using a variety of legal, policy advocacy, coalition-building, community outreach, and communications tools to support environmental justice communities across the United States. Key responsibilities include: - Developing relationships with communities to i
Job Title: General Counsel Job Responsibilities: The General Counsel acts as the chief legal advisor for the organization and the organization Action Fund, delivering strategic guidance, legal expertise, and risk management support to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations. This role aligns legal strategies with broader institutional goals and fosters effective governance, operational excellence, and ethical practices. The General Counsel manages the implementa
Job Title Summer 2026 Global Forest Policy Intern Job Responsibilities The Global Forest Policy Intern will be responsible for supporting the organization's efforts to enhance accountability for forest degradation within the framework of international forest governance. The intern will engage with multilateral agreements, international law, and marketplace regulations to facilitate the implementation of global commitments aimed at halting and reversing deforestation and f
Job Title: Summer 2026 Legal Intern (1L) Job Responsibilities: The Summer Legal Interns at the organization will be engaged in a variety of legal and policy advocacy tasks aimed at protecting the environment and public health. The responsibilities include: - Conducting research and preparing legal memos to support rulemaking proceedings. - Assisting in litigation case development and participating in active litigation and rulemaking proceedings. - Interviewing organization m
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: STAFF ATTORNEY - MEDICAL-LEGAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: The Staff Attorney at the organization will be tasked with providing free legal services to participants of the Medical-Legal Community Partnership (MLCP) in Los Angeles County. The primary responsibilities include: - Offering competent legal assistance to clients through various means such as advice and counsel, research and writing, negotiation, administrative advocacy, and court advocac
**Job Title:** Legal Services Advocate – Transition Age Youth Medical-Legal Partnership **Job Responsibilities:** The Legal Services Advocate at the organization plays a crucial role in providing free legal services to transition age youth (TAY) clients. The advocate will perform the following responsibilities: - Assist with client screening and intake processes. - Conduct general administrative tasks, including data entry for timekeeping and case management, as well as ...
JOB TITLE: Staff Attorney – Transition Age Youth Medical-Legal Partnership JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: The Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing free legal services to transition age youth (TAY) clients. The role involves responding to referrals from partner organizations as well as assisting individuals through the general intake line when necessary. Key duties include: - Offering competent legal assistance through advice, counsel, research, writing, negotiation, a...