Legal Jobs in Oakland

Law Clerk, School Year The law clerks will work in the Housing Preservation Advocacy unit. Law clerks work on homelessness prevention, preservation of affordable housing, and fighting illegal evictions. Interview clients, prepare legal pleadings, and see a full civil litigation case during a short amount of time (including possible jury trial). Will have the opportunity to build cases from the ground-up, including conducting client interviews; initial case assessments; obt... read more

U Visa / VAWA Law Intern DUTIES: Assist with entire U-Visa and VAWA self-petition process as appropriate, including completion of Employment Authorization applications; Adjustment of Status applications, and consular processing packets–under the direction of a Staff Attorney or Accredited Representative. May include extensive client interviews and declarations. Prepare immigration and citizenship forms for clients, using electronic immigration case management system. C... read more

Law Clerk, School Year The law clerk will work in the Immigration Advocacy on Behalf of Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault unit. Will have the opportunity to build cases from the ground-up, including conducting client interviews; initial case assessments; obtaining discovery and other evidence; preparing clients for trials; writing briefs and other legal memoranda; assisting self-represented litigants; community outreach and education; and representing clien... read more

Paralegal The candidate will be responsible for: correspondence, independently from notes and dictation device; drawing up contracts; keeping records and taking minutes; and general administrative duties. Should have completed training for paralegal. Must have several years of professional experience. read more

Oakland office is seeking a civil litigation attorney with $500,000 in portable business. read more

Law Clerk, School Year The law clerks will work in the Economic Justice Project unit. Law clerks assist clients in obtaining desperately needed health coverage, welfare and disability benefits. Along with direct individual representation, law clerks work on existing impact litigation. Law clerks become familiar with Medi-Cal, Medicare, Healthy Families, CalWORKs, General Assistance, Food Stamps, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI... read more

Law Clerk, School Year The law clerks will work in the Youth Justice Project. Law clerks assist staff to provide a wide range of legal representation and assistance, ensuring access to essential public benefits, special education services, housing, and health care services. Will have the opportunity to build cases from the ground-up, including conducting client interviews; initial case assessments; obtaining discovery and other evidence; preparing clients for trials; writi... read more

Law Clerk, School Year The law clerks will work in the Disability Income Social Security Advocacy unit. Will have the opportunity to build cases from the ground-up, including conducting client interviews; initial case assessments; obtaining discovery and other evidence; preparing clients for trials; writing briefs and other legal memoranda; assisting self-represented litigants; community outreach and education; and representing clients at administrative hearings and state ... read more

Law Clerk, School Year The law clerks will work in the Family Law Advocacy for Domestic Violence Survivors unit. Law clerks are involved in providing assistance in a full range of family law matters: divorce; child custody and visitation; child and spousal support; and restraining orders. Will have the opportunity to build cases from the ground-up, including conducting client interviews; initial case assessments; obtaining discovery and other evidence; preparing clients fo... read more

Law Student Internship The interns will join Investigation and Prosecution Division. The Investigation and Prosecution Division investigates, analyzes and prosecutes prohibited personnel practice complaints once they are referred by the Complaints Examining Unit. Interns will help execute the agency’s high-profile mission. Interns will works with a division or unit within office. read more