What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Attorney position at ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CA?
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Description
We are looking for a Staff Attorney to join our team in Los Angeles!
WHO WE ARE
We are the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Our mission is to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Pacific Americans and to create a more equitable and harmonious society. We serve more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year, focusing on the most vulnerable members of Asian American and Pacific Islanders communities while also building a strong voice for civil rights and social justice. With our Advancing Justice affiliates in Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., we enrich, enhance, and serve our communities all across the country.
WHAT WE BRING
- The special opportunity to join a mission driven team
- Flexible, hybrid work schedules
- Rich medical, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement options through 403B and match
WHO YOU ARE
You share our mission of advocacy for Asian Pacific Americans. You enjoy the thrill of serving the public interest while championing civil rights and social justice. You take pride in your work enriching lives and communities in Los Angeles and across the country. You are looking for your next role in an organization that supports your career as much as you support the organization and its goals. You are looking for a job where you make a difference, and your impact is directly proportional to your contribution. You are a game changer. You are a leader. You are an advocate.
WHAT YOU BRING
- J.D. and an active member in good standing with the California State Bar
- Two (2) years of experience in family law preferred
- Proven record of representing low-income clients strongly preferred
- Experience in domestic violence advocacy demonstrating a sincere commitment to working on behalf of domestic violence survivors
- Availability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends
- Bilingual ability in at least one Asian language (Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, Khmer, Samoan, Tongan or others) strongly preferred
- Prior experience handling independent projects or assignments, with legal services preferred
- Access to reliable means of transportation
Qualifications
ABOUT THE ROLE
Under the direction of the Program Director, the Staff Attorney is responsible for coordinating and providing family law legal assistance, with a focus on serving domestic violence survivors. The SAFE Project focuses on assisting domestic violence survivors with family law matters, as well the indigent and limited-English proficient immigrant community.
Your day-to-day responsibilities:
70% Client Support
- Handle a variety of family law and immigration cases, including domestic violence restraining orders, dissolution of marriage cases, parentage cases, child custody and child support hearings, and other related family law and immigration matters including VAWA petition, U-Visa, and T-Visa
- Provide direct legal services to low-income clients in a variety of immigration and family law cases, including domestic violence restraining orders, dissolution, paternity, child custody/visitation, child support, spousal support, VAWA petition, U-Visa, T-Visa, and other related family law matters
- Provide direct legal services to low-income clients in a variety of family law cases, including domestic violence restraining orders, dissolution, paternity, child custody/visitation, child support, spousal support, and other related family law matters
- Counsel and advise clients on their legal rights, prepare court forms and documents, draft declarations, and conduct legal research and writing including memorandum of points and authorities
- Provide court representation
20% Community Education
- Recruit, train, and mentor pro bono attorneys, law students, and other volunteers
- Coordinate client services with legal interns, legal assistant/advocate, pro bono attorneys and partner social service agencies
- Coordinate and conduct education and outreach presentations at community forums and trainings
- Develop and revise unit material including training manual and client brochures
- Conduct community legal clinics
10% Other Duties as Assigned
- Participate in the development and implementation of annual practice work plan
- Work with Program Director to meet funding and reporting requirements.
- Attend trainings on substantive legal areas
