Housing Rights Fellow

Asian Law Caucus; San Francisco (CA); Híbrido; USD 88.000 - 149.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

generous vacation and paid holidays

medical, dental, disability, and life—

flexible spending account

commuter benefits

401(k) retirement plan with employer +

matching

Descripción de la vacante

Asian Law Caucus seeks a Housing Rights Staff Attorney (or Senior Staff Attorney) to lead legal representation for California tenants in the Bay Area, with emphasis on San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and Sacramento counties.

The role participates in multi-pronged housing defense, including impact litigation, policy advocacy, and know-your-rights education for low-income and immigrant tenants. It works with community coalitions to protect and advance housing rights.

Formación

• J.D. and California bar membership required.

Responsabilidades

• Legal representation of California tenants and tenant groups, with a focus on Bay Area tenants and counties (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Sacramento).
• Engage in multi-pronged housing defense including impact litigation, policy advocacy, and narrative change.
• Provide holistic legal services and know-your-rights education to low income and immigrant tenants at risk of displacement.
• Collaborate with community coalitions and tenants to advance housing rights.

Educación

J.D. and California bar membership

Descripción del empleo

Type: Regular, exempt, full-time position. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by CWA Local9410.

Requirement: J.D. and California bar membership required

Location: San Francisco. This is a hybrid role that is required to work in the office 2 days a week. Travel is expected throughout Northern California.

Deadline: Applications are due by October 12.

Compensation and Benefits: The Housing Right’s Staff Attorney salary range is $87,550 - $137,620. The Senior Staff Attorney’s salary range is $113,912 - $148,629. The compensation is determined based on relevant years of experience and in accordance with the negotiated salary scale in the union contract for this position.

This position is eligible for language premiums for demonstrated proficiency in a language other than English that is regularly used in their job duties. The annual premium is $1,500 for oral proficiency and $1,500 for written proficiency in each language.

ALC’s comprehensive benefits package includes the following:

• generous vacation and paid holidays
• medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage (ALC pays 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for qualified dependents)
• a flexible spending account (FSA)
• commuter benefits
• and 401(k) retirement plan with employer non-elective contribution and match

The Opportunity

Asian Law Caucus (ALC) seeks a Housing Rights Staff Attorney (or Senior Staff Attorney) for its Housing Rights Program. The Housing Rights Staff Attorney (or Senior Staff Attorney) will chiefly engage in legal representation of California tenants and tenant groups, with a focus on Bay Area tenants and tenant groups in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and Sacramento counties.

This position is a key member of our Housing Rights team, which adopts a multi-pronged approach to housing defense and anti-displacement, in which the legal representation informs our systems-change work involving impact litigation, narrative change and policy advocacy. Staff actively participate in community coalitions and work closely with tenants and grassroots advocates to use policy and impact strategies to protect and advance the rights of low-income communities of color. Another critical component of the program is providing holistic legal services and know-your-rights education to low income and immigrant tenants who face threats of displacement due to gentrification, harassment, discrimination, and other intimidation tactics.

There may also be the opportunity to engage in some instances of cross programmatic work. This position reports to the Housing Rights Program Director.

Asian Law Caucus is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, regardless ofrace, color,religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices),national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mentaldisability,medical condition (including HIV, cancer and geneticcharacteristics),genetic information, marital or domestic partner status,reproductive health decision-making, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions) gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim and survivor status, political affiliation, height, weight, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.