Managing Attorney, Corridor Program – Holistic Family Defense

Dependency Advocacy Center; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous PTO

Job summary

Dependency Advocacy Center in San Jose, CA is seeking a Corridor Managing Attorney to lead DAC's innovative Corridor program within Santa Clara County's juvenile dependency system. You will supervise the Corridor staff attorney and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, social workers, and mentor parents to provide holistic client-centered representation.

The role demands strong leadership, advocacy for families, and coordination with DFCS and Adult Probation, plus development

Qualifications

• Member in good standing of the State Bar of California.
• High degree of professionalism and commitment to social justice.
• Experience advocating for marginalized communities on housing, family law, criminal defense, mental health, domestic violence, public benefits, immigration and child welfare.
• Ability to lead an interdisciplinary team that includes social workers and parents with lived child welfare experience.
• Ability to work compassionately and respectfully with clients in crisis.
• Ability to network and build partnerships with community‑based organizations.
• Trained in cultural competency, motivational interviewing and trauma informed service delivery.
• Familiarity with data entry and reporting preferred.
• Management experience preferred.
• Bilingual skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the interdisciplinary team and supervising the Corridor staff attorney.
• Facilitating staffing of all Corridor prevention and open cases in collaboration with the team.
• Developing Know Your Rights materials.
• Acting as the liaison with the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) and Adult Probation.
• Coordinating outreach efforts and building networks with community partners.
• Working with executive management to ensure all programmatic needs are met, including data collection, budget oversight, and team protocol.

Education

State Bar of California - member in good standing

Tools

Data entry and reporting

Job description

Dependency Advocacy Center in San Jose, CA is seeking a Corridor Managing Attorney to lead DAC's innovative Corridor program within Santa Clara County's juvenile dependency system. You will supervise the Corridor staff attorney and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, social workers, and mentor parents to provide holistic client-centered representation.

The role demands strong leadership, advocacy for families, and coordination with DFCS and Adult Probation, plus development