Staff Attorney

National Legal Aid & Defender Association; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 75 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

National Legal Aid & Defender Association in Los Angeles seeks a Staff Attorney to provide eviction defense for tenants and organize community advocacy. The role centers on litigation, oral advocacy, and impact litigation while developing policy work for ACCE or allied clients.

The attorney will handle a caseload of approximately 40 matters annually and contribute to advocacy, with mentoring in policy and legislation development as part of a broader mission to advance tenant rights.

Responsabilités

• Make court appearances, including hearings, settlement conferences, and jury trials;
• Draft complaints, motions, pleadings, and discovery;
• Draft demand letters on behalf of clients;
• Attend 1–2 night legal clinics a month and provide brief legal advice to clients;
• Conduct legal research;
• Draft legal memos;
• Draft legislation and advocate for legislation;
• Interview clients;
• Attend coalition meetings;
• Make media appearances; and
• Draft legal know-your-rights materials and make presentations for community members and attorneys.

Description du poste

Position Description

The Staff Attorney will be practicing unlawful detainers and affirmative litigation in the spirit and scope of impact litigation, policy development, and community organizing. The Staff Attorney’s primary role will be providing eviction defense representation to tenants, tenant organizers, and tenant associations, managing a caseload of approximately 40 cases per year.

This position will also do occasional work on policy advocacy matters for ACCE or other organizational clients, including ordinance drafting and advocacy with elected officials’ offices. The Staff Attorney will be mentored in these areas but will require a strong foundation in litigation and oral advocacy.

Further Duties Include

• Make court appearances, including hearings, settlement conferences, and jury trials;
• Draft complaints, motions, pleadings, and discovery;
• Draft demand letters on behalf of clients;
• Attend 1–2 night legal clinics a month and provide brief legal advice to clients;
• Conduct legal research;
• Draft legal memos;
• Draft legislation and advocate for legislation;
• Interview clients;
• Attend coalition meetings;
• Make media appearances; and
• Draft legal know-your-rights materials and make presentations for community members and attorneys.