Staff Attorney - Housing Rights Project

API Legal Outreach; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-tax 403(b) retirement plan withem

14 paid holidays

PTO and sick leave

Employer-paid medical, dental, vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

API Legal Outreach seeks a Staff Attorney to provide legal representation to low-income tenants and homeowners in eviction defense and related housing matters. The role is based primarily in San Francisco with responsibilities linked to the East Bay office.

The ideal candidate brings California Bar admission, strong advocacy, and a commitment to serving underserved API and BIPOC communities in the Greater Bay Area. Flexibility for some evening/weekend hours may be required.

Qualifications

• Member in good standing of the California Bar; provisional bar candidates considered.
• Minimum of two years of litigation and/or housing advocacy work experience in low-income communities, on behalf of seniors, families, and/or recent immigrants.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and the advancement of underserved communities of color.
• Ability to work independently; self-starter; detail oriented; to work well in a team-oriented, multicultural work environment.
• Strong advocacy and courtroom skills representing LEP clients.
• Residence within 75 miles of API Legal Outreach office.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal representation to low-income tenants and homeowners in eviction defense, affordable housing preservation, mortgage fraud, and related areas.
• Conduct community education and outreach.
• Staff clinics at sites accessible to consumers.
• Provide technical assistance and training to community and public agencies.
• Represent the organization at community, legal, funding, and other meetings and functions.

Skills

California Bar admission

Litigation experience

Housing advocacy

Independent worker

Education

Juris Doctor or equivalent

Tools

Legal Server

Essential Forms

Job description

About Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

API Legal Outreach is the largest social justice legal organization focused on the Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, and immigrant communities of the Greater Bay Area and the Central Valley. A growing community-based organization founded in 1975, our mission is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate direct services to the most marginalized segments of our community including low-income women, seniors, immigrants, and youth. With offices in Oakland and San Francisco, our work is focused in the areas of Gender-based Violence, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Disability Rights, Senior Law and Elder Abuse, Anti-Human Trafficking, Youth Violence Prevention, Anti API Hate Violence, the preservation of affordable housing and small businesses, and other social justice issues.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Supervising Attorney, the Staff Attorney holds a key position in providing legal representation to low-income tenants and homeowners in the areas of eviction defense, affordable housing preservation, mortgage fraud, and other related areas. This role is based primarily in our San Francisco office, with additional responsibilities linked to our East Bay office. The role requires a strong commitment to social justice, with frequent interactions with a wide range of stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to serving underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities and BIPOC communities in the Greater Bay Area.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal representation to low-income tenants and homeowners in the areas of eviction defense, affordable housing preservation, mortgage fraud, and other related areas.
• Conduct community education and outreach.
• Staff clinics at sites accessible to consumers.
• Provide technical assistance and training to community and public agencies.
• Represent the organization at community, legal, funding, and other meetings and functions.

Minimum Qualifications

• A member in good standing of the California Bar; provisional bar candidates considered.
• Minimum of two years of litigation and/or housing advocacy work experience in low-income communities, on behalf of seniors, families, and/or recent immigrants.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and the advancement of underserved communities of color.
• Ability to work independently; self-starter; detail oriented; to work well in a team-oriented, multicultural work environment.
• Strong advocacy and courtroom skills representing LEP clients.
• Residence within 75 miles of API Legal Outreach office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual/bicultural skills (Spanish, Cantonese, or other API language)
• Successful experience in serving tenants facing eviction.
• Working knowledge of Legal Server and Essential Forms.
• Strong preference will be given to: work the hours necessary to accomplish the assigned duties, including evenings and weekend hours.
• Essential duties require the mental and/or physical ability to work: in a standard office environment; attend meetings at off-site locations; converse over the telephone, in person and at meetings; and operate a computer.

Compensation And Benefits

• Pre-tax 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching funds
• 14 paid holidays, including floating holiday
• PTO, sick leave
• 100% employer-paid options for medical, dental, and vision plans
• pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts

Equal Employment Opportunity

API Legal Outreach is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.