Bay Area Legal Aid · 2 months ago
Housing Staff Attorney
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$81K/yr - $133K/yr
3+ years expBay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) is a non-profit law firm providing free civil legal services to individuals and families living in poverty throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. They seek an attorney with a strong commitment to public interest and social justice to join their Housing Law practice group, focusing on providing legal representation to low-income tenants and advocating for their housing rights.
ConsultingLegalNon ProfitProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Learn and advocate for the diverse legal needs of undeserved and vulnerable communities in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice
Provide full-scope legal representation to low-income tenants in unlawful detainer proceedings, including propounding and responding to discovery, conducting depositions, attending mandatory settlement conferences, pre/post-trial motions, and trials
Represent tenants in administrative proceedings before the San Francisco Housing Authority and other agencies
Advocate for tenants on issues of fair housing, substandard conditions, and VAWA
Identify systemic problems that affect our clients’ housing rights and address these challenges through policy work and other advocacy
Collaborate with the local and national tenant advocacy community
Provide workshops and technical assistance to community partners and our client community on housing law, tenants' rights, and a broad range of civil legal issues
Develop relationships and engage in collaboration with a range of public and private community partners, including governmental agencies, courts, and community-based organizations, to ensure integrative services and address systemic barriers facing BayLegal's client community
Engage in other tasks and projects that further BayLegal's mission and operations as a non-profit
Qualification
Required
Member of CA Bar in good standing or admitted to practice in another state and eligible to practice in California for 3 years under the California State Bar rules for the Registered Legal Services Attorney Program
Commitment to complying with all California Rules of Professional Conduct, BayLegal funding requirements, and firm standards, policies, and practices
Current proficiency, and ability to improve proficiency, in technological equipment, hardware and software necessary to perform duties of the position
Humility in working with colleagues, clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives
Experience organizing time, managing diverse activities, and meeting critical deadlines with minimal supervision
Excellent writing, editing, and proof-reading skills, with ability to be detail-oriented
Sense of humor, curious and self-directed
Preferred
Experience in housing law as a practicing attorney preferred
Experience providing direct legal services, including court room experience preferred
Multi-lingual in languages commonly spoken by our client communities preferred
Benefits
100% employer covered medical, dental, and life insurance for employees and up to 60% for dependents
BayLegal student debt reimbursement program
Long term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Wage differentials for multi-lingual employees whose non-English language skills are regularly used in the provision of tasks and pass a request test of fluency and/or proficiency
Dependent childcare employer contribution program
Employer paid CA Bar license and/or social work license fees
401k retirement plan with BayLegal contribution following first year
15 holidays each year
Vacation (starting at 13 days and increasing with additional years of employment)
3 floating holidays each year (days chosen by employee)
Sick leave
Parental leave
Company
Bay Area Legal Aid
Bay Area Legal Aid is a nonprofit civil legal services company that provides legal assistance to low-income Bay Area residents.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Abigail Khodayari
Senior Staff Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnership Program Coordinator
Recent News
2025-03-04
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