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National Legal Aid & Defender Association · 4 weeks ago

Staff Attorney & Clinical Supervisor

Berkeley, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$85K/yr - $103K/yr

National Legal Aid & Defender Association is a non-profit legal services organization committed to racial justice and community healing. They are seeking a Staff Attorney/Clinical Supervisor to represent youth in legal matters and supervise law students while engaging in systemic change efforts.

LegalNon Profit

Senior Management

Responsibilities

Represent students in school district expulsions and expulsion appeals, limited related special education matters, and district and state administrative complaints

Represent youth and adult clients in juvenile record sealing cases in juvenile court

Teach, train, and supervise Berkeley Law clinical students and summer law student interns

Attend in-person client appointments, court proceedings, and engage in-person fieldwork to support our clients. Fieldwork typically includes visits to our youth clients’ homes, schools, juvenile detention facilities, and public spaces such as parks and libraries

Partner with the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office and other juvenile defense attorneys to advocate for clients in juvenile court

Engage with community partners and statewide coalitions to confront the criminalization and incarceration of youth, school push-out practices, civil rights violations, and the school-prison nexus more broadly

Complete case management tasks

Additional projects as assigned by the EDJY Program Co-Directors

Qualification

Legal representationClinical supervisionTeaching experienceYouth advocacyRacial justice commitmentInterdisciplinary advocacyCommunity engagementCase management