Staff Attorney 2

Overview

Full-time, Exempt (Regular)

This Staff Attorney 2 role is part of the Equal Access and Housing Practice Group. The position is responsible for client cases and advocacy projects, from intake through case conclusion, including legal advice, litigation, writs, administrative practice, and policy advocacy.

Reports to: Managing Attorney or Associate Managing Attorney

Location: Remote (Must live in California) and based in Sacramento, Berkeley, Los Angeles, or San Diego

Application deadline: Open until filled.

Salary range (DOE): $80,356.96 - $117,671.41 annually (Band 11)

Compensation offers are determined through a structured internal equity analysis that considers relevant education and years of substantially similar experience.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include:

• Develop and/or participate in litigation—including class action lawsuits, complex litigation, and/or appeals—that is responsive to the needs of individuals with disabilities.
• Represent individual clients in negotiations, mediations, administrative proceedings, and/or judicial proceedings.
• Identify and participate in key internal and external stakeholder workgroups and/or committees aligned with EAH priorities, including engaging with other legal services agencies and/or community-based organizations to identify and address emerging or recurring systemic issues impacting the organization’s clients.
• Expand services to underserved populations through strategic community outreach activities, including workshops and know-your-rights trainings.
• Prepare and/or coordinate training materials, publications, reports, or special projects, or make presentations about legal work as necessary.
• Mentor attorneys, advocates, fellows, clerks, and/or interns/externs, as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and admitted to the California State Bar, plus five (5) full years of legal experience.
• Demonstrated commitment—through lived experience and/or employment history—to working with people with disabilities and low-income clients, incorporating race equity and community lawyering principles into their work.
• Experience in one or more substantive areas of law affecting the rights of and services for people with disabilities, including (as applicable):
  • Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
  • Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
  • Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
  • Unruh Civil Rights Act
  • Disabled Persons Act
  • CA Gov. Code Section 11135
• Experience in one or more of the following: litigation, administrative practice, working on complex legal matters, or community organizing.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead multiple advocacy projects such as intake/outreach projects, administrative proceedings, writs, eviction defense, or single client defendant lawsuits.
• Experience working with persons with disabilities and/or with persons from multi-ethnic communities.
• Experience in the disability rights or justice movement and/or extensive contacts in the disability community.
• Strong sense of professional responsibility and ethics.
• Ability to meet deadlines, handle multiple tasks, and maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with appropriate supervision.

Desired Qualifications

• Able to communicate fluently and write effectively in Spanish or an Asian language; or able to communicate using American Sign Language.
• Experience with and/or extensive contacts in ethnic or language distinct communities.
• Understanding of how to incorporate race equity and community lawyering principles into work.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with diverse groups of people.

Working Conditions

• Duties are performed between an office or home environment and the field in a wide range of settings, including courthouses, facilities, or other institutional settings, or in community-based settings.
• Duties require regular communications over online platforms.
• Must be able to transport oneself to work-related meetings, training, and community events.

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel occasionally for activities such as out-of-town meetings, training, or outreach activities up to 25% of the time.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $80,356.96 - $117,671.41 annually (Band 11)

The organization offers competitive salaries and a generous benefit package.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit:

• Employment application (must fill out completely; do not state “See Resume”).
• Resume.
• Cover letter addressing personal and professional motivation for seeking the position and indicating how you meet EACH Minimum and ANY Desired Qualifications.
• Sample of legal writing (no more than 10 pages of text), such as a legal argument, letter, or analysis.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.