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About the Role

The Housing Rights Fellow will chiefly engage in direct services and community outreach serving California tenants and tenant groups, with a focus on Bay Area tenants and tenant groups in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and Sacramento counties. This position is a key member of our Housing Rights team, which adopts a multi-pronged approach to housing defense and anti-displacement. A critical component of the program is providing holistic, community legal services and know-your-rights education to low income and immigrant tenants who face threats of displacement due to gentrification, harassment, discrimination, and other intimidation tactics. Staff actively participate in community coalitions and work closely with tenants and grassroots advocates to use policy and impact strategies to protect and advance the rights of low-income communities of color. They may also engage in policy advocacy that arises from our representation and outreach work. There may also be the opportunity to engage in some instances of cross program or impact litigation work.

Responsibilities

Conduct intakes and provide legal advice and counsel to tenants through clinics and legal consultations.
Provide legal representation to tenants in unlawful detainer litigation, affirmative litigation, and administrative proceedings.
Represent and counsel tenant groups in organizing tenants or campaigns.
Manage active caseload of housing rights cases, including maintaining client files, records, and notes.
Build and sustain relationships with grassroots community partners who support tenants and/or do anti-displacement work.
Conduct Know Your Rights trainings and other community legal education for tenants and community partners.
Participate in coalitions and provide training, technical assistance, strategy development, and accessible written materials to community organizations and other stakeholders.
Support tenant-led campaigns and tenant organizing through strategic legal advocacy.
Identify systemic problems through direct services work and possibly participate in resulting impact litigation and advocacy efforts.
Contribute to legal research and analysis to inform or guide ALC strategies for litigation and advocacy.
Develop policy analysis around housing issues that impact low income and immigrant tenants.
Develop and work on impact litigation cases, including multi-tenant and building-wide housing cases.
Collaborate with Communications staff to develop stories with ALC clients and their communities and execute narrative shifting strategies.
Collaborate with other staff in the Housing Rights Program and perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

J.D. and California bar membership required.
Minimum of two (2) year of direct services and legal representation (in any practice area) OR state court litigation experience.
Excellent legal research, analytical, written and oral communication skills.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.
Ability to think creatively, be strategic, and exercise good judgment.
Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in changing environments and among varied community stakeholders.
Ability to think strategically and balance competing priorities with grace and reason.
Ability to work well under time pressure and meet deadlines.
Ability to work flexible hours, including some weekends and evenings.
Commitment to advancing the rights of low-income, people of color, immigrant, tenant, or worker communities.
Previous experience with housing law, eviction defense, fair housing.
Previous experience in direct services, litigation, policy advocacy, and/or community lawyering.
Previous experience working with low-income immigrant communities.
Previous experience working with clients who require interpretation and/or translation.

Skills

Legal research
Analytical skills
Written communication
Oral communication
Interpersonal skills
Organizational skills
Presentation skills
Housing law
Eviction defense
Fair housing
Direct services
Litigation
Policy advocacy
Community lawyering
Working with low-income immigrant communities
Working with clients requiring interpretation/translation
Fluency in a non-English language, particularly Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese

Location

San Francisco

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time
Fixed term

Experience Level

Minimum of two (2) year of direct services and legal representation (in any practice area) OR state court litigation experience.

Education Level

J.D.

Salary/Compensations

$87,550 - $137,620
$1,500 for oral proficiency in a non-English language
$1,500 for written proficiency in a non-English language

Benefits

Generous vacation and paid holidays
Medical insurance coverage
Dental insurance coverage
Disability insurance coverage
Life insurance coverage
ALC pays 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for qualified dependents
Flexible spending account (FSA)
Commuter benefits
401(k) retirement plan with employer non-elective contribution and match

About the Company

Asian Law Caucus (ALC) is the nation’s first legal organization focusing on advancing and defending the civil rights of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities.
Since 1972, ALC has fought for access to affordable housing in San Francisco’s Chinatown, litigated high profile civil rights cases, advocated for the passage of landmark policy changes, and provided an array of services, including community education, advocacy, and direct client representation to further the rights of low-income immigrants and communities of color, across their Immigrant Justice, workers' rights, housing rights, and National Democracy Initiative programs, and other emerging areas of law.
ALC is based in San Francisco, a hub of the Asian American rights movement, progressive politics, and social justice activism.
Their building in Chinatown is the first mixed-use, affordable housing co-op in San Francisco, serving as a model for preserving affordable housing in the city and protecting tenants’ rights.

Equal Opportunity

Asian Law Caucus is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including HIV, cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, reproductive health decision-making, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions) gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim and survivor status, political affiliation, height, weight, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.