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About the Role

BayLegal's San Francisco Economic Justice Practice team seeks an attorney with a strong commitment to the public interest. This position provides the opportunity to address a range of issues facing low-income individuals, with a focus on economic justice and access to public benefits. This is a temporary position lasting approximately 6 months.

Responsibilities

Learn and assist with the diverse legal needs of underserved and vulnerable communities in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice.
Represent clients in a range of public benefits matters, that may include: General Assistance, CalFresh, CalWorks, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPl), and Medi-Cal.
Represent clients in all stages of administrative proceedings related to their public benefits.
Assist clients with accessing other county, state, and federal benefit programs, as needed.
Identify and employ impact advocacy strategies to remove barriers to public benefits and employment for client populations, including particularly vulnerable groups such as immigrants and refugees, survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, people experiencing homelessness, and people with disabilities.
Assist public benefit recipients with legal issues that present a barrier to employment or self-sufficiency, like suspended driver's licenses, collateral consequences of a criminal conviction or unstable housing if needed.
Develop relationships and engage in collaboration with a range of public and private community partners, including governmental agencies, and community-based organizations to outreach clients ensure integrative services and address barriers facing BayLegal’s client community.
Help provide public benefits and other substantive trainings to BayLegal staff and community partners.
Work collaboratively with attorneys practicing in BayLegal’s other substantive areas.
Engage in other tasks and projects that further BayLegal's mission.

Requirements

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.
Experience with government benefits programs preferred.
Commitment and desire to work with low-income individuals.
Humility in working with colleagues and clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives.
Current proficiency, and ability to improve proficiency, in technological equipment, hardware, and software necessary to perform duties of the position.
Excellent writing, editing, and proof-reading skills, with ability to be detail oriented.
Strong oral advocacy skills; thoughtful and attentive to client communication.
Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively with a dynamic team.
Curious and self-directed with an ability to take initiative.

Skills

Government benefits programs
Technological equipment, hardware, and software proficiency
Writing
Editing
Proof-reading
Oral advocacy
Client communication
Interpersonal skills
Collaboration

Location

San Francisco, CA

Work Type

Hybrid
Temporary

Experience Level

Entry level
Mid level

Education Level

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Salary/Compensations

$83,948 - $138,127

Benefits

Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Paid holidays
Sick leave

About the Company

Bay 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.
Our community-based service model includes a wide range of access points, including legal hotlines, six physical offices, and community-based advocacy clinics and intake points.
We practice in multiple inter-related legal substantive areas to prevent and stop homelessness, increase economic stability, protect low-income consumers, expand access to healthcare, and enhance safety for survivors of interpersonal violence.
Our clients include the working poor, families with children, foster youth, seniors, immigrants, veterans, individuals impacted by the criminal and juvenile legal systems, and persons with disabilities.
The core of our community-based practice is working alongside our individual clients to protect their legal rights, resolve immediate crises and remove legal barriers to long-term stability and escaping poverty.
BayLegal is also uniquely positioned to identify patterns of illegal practices and engage in opportunities to protect the legal rights of low-income communities and increase efficiency and effectiveness of public services through broader advocacy and impact litigation.

Equal Opportunity

BayLegal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Recruitment, placement and promotions are conducted without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status or sexual orientation, or any other classification protected by Federal, State, and local laws & ordinances.
We will consider qualified candidates with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Federal and local laws.
Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.