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About the Role

The Supervising Attorney will assist in the management and coordination of the Violence Against Women project, including supervising legal work, mentoring staff, and coordinating pro bono support. This role requires a strong commitment to social justice and serving underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities and BIPOC communities in the Greater Bay Area.

Responsibilities

Provide management and coordination for the violence against women project, assisting survivors of gender based violence including domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence; supervision and mentoring of staff; coordination of pro bono support.
Provide full scope legal representation to survivors of gender based violence, including representation in restraining order hearings, child custody and support matters, contested dissolutions, immigration petitions, and public benefits matters.
Report to funders regarding the work of the organization.
Coordinate community education and outreach for projects and staff clinics.
Represent the organization at community, legal, and other meetings and functions.
Provide technical assistance and training to community agencies and partners.
Assist with administrative and fundraising work of the organization as necessary.

Requirements

Demonstrated commitment to social justice and to serving underserved API and other communities of color.
Commitment to the mission, projects and organizational operations of API Legal Outreach.
Strong relevant courtroom, case management, and teaching skills in the priority project areas.
At least three years of successful experience in supervising others engaged in social justice work.
Superior performance evaluations from relevant, applicable positions.
Member in good standing of the California Bar.
Bilingual and bicultural skills relevant to low-income communities.
Ability to work well in a team-oriented, multi-cultural environment.
Minimum five years of litigation and/or administrative hearing experience, supervisory experience.
Contract management, and non-profit services experience.
Experience with Legal Server and Google Workspace.
California driver’s license and own vehicle.

Skills

Courtroom skills
Case management skills
Teaching skills
Bilingual and bicultural skills
Legal Server
Google Workspace

Location

San Francisco
East Bay

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

At least three years of successful experience in supervising others engaged in social justice work
Minimum five years of litigation and/or administrative hearing experience

About the Company

API Legal Outreach is the largest social justice legal organization focused on the Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, and immigrant communities of the Greater Bay Area and the Central Valley.
A growing community-based organization founded in 1975, our mission is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate direct services to the most marginalized segments of our community including low-income women, seniors, immigrants, and youth.
With offices in Oakland and San Francisco, our work is focused in the areas of Gender-based Violence, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Disability Rights, Senior Law and Elder Abuse, Anti-Human Trafficking, Youth Violence Prevention, Anti API Hate Violence, the preservation of affordable housing and small businesses, and other social justice issues.

Equal Opportunity

API Legal Outreach is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.