Staff Attorney - Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit (Remote/Hybrid - Must Reside in Southern California)
6 days ago
🔄 Hybrid – Los Angeles
Description
• Handle a diverse caseload on behalf of low-income tenants, including eviction defense, discrimination, habitability, subsidized housing cases (including, but not limited to, Section 8), and other issues arising in landlord/tenant relationships • Coordinate referrals to other PLC units to provide comprehensive legal services • Investigate clients’ cases, including inspection of housing units and obtaining and reviewing documents and records from government agencies • Represent PLC at networking and community outreach events (when possible) • Full time position with occasional evening and weekend work required • This position requires attendance at meetings, both remote and in person, in and outside the Public Law Center’s offices, and requires being located in Southern California. • Must have ability to work at the organization’s offices in Santa Ana, CA, and travel to work sites located throughout Orange County, CA. • In addition, travel to Los Angeles County and other neighboring counties may be required • Other duties as assigned
Requirements
• Active membership in the California State Bar/Bar Membership pending or eligibility to practice under State Bar Multijurisdictional Practice Program • Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese strongly preferred • 0-5 years’ experience; eviction defense and/or housing law experience preferred • Demonstrated commitment to working with low-income communities • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences • Ability to manage multiple tasks, and work independently and as part of a team • Must have own transportation, valid CA Driver’s license, insurance and good driving record • Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless the applicant has a valid medical reason for not being fully vaccinated or a sincerely held religious belief
Benefits
• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance (100% of employee premium costs paid by PLC, and 50% of dependent health insurance premium costs paid by PLC) • Flexible Spending Account Program to help pay for medical expenses and childcare costs • 15 paid holidays per year • Approximately 1 paid week off during office winter closure (between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) • 21 paid sick days per year • 15 paid vacation days per year • 2 paid wellness days per month to promote mental wellness and general wellbeing • Birthday paid time off (2 hours of paid time off during birthday month) • 403b retirement plan (after 6 months of employment PLC provides a matching contribution equaling 100% of salary deferral up to a maximum of 3-4%, depending on length of employment) • Monthly $55 stipend for Wi-Fi and cell phone use • Monthly Bilingual Pay Premium upon successful completion of an oral and/or written test ($50 for oral premium and $50 for written premium) • Optional monthly peer support group facilitated by third party mental health clinic • Opportunities for growth and advancement
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