Staff Attorney

About Us :

Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc. (LADL) is a non-profit, public interest legal firm representing parents in juvenile dependency court proceedings in Los Angeles County. We currently serve over 12,249 parents seeking to reunite with their children.

Who We Are Seeking :

LADL seeks California attorneys who are committed to the fight for social justice, intellectually excited to defend the constitutionally protected relationship between parents and their children, and sufficiently resilient to engage in daily battle against the generational effects of poverty, racism, addiction, domestic violence, and mental health conditions. We represent parents who have been negatively impacted by child welfare systems, which have often taken their children and placed them with strangers. LADL attorneys have frequent client contact and litigate contested matters daily, protecting and reunifying L.A. County's most vulnerable families. LADL offers competitive salary and benefits based on experience.

Attorney positions are available in our Monterey Park, Lancaster, and San Diego locations. This job ad is open until it is closed. A $1,000.00 monthly stipend will be available to Attorneys based in Lancaster.

Attorneys' duties include, but are not limited to :

• Legal representation of parents in daily juvenile dependency proceedings in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Dependency Court. This duty includes in-court and out-of-court representation of parents at all phases of dependency case proceedings.
• Attorneys are to establish and maintain an attorney-client relationship with their client.
• Attorneys are to conduct thorough, continuing, and independent investigations and interviews at every stage of the proceedings on behalf of their client. Attorneys shall utilize the services of law firm social workers, investigators, paralegals, and parent partners as necessary. Attorneys are to file pleadings, motions, responses, or objections as necessary on behalf of their client.

LADL attorneys go through a multi-tiered training period to prepare them for the stimulating and electric atmosphere of the 25 courtrooms in Monterey Park.

Requirements :

Salary :

Salaries range from $95,400.00 - 129,000 per year based on years of experience.

LADL offers a variety of health benefits, including but not limited to : medical, dental, vision, voluntary term life, and long term disability insurance plans; Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA); retirement accounts (401k) with a match of 4%; Nationwide pet insurance; work / life balance resources; paid time off including paid sick time, personal time, and vacation time.

Work Hybrid

How to Apply :

A cover letter and resume are required. Both must be in PDF or Microsoft Word format. If your resume contains little by way of non-profit, public interest, or social justice experience, please explain in your cover letter your interest in, and qualifications for, employment in the specific area of Parents’ Representation in Dependency Court.