Disability & Health Justice Program Staff Attorney

Disability & Health Justice Program Staff Attorney

Legal Aid at Work (LAAW) partners with people to help them understand and assert their workplace rights, and advocates for employment laws and systems that empower low-paid workers and marginalized communities.

LAAW has seven core program areas :

• Community Legal Services
• Disability & Health Justice
• Gender Equity & LGBTQ Rights
• National Origin and Immigrants' Rights
• Racial Economic Justice
• Wage Protection
• Work & Family

Through these programs, LAAW : provides free, individualized legal advice and counsel throughout California to thousands of low-income workers; pursues targeted enforcement and impact litigation to strengthen and clarify the law; conducts community outreach and education for workers, their advocates, their families, and their health and social service providers; and advocates for laws, regulations, and policies at the local, state, and national levels to strengthen civil and workplace rights.

Summary

Legal Aid at Work seeks a Staff Attorney for our Disability & Health Justice Program (DHJP). We seek candidates with a deep commitment to advancing disability justice and / or workers' rights. The Program is currently rebuilding its docket after being unstaffed for several years, with a focus on advocacy with and for disabled workers experiencing discrimination, as well as low-wage workers experiencing disabling work conditions. The Staff Attorney will assume significant responsibility in initiating and advancing impact and enforcement litigation and other advocacy efforts on behalf of low-wage workers.

Responsibilities

Requirements

Candidates must be active members of the California State Bar, or be willing to take the next California Bar Examination if currently a member of another state bar. Candidates may be located anywhere in the state of California. Legal Aid at Work offers employees the flexibility to work primarily from home, contingent on business needs and professional responsibilities. Strong preference will be given to applicants with personal or professional experience working with impacted communities.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Compensation

Legal Aid at Work offers salaries that are competitive in the public interest law community. Benefits include health plans, long-term disability and life insurance, 403(b) retirement plan, and generous paid vacation and holidays. As a unionized organization, Legal Aid at Work believes in the importance of employees organizing to improve their working conditions. This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by ESC Local 20. Salary placement at hire and salary advancement will be in accordance with the negotiated salary scale in the union contract for this position. The salary range for this position ranges from $93,600 to $179,868.

To Apply

Please email your resume, a cover letter detailing your interest in the position, a legal writing sample, and three references to :

DHJP Staff Attorney Search Committee, Legal Aid at Work

Equal Opportunity

Legal Aid at Work is committed to a diverse, multicultural work environment. LAAW is an equal opportunity, fair chance, and affirmative action employer. Our complete EEO and DEI statements as well as further information concerning the organization and its programs can be found at www.legalaidatwork.org . Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Legal Aid at Work will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.

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