• Maintains an open caseload primarily in the areas of housing and eviction defense, and also some family law, immigration, and other poverty law issues;
• Organizes and coordinates community education and outreach activities regarding LAFLA services to API communities in the greater Los Angeles area;
• Identifies significant legal needs and issues facing API immigrant communities and develops plans, including litigation and policy advocacy, to address those needs and issues;
• Supervises intake conducted through API language lines and at legal clinics at various locations, including courthouses and community-based organizations; and
• In conjunction with the Pro Bono Director, recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer attorneys, law students, and community volunteers.
• Active membership in the California State Bar;
• Litigation experience in State or Federal Court;
• Demonstrated knowledge of housing, eviction defense, family law or immigration preferred;
• Ability to deal with people tactfully and effectively;
• Demonstrated commitment to serving Asian & Pacific Islander (API) immigrant communities;
• Willingness to work beyond a minimum 7.0 hour workday, including evening and weekend meetings and events, and workweeks in excess of 35 hours when caseload or other obligations so necessitate; and
• Bilingual in Asian language highly preferred.
Please submit a cover letter & resume to Diane Talamantez, Human Resources, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 634 S. Spring Street, Suite 400A, Los Angeles, CA 90014; [email protected]; (323) 801-7945 via fax.
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