Position:
Housing & Homelessness Attorney
Salary:
• Salary commensurate with experience
• Full spectrum of excellent benefits
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide direct legal services to low income clients with a variety of housing issues, including eviction defense, habitability, subsidized housing benefits, homeownership, foreclosures, and discrimination.
• Coordinate clinics at homeless service providers, homeless shelters, and the Orange County Outreach Homeless Court.
• Oversee cases referrals to pro bono attorneys and provide support to those volunteers, as well as supervise the work of administrative assistants, paralegals and in-house volunteers.
• Conduct outreach efforts, make community education presentations, and serve on community groups addressing issues of concern for low-income tenants and the homeless.
Qualifications:
• Member of the California Bar or admitted to practice in another state and eligible to practice in California for 3 years under the California State Bar rules for the Registered Legal Services Attorney Program.
• Two years litigation or relevant legal experience preferred
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
• Self-motivated and able to handle multiple tasks
• Interest in solving problems of low-income communities
• Experience working with community groups
• Commitment to working with volunteer lawyers and law students
• Excellent computer and oral and written communication skills
• Must have own transportation and good driving record
Program Description:
The Public Law Center (PLC), Orange County's pro bono law firm, is committed to providing access to justice for low income residents. PLC's 20+ staff members and more than 600 volunteers provide free civil legal assistance in the areas of family law and domestic violence, housing, health care access, education, immigration, consumer rights, employment and individual rights.
To apply:
Forward resume and cover letter with salary requirements to (no phone calls):
Gary McGaha, Directing Attorney
Public Law Center
601 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4002
Fax: (714) 541-5157
Email: gmcgaha@publiclawcenter.org
PLC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.