Staff Attorney

3 days ago

San Diego, California, United States Laaconline Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Staff Attorney to join our team at Legal Aid Society of San Diego (LASSD). As a Staff Attorney, you will play a critical role in providing legal services to low-income individuals and families in San Diego County.

Key Responsibilities
  • Run a clinic that provides in pro per services to a diverse population from a courthouse location or other location.
  • Recruit, train, and foster positive relationships with volunteers and contract attorneys.
  • Use organizational skills to keep the clinic fully staffed, supplied with necessary resources, and maintain grant requirements.
  • Attend internal and external meetings.
  • Compliance with all program and grant requirements.
  • Collaborate with other LASSD teams and outside organizations to provide holistic services.
  • Stay up to date on substantive developments in various areas of law related to clinic (family law, elder abuse, civil harassment, domestic violence).
Requirements
  • Admitted and in Good Standing with the California State Bar.
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently as well as support team efforts, and to strategize and plan ahead, so as to timely and consistently meet grant deliverables and reporting requirements.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Fluency in written and spoken Spanish preferred.
  • Member of the Federal Bar.
  • Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income people.
  • Ability to work successfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
Benefits

The Staff Attorney position is a salaried position with an annual salary range of $73,000 – $87,000. The starting salary rate is $73,000. In addition, there is a bilingual pay increase of 2% for passing an oral test and 2% for passing a written test for threshold languages other than English.

LASSD offers a generous benefits package, a 35-hour workweek, paid vacation leave and sick leave, and 100% employer-paid medical premium, 50% employer-paid premium for dependents under LASSD health plan, as well as dental, vision and life benefits.

Staff also have the option to participate in a 403(b)-retirement plan and dependent and health flex savings accounts (FSA). LASSD has its own law school loan repayment program that will add to an attorney's compensation 50% of the attorney's monthly payment on their qualifying law school loans, up to $500 per month.

LASSD is an eligible nonprofit employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

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