Cancer Legal Advocate

7 days ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Disability Rights Legal Center Full time
Job Title: Cancer Legal Resource Center Staff Attorney

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Staff Attorney to join our team at the Disability Rights Legal Center. As a Staff Attorney, you will play a critical role in providing legal assistance and support to individuals with cancer and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work with our team to operate our national Telephone Assistance Line, conducting intakes with callers, researching legal questions and concerns, and providing information, education, resources, and referrals in a timely manner.
  • Coordinate and conduct Know Your Rights trainings and outreach presentations/webinars on cancer-related legal issues to various audiences, including cancer patients and survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and legal professionals.
  • Develop written training materials and publications on cancer-related legal issues.
  • Train, supervise, and work with law students and volunteers.
  • Work with our team to review caller files for possible brief service intervention.
  • Participate in collaborative efforts and coalitions within the cancer, health, and legal communities, attending meetings, phone calls, conferences, and outreach events.
  • Participate in our policy advocacy efforts.
  • Establish new community relationships and maintain existing relationships with partner organizations.
  • Prepare reports, correspondence, and other documents as needed.
  • Participate in organizational planning and development to better serve the cancer community.
  • Participate in a supportive, collaborative work culture that allows for creative, thoughtful, high-quality, and effective interdisciplinary advocacy.
  • Perform other duties as assigned to further the mission of the Disability Rights Legal Center.

Requirements:

  • J.D. or L.L.M. degree from an accredited law school and active membership in the California State Bar, or ability to obtain admission.
  • 1-4+ years of experience, preferably in disability rights or civil rights practice.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

  • Excellent research, written, and verbal communication skills; flexibility, and good humor.
  • Excellent legal, organizational, and time-management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent judgment, calm demeanor even under pressure, strong work ethic, resourceful, and able to maintain confidentiality.
  • Decisive, with ability to exercise independent judgment.
  • Proven ability to develop and maintain a positive team environment and support staff morale and resilience.
  • Ability to mentor, train, and provide career path guidance to clerks and volunteers.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and to initiate and follow through on work independently.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Excellent program evaluation and project management skills.
  • Ability to lead projects, provide supervision, build strong relationships, and work well with others.
  • Demonstrated commitment to advancing the rights of people with disabilities.
  • Knowledge of a second language a plus, with Spanish language skills preferred.
  • Commitment to public service and social justice; positive attitude; client-centered approach to lawyering.

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