Job Description

For over 50 years, Bet Tzedek Legal Services has provided high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles’ most vulnerable residents. Our multi-member Senior Outreach team meets with prospective clients at senior centers and other designated community partner sites across Los Angeles County. We also provide telephonic and “virtual” service to older individuals who are unable to leave their homes.

Bet Tzedek seeks an empathetic, creative, organized, and zealous attorney to address a wide range of legal needs experienced by low-income older adults. In this position, you will have the opportunity to help clients overcome legal barriers that hamper their ability to age with dignity and provide wholistic advocacy to promote health, housing, and financial stability.

Although this position is eligible for Bet Tzedek Legal Services’ hybrid/remote workplace designation, frequent travel to senior centers and other community locations is required.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

· Provide older clients from diverse backgrounds with culturally competent, person-centered, trauma-informed legal intake and services on-site at community locations.

· Develop, lead, and/or promote outreach, education, and service programs for community members, community center staff and/or pro bono partners.

· Conduct pre-screening interviews for older adults identified by internal referral or trusted community partners.

· Provide advice and counsel, limited service, and full-scope representation on behalf of older adults on a range of basic poverty law areas including but not limited to housing access, income stability, medical and consumer debt, advance planning, access to healthcare services, and protective services (safety and self-determination).

· Clearly and professionally communicate with clients, colleagues, community partners, courts, agencies, and the public.

· Work closely with the Directing Attorney to track client data and outcomes.

· Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· At least 3 years of legal experience;

· Member in good standing of State Bar of California;

· Clearly demonstrated proficiency with one or more substantive legal areas relevant to older adults (public benefits, consumer issues, advance planning/probate matters, medical debt program, landlord/tenant or other housing-related issues, or similar);

· High levels of emotional intelligence and cultural competency, including being curious, self-aware, cognizant of bias, empathetic, patient, and willing to listen, and having a growth mindset;

· Ability to work effectively with community partners and volunteers;

· Ability to read, write, and speak fluently in a language other than English (particularly Spanish) preferred but not required; and

· Access to reliable transportation.

Salary

SALARY: $86,902.60 - $98,662.71 (DOE/DOQ)*

*Salary is determined on bar date and years of relevant experience.

Benefits

BENEFITS PACKAGE:

Bet Tzedek offers an excellent benefits package in addition to competitive salaries. These benefits currently include:

· A generous number of paid holidays (up to 21 per year), vacation (up to 20, depending on number of years with agency), and sick days (up to 45) annually.

· Personal and floating holidays.

· Compensatory time for exempt employees.

· 18 weeks of paid parental leave (after 1 year of employment.)

· Various paid leaves.

· Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic and acupuncture coverage for employees and dependents, with office visit co-pay reimbursement for HMO enrollees.

· Life/accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Plan.

· Voluntary (employee-contributed) life/AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital confinement, and pet insurance.

· Employee-contributed 403(b) plan.

· Healthcare and childcare flexible spending accounts.

· Commuter transit and/or parking benefits.

How To Apply:

· Please visit https://bettzedek.org/careers/ to submit a letter of interest, resume and writing sample for “Staff Attorney, Senior Outreach.” Please, no phone calls.

Note: All positions are subject to funding; ongoing funding or employment cannot be assured.

Bet Tzedek is a unionized environment. Our salary range for unionized positions reflects our agreed-upon step placement system, and the final offer extended to candidates is based on an internal equity review and candidates’ relevant experience, skills, background, and bar date, if applicable.

To best serve our communities, Bet Tzedek seeks diverse staff with cultural competency reflecting our client populations. We strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities and historically oppressed groups to apply.