Senior Attorney – Equal Access and Housing

🕒 February 10

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $89.4k - $131k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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Disability Rights California

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1978

⚖️ Legal

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

Legal • Non-profit • Charity

Disability Rights California is a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 that aims to defend, advance, and strengthen the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities in California. As the largest disability rights organization in the United States, its primary mission is to ensure that Californians with disabilities can access their rights and services. Through a wealth of resources, advocacy, and legal support, Disability Rights California strives to make a significant impact on public policy and community awareness for disability rights.

📋 Description

• Develop, lead, and participate in litigation independently with appropriate supervision, including class action lawsuits, complex litigation, and appeals • Meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail, professional responsibility, and legal ethics • Represent clients in negotiations, mediations, administrative proceedings, and judicial proceedings • Supervise and/or mentor attorneys, advocates, fellows, clerks, and interns/externs • Prepare or coordinate training materials, publications, reports, special projects, and presentations about legal work • Provide technical assistance and substantive training to Disability Rights California staff • Participate in identifying and developing substantive and skills-based staff training • Collaborate with agencies and organizations to address problems affecting services to the disability community • Supervise attorneys or advocacy staff in accordance with agency policies and applicable laws • Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work • Evaluate performance, provide ongoing feedback, and work with Human Resources on corrective actions • Address complaints and resolve problems • Work collaboratively with attorneys, advocates, and social workers on legal, advocacy, and outreach efforts • Support housing stability and access to private and public programs for people with disabilities while meeting federal and state grant requirements • Travel occasionally for out-of-town meetings, training, or outreach activities up to 25% of the time

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree (JD) • Admitted to the California State Bar • Minimum seven (7) years of experience practicing law, or internal candidates who have worked at DRC for two continuous years and have six years of experience practicing law • Four (4) years of successful results in litigation, including class action lawsuits, complex litigation, appeals, administrative proceedings, writs, or single plaintiff / single defendant lawsuits • Expertise in one or more substantive areas of law affecting the rights of and services for people with disabilities • Excellent advocacy skills, including research, writing, analytic, and oral skills • Ability to lead multiple and complex advocacy projects, build strong relationships, and collaborate with others • Demonstrated commitment through lived experience and/or employment history to working with people with disabilities, low-income clients, and multiethnic communities, and incorporating race equity and community lawyering principles • Experience in two or more of: administrative proceedings, discovery, motion practice, class action litigation, trial advocacy, or appellate practice related to the position • Ability to travel occasionally up to 25% of the time • Must be able to transport oneself to work-related meetings, trainings, and community events • Desired: fluent Spanish, an Asian language, or American Sign Language • Desired: extensive experience with ethnic or language distinct communities • Desired: understanding of race equity and community lawyering principles • Desired: ability to maintain positive working relationships with diverse groups of people • Must submit a completed Disability Rights California Employment Application, resume, cover letter, and legal writing sample of no more than 10 pages

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries • Generous benefit package • Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the core job responsibilities • Remote/home office work option • Flexible work settings including office, home office, field, courthouses, facilities, institutional settings, and community-based settings