Open Door Legal

Open Door Legal

Eviction Defense (UD) Housing Attorney

San Francisco, CA · Full-time

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About the role

  • Housing has the attention of everyone in the country and especially the SF Bay Area.
  • A safe and healthy home is a universal human need, yet it is consistently unrealized or threatened for those experiencing poverty or those overlooked by our country's racist systems.
  • Open Door Legal provides holistic, trauma-informed housing services, helping people access everything they need to feel safe and secure in their homes.

Responsibilities

  • Own a full caseload as per team needs, while opening and closing cases in an efficient manner.
  • You may type your cover letter into the text box or combine your cover letter and resume into one PDF document for upload.

Requirements

  • Must have some experience in a fast-paced office environment.
  • Must have high comfort using technology and case management systems.
  • Must have a strong attention to detail.
  • You must be able to report to our physical offices for work at least three (3) days and up to four (4) days per week.
  • Experience working with low-income and vulnerable populations.
  • Experience working in a high-volume legal aid organization, public defender's office or similar environment.
  • Knowledge of other local non-profit organizations and tools for assisting low-income, underserved communities.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Compensation

  • $84k-$100k

Benefits

  • We financially invest in individual professional development for each staff member, which can include mentorships, coaching, and learning opportunities (conferences, workshops, etc.).
  • If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at whitney [at] opendoorlegal [dot] org.
  • Provide services and support to our low-income clients with sensitivity and awareness to cultural, socio-economic, and disability differences, maintaining consistently positive client feedback scores.

Company info

  • "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela We believe that even the biggest problems can be broken down into small, achievable steps.
  • Poverty and access to justice are part of the same problem.
  • And to solve this, we just need to discover what the steps are.
  • At Open Door Legal (ODL), we're pioneering the country's first system of universal access to civil legal representation to dramatically reduce poverty and prove that the law really can belong to all of us.
  • We've grown 150x in 10 years, and in the next 2 years, we hope to finish scaling across San Francisco.
  • To achieve this ambitious goal, we've created an award-winning and best-in-class legal aid organization full of passionate, motivated, gritty, thoughtful, and team-oriented people.
  • We believe that injustice is the heart of poverty, and we're looking for someone to join us in having a systemic impact on how we, as a society, ensure justice for all.
  • Overview of Position: Housing has the attention of everyone in the country and especially the SF Bay Area.
  • We are hiring an Eviction Defense (UD) Housing Attorney to strengthen Open Door Legal's capacity to represent and assist low-income persons, especially BIPOC populations, and individuals in jeopardy of losing their housing.
  • The attorney in this position will assist predominantly marginalized communities, including those previously specified, as well as those living with mental illness and/or disabilities.
  • You will do that by working with and in San Francisco communities that are hit the hardest.
  • This involves utilizing local and national tenant protections; navigating state, local, and federal aid; and working with other local organizations to assist our clients.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the U
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