Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

Staff Attorney - Senior + Disability Rights Project

San Francisco, CA · Staff+

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About the role

  • About Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach API Legal Outreach is the largest social justice legal organization focused on the Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, and immigrant communities of the Greater Bay Area and the Central Valley.
  • This role is based primarily in our San Francisco office, with additional responsibilities linked to our East Bay office.
  • The role requires a strong commitment to social justice, with frequent interactions with a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • How does your background and experience support APILO's work?

Requirements

  • At least two (2) years of experience in serving or representing low-income and non-English speaking older clients and or those with disabilities.
  • Must be a member in good standing of the California Bar

Nice to have

  • In your cover letter, please address the following questions: Why did you apply to APILO?
  • How does the mission inspire you?
  • Bilingual/bicultural skills (Spanish, Cantonese, or other API language) Compensation and
  • Bilingual/bicultural skills (Spanish,

Benefits

  • In the subject line, please write Staff Attorney - Senior and Disability Rights Project.
  • Pre-tax 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching funds 14 paid holidays, including floating holiday PTO, sick leave 100% employer-paid options for medical, dental, and vision plans pre-tax
  • Work in other priority areas such as immigration, public benefits, domestic violence, sexual assault, housing, and estates Conduct community education and outreach.

Company info

  • A growing community-based organization founded in 1975, our mission is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate direct services to the most marginalized segments of our community including low-income women, seniors, immigrants, and youth.
  • With offices in Oakland and San Francisco, our work is focused in the areas of Gender-based Violence, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Disability Rights, Senior Law and Elder Abuse, Anti-Human Trafficking, Youth Violence Prevention, Anti API Hate Violence, the preservation of affordable housing and small businesses, and other social justice issues.
  • Position Overview Reporting to the Supervising Attorney, the Staff Attorney will assist in providing legal representation to low-income adults 60 years of age or older and adults with disabilities in all areas of civil law, elder law, elder abuse and disability rights.
  • The ideal candidate will be dedicated to serving underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities and BIPOC communities in the Greater Bay Area.

Equal opportunity

  • API Legal Outreach is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
  • Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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