Post-Grad Law Fellow- Preventing and Ending Homelessness

For over 50 years, Bet Tzedek Legal Services has provided high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles’ most vulnerable residents. In that tradition, Bet Tzedek is seeking an attorney to help staff an exciting partnership to provide comprehensive, trauma informed, wrap-around legal services designed to remove barriers to housing for housed and unhoused people.

The law fellowship will be a 13-month program, with the opportunity for eligible fellows to apply for open attorney positions towards the end of the fellowship. The salary extended is dependent on the candidate’s bar admittance status at the time an offer of employment is provided.

This position is eligible for Bet Tzedek Legal Services’ hybrid/remote workplace designation. While the primary workplace is Bet Tzedek’s offices, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor, the employee may be permitted to work remotely or may be required to work in other locations depending on workload/business obligations.

$70,304.00 (Unbarred), $82,400.00 (Barred)

BENEFITS PACKAGE:

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

· A generous number of paid holidays, vacation, and sick days annually.

· Personal and floating holidays.

· Compensatory time for exempt employees.

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

· 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.

· Employer-contributed Pension plan.

· Healthcare and childcare flexible spending accounts.

· Commuter transit and/or parking benefits.

HOW TO APPLY:

· Please visit to submit a letter of interest and resume for “Post-Grad Law Fellow, Preventing and Ending Homelessness.” 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.

REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

· Under the supervision of an attorney: file Civil Rights Department complaints, write reasonable accommodation letters for tenants with disabilities, enforce rights against housing discrimination, prevent and appeal terminations from subsidized housing programs, file motions to mask/seal eviction records, represent clients in settlement negotiations, and engage in discovery practice

· Assist with trainings, know-your-rights presentations, and/or outreach events on issues related to housing

· Attend monthly clinics to provide legal advice and limited scope representation to individuals who are at risk of eviction or who have experienced eviction

· Collaborate with Bet Tzedek’s Community Outreach Coordinator, NCJW|LA, and Community Coalition to develop and review community education materials

· Other assignments as deemed appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Law School graduate (required);

· Ability to work in a fast paced, high-volume environment (required);

· Work well as part of a team, but also self-motivated and able to work independently with appropriate level of supervision (required);

· Non-profit legal services experience (strongly preferred);

· Ease with oral and written communication (strongly preferred);

· Experience in fair housing or landlord-tenant law (strongly preferred);

· Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to Bet Tzedek’s mission of equal justice for all and Bet Tzedek’s core values of leadership, community-based advocacy, and innovation (required); and

· Demonstrated commitment to applying principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in performance of job duties (required).