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Economic Justice Attorney - SSI

Legal & ComplianceAttorney

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Learn and advocate for the diverse legal needs of undeserved and vulnerable communities in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice.

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Legal & ComplianceAttorney

Responsibilities

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→Learn and advocate for the diverse legal needs of undeserved and vulnerable communities in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice.
→Represent clients in Social Security disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income and California Assistance Program for Immigrants claims and appeals. Represent clients in all stages of administrative proceedings from initial applications through federal court.
→Assist clients with accessing other county, state, and federal public benefits programs, as needed.
→Identify and employ impact advocacy strategies to remove barriers to public benefits for clients, including people experiencing homelessness and people with disabilities.
→Develop relationships and engage in collaboration with a range of public and private community partners, including governmental agencies and community-based organizations, to outreach clients, ensure integrative services and address barriers facing BayLegal's client community.
→Provide workshops and technical assistance to community partners and client community on economic justice, disability advocacy, and a range of civil legal issues.
→Track and document client and project services and funding deliverables in compliance with BayLegal policies and funding requirements and help promote BayLegal's mission and resource development.
→Work collaboratively with attorneys practicing in BayLegal’s other substantive areas.
→Engage in other tasks and projects that further BayLegal's mission and operations as a non-profit.

Requirements

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Member of CA Bar in good standing or admitted to practice in another state and eligible to practice in California for 3 years under the California State Bar rules for the Registered Legal Services Attorney Program.
Commitment to complying with all California Rules of Professional Conduct, BayLegal funding requirements, and firm standards, policies, and practices.
Experience representing clients with government benefits programs, especially Social Security disability/SSI benefits, preferred.
Commitment and desire to work with low-income and unhoused individuals.
Humility in working with colleagues and clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives.
Willingness to travel to and meet clients in the community at homeless shelters, SROs, jail, and other locations where clients are at.
Current proficiency, and ability to improve proficiency, in technological equipment, hardware, and software necessary to perform duties of the position.
Ability to organize time, manage diverse activities, and meet critical deadlines with minimal supervision.
Excellent writing, editing, and proof-reading skills, with ability to be detail oriented.
Strong oral advocacy skills; thoughtful and attentive to client communication.
Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively with a dynamic team.
Curious and self-directed with an ability to anticipate what needs to be done.
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects while maintaining a firm grasp of individual project details.

What We Offer

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Work Environment: This position is primarily sedentary. When in office, the applicant can expect to be working at a desk in a temperature-controlled office, in a modular space or individual office. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Regular in-person appearance in court and some travel is required.

Physical Activity: BayLegal provides this list for transparency of the physical activity that may be required for this position. BayLegal is committed to being a workplace that supports applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants and employees may request reasonable accommodation and BayLegal will engage in an interactive process.

Physical activity while performing duties of the job include occasionally being required to sit for prolonged periods; be ambulatory; travel; use hands to type; feel objects, operate tools, and/or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employees may regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Applications: BayLegal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Recruitment, placement and promotions are conducted without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status or sexual orientation, or any other classification protected by Federal, State, and local laws & ordinances.

We will consider qualified candidates with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Federal and local laws. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if BayLegal is is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding your conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Right's Department Fair Chance Act webpage.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.