SSI Attorney -Limited duration

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Legal & ComplianceAttorney

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Key Responsibilities

Advocate for the diverse legal needs of undeserved and vulnerable communities in Alameda County 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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→Advocate for the diverse legal needs of undeserved and vulnerable communities in Alameda County and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice.
→Maintain an active caseload and provide direct legal services to clients, with a focus on representing clients in obtaining Social Security disability benefits, SSI, and/or CAPI and accessing other county, state, and federal benefit programs, as needed.
→Represent individuals in all stages of administrative hearings related to their public benefits claims, from initial applications through federal court.
→Identify related legal issues and barriers and help coordinate services with BayLegal colleagues who specialize in those substantive areas and with community partners.
→Identify and engage in broader advocacy strategies to remove barriers to public benefits for client populations, including particularly vulnerable groups such as immigrants and refugees, survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, people experiencing homelessness, and people with disabilities.
→Provide workshops and technical assistance to community partners and client community on public benefits and a broad range of civil legal issues.
→Engage with, build and foster broad public-private partnerships, including with governmental agencies, courts, community-based organizations, and pro bono partners to ensure integrated services, client outreach and address systemic barriers facing BayLegal's client community.
→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.
→Engage in other tasks and projects that further the interest of fostering 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 preferred.
Commitment to complying with all California Rules of Professional Conduct, BayLegal funding requirements, and firm standards, policies, and practices.
Humility in working with colleagues, clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives.
Experience or demonstrated commitment to public interest law and social justice advocacy.
Experience providing direct legal services to low-income clients preferred but not required.
Experience representing clients with government benefits programs, especially Social Security disability/SSI benefits preferred but not required.
Current proficiency, and ability to improve proficiency, in technological equipment, hardware and software necessary to perform duties of the position.
Willing to be on-site at BayLegal’s office at least three days per week and as needed to support the needs of clients and for periodic team meetings and training.
Experience and skills maintaining organization of time, managing diverse activities, and meeting critical deadlines with minimal supervision.
Excellent writing, editing, and proof-reading skills, with the 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 the ability to anticipate what needs to be done.
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects while maintaining a firm grasp of individual project details.
Sense of humor and proactive problem-solver.

What We Offer

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Work Environment: This position is primarily sedentary. When in the 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. An employee may occasionally 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 in a manner consistent with the requirements of all Federal, state and local laws. 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.