Health Consumer Center Staff Attorney

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
• Represent individuals in all stages of administrative hearings and plan grievance proceedings related to healthcare services and coverage, including negotiating with plans and providers for coverage of services and/or access to treatment
• Answer calls during shifts on the health legal advice hotline to provide immediate access/ assistance and address client's needs
• Provide workshops and technical assistance to community partners and client community on health access issues 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 barriers facing BayLegal's client community
• Identify and employ impact advocacy strategies to remove barriers to healthcare services and coverage for client populations, including particularly vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, people suffering from chronic conditions, people who have limited English proficiency, older adults, children, low income people, and pregnant people
• Engage in other tasks and projects that further the interest of fostering BayLegal's mission and operations as a non-profit

Required Qualifications

• 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
• Candidates who have recently passed the California Bar or will be taking the bar exam at the next sitting are welcome to apply
• Commitment to complying with all California Rules of Professional Conduct, BayLegal funding requirements, and firm standards, policies, and practices
• Experience or demonstrated commitment to public interest law and social justice advocacy
• Demonstrated working knowledge of or willingness to learn health care related issues, including but not limited to Medicare, Covered California, Medi-Cal and its related programs such as In-Home Supportive Services, managed care plans, employer’s insurance and self-funded plans, among others
• Language fluency and proficiency in one or more of these languages: Spanish, Tagalog, Korean, Vietnamese, Dari, Hindi, Punjabi, Mandarin, or Cantonese preferred (wage differential available upon passing test for fluency and written proficiency)
• Humility in working with colleagues, clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives
• Current proficiency, and ability to improve proficiency, in technological equipment, hardware and software necessary to perform duties of the position
• 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
• Experience and commitment to working collaboratively with a dynamic team
• Curious and self-directed with the ability to anticipate what needs to be done
• Sense of humor and proactive problem-solver