PEHP - Staff Attorney

Responsibilities

• Meet with ICLC clients and provide client-centered legal advice related to homelessness and housing stability.
• Carry a caseload, which may include litigation, trial work, appellate work, and administrative hearings.
• Develop case strategies and work plans for assigned matters.
• Conduct legal research and draft legal documents (including pleadings, trial memoranda, appellate briefs, and materials for administrative hearings) and community education materials.
• Inform clients and our client communities about their legal rights and ICLC services.
• Maintain accurate, timely and complete case files and submit detailed monthly quantitative and qualitative reports as requested.
• Work with the appropriate government agencies to resolve client problems.
• Guide and train other program staff, including fellows, paralegals, less experienced attorneys, and law clerks, as well as external entities and pro bono partners.
• Participate in legal clinics and community education efforts.
• Contribute to conversations surrounding housing policy in Los Angeles County and participate in community groups and coalitions on issues impacting ICLC clients and client communities, such as access to the courts, access to public benefits, the availability of affordable housing, and systemic racism.
• Help develop and maintain relationships with funders, government agencies, and community-based organizations.
• Partner with pro bono counsel to expand the volume of services that ICLC can provide.
• Affirmatively assist with projects and drafting policies and procedures related to legal issues.
• Maintain timesheets as directed.
• Adhere to all ethical responsibilities, including the Rules of Professional Conduct, which establish standards of legal ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers in California.

Requirements

• Commitment to ICLC’s mission and values.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Organized, innovative, and solution oriented.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to use good judgment, multitask, and meet short-notice deadlines.
• Ability to interact with a wide range of people in a kind, appropriate, client-centered manner.
• Membership in the California Bar is required—unless you are eligible to practice as a Registered Legal Aid Attorney under Rule 9.45 of the California Rules of Court.
• Must have a reliable form of transportation.

Qualifications

• Commitment to ICLC’s mission and values.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Organized, innovative, and solution oriented.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to use good judgment, multitask, and meet short-notice deadlines.
• Ability to interact with a wide range of people in a kind, appropriate, client-centered manner.
• Membership in the California Bar is required—unless you are eligible to practice as a Registered Legal Aid Attorney under Rule 9.45 of the California Rules of Court.
• Must have a reliable form of transportation.

Skills

• Commitment to ICLC’s mission and values.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Organized, innovative, and solution oriented.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to use good judgment, multitask, and meet short-notice deadlines.
• Ability to interact with a wide range of people in a kind, appropriate, client-centered manner.
• Membership in the California Bar is required—unless you are eligible to practice as a Registered Legal Aid Attorney under Rule 9.45 of the California Rules of Court.
• Must have a reliable form of transportation.

Benefits

• Salary ranges from $78,000 to $105,000 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• Excellent benefits.
• ICLC has a hybrid work environment.
• This position will serve a nine-month probationary period.

Pay

• Salary ranges from $78,000 to $105,000 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Schedule

• Hybrid work environment.
• This position will serve a nine-month probationary period.