Staff Attorney I or II - Elder Justice

About the role

Bet Tzedek Legal Services seeks an Elder Law Staff Attorney to join the agency’s Seniors, Dependent and Caregiver Direct Services team. The position supports the team’s direct services, elder law advocacy, and outreach.

Responsibilities

• Provide victim/client-centered, trauma-informed direct legal services, including screening and legal assessment, advice and counsel, brief service, and direct representation to older/dependent adult victims of elder abuse, probate conservatorship, defense of conservatorship, public benefits, and estate planning;
• Engage in outreach to community members and provide technical assistance to community partners;
• Engage in policy advocacy;
• Train and engage with volunteers and pro-bono attorneys for effective placement of matters;
• Participate in weekly case review meetings and support team grant deliverables;
• Effective case management, data entry, and compliance with agency policies;
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Active member of the California State Bar in good standing (required);
• At least one (1) year (Attorney I) or five (5) years practicing attorney (Attorney II) (required);
• At least three (3) years of experience in elder law and advocacy (Attorney II) (required);
• Proficiency with NetDocuments or other web-based document management system (preferred);
• Proficiency with case management systems (Legal Server) (preferred);
• Previous experience in non-profit and/or government environment (preferred);
• Previous litigation experience (Attorney 2) (required);
• Demonstrated 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);
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (required);
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment (required).

Salary

Attorney I: $75,395.03 - $85,281.96 (DOE/DOQ)

Attorney II: $88,717.53- $98,673.74 (DOE/DOQ)

Benefits

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

• A generous number of paid holidays (up to 21 per year), vacation (up to 20, depending on number of years with agency), and sick days (up to 45) annually.
• Personal and floating holidays.
• Compensatory time for exempt employees.
• Variety of paid leaves.
• 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 profit-sharing plan.
• Healthcare and childcare flexible spending accounts.
• Commuter transit and/or parking benefits.

How to Apply

Please visit https://bettzedek.org/careers/ to submit a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample for “Staff Attorney – Elder Justice.” 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.