TDP - Staff Attorney

Responsibilities

• Meet with ICLC clients and provide client-centered legal advice related to their possible eviction.
• Carry an unlawful detainer caseload, which may include litigation, trial work, and appellate work.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assist with projects and drafting policies and procedures related to legal issues.
• 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.
• Must have a minimum of one year of litigation experience.

Qualifications

• Those who do not meet the one-year-of-litigation requirement may be eligible to apply as a Housing Justice Post-Graduate Fellow.

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

• ICLC has a hybrid work environment.
• This position will serve a nine-month probationary period.