Staff Attorney/Clinical Supervisor

East Bay Community Law Center•Berkeley, CA

1d•$85,000 - $108,000•Hybrid

About The Position

East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is a non-profit legal services organization, the community-based clinical program for U.C. Berkeley Law School, and one of the Bay Area’s largest and most effective systems disrupters. With a dual service and teaching mission, EBCLC is a racial justice organization committed to building a culturally diverse workplace, centered on equity. With about 50 staff, 90 law students a year, and a $7 million annual budget, EBCLC is the largest provider of free legal services in Alameda County, providing multimodal, collaborative, and holistic legal services to over 4,000 clients annually and engaging in legislative and policy advocacy at the state and local level. The Housing & Homelessness Advocacy Practice Staff Attorney/Clinical Supervisor represents low-income tenants in eviction lawsuits, advocates for tenants and unhoused community members encountering a broad range of housing-related legal problems and contributes to the creation of more just and humane housing policies for Alameda County tenants, while simultaneously supervising and training law students. This position requires a strong, client-centered advocate with excellent writing and organizational skills who works well in a fast-paced, high-volume litigation setting, has experience providing direct legal services to low-income people, and is committed to mentoring the next generation of legal advocates. The Staff Attorney will also be a Clinical Supervisor affiliated with Berkeley Law’s clinical program. This means that, in addition to working directly with clients, they will co-teach a Berkeley Law clinical seminar each semester, supervise law students and receive a partial appointment as a UC Berkeley Lecturer.

Requirements

Member of the California State Bar in good standing
Ability to manage a demanding case load. Candidate must have excellent time management skills, ability to manage diverse activities and meet critical deadlines with minimal supervision.
Experience with, or strong interest in, law student supervision and training.
Demonstrated commitment to racial justice.
Humility in working with colleagues and clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives.
Excellent writing, editing, and proof-reading skills, with ability to be detail oriented.
Strong oral advocacy skills; thoughtful and attentive to client communication.
Curious and self-directed with an ability to anticipate what needs to be done.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse range of groups, including people of color, immigrants, non-English speakers, people with mental disabilities, law students, service providers, government employees, community partners, elected officials, and law school faculty.
Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and demonstrated ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
Ability to learn-on-the-job and work successfully in a high-volume, dynamic environment.
Ability to travel to visit clients, attend court and engage with the community in-person in Alameda County, as needed to perform responsibilities of this position. Comfortable working in a variety of environments, including Single Room Occupancy Hotels, shelters, homes with excessive belongings, and environments with pets.
Demonstrated ability to receive and incorporate constructive feedback

Nice To Haves

Unlawful detainer, landlord-tenant, or other relevant litigation experience preferred.
Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin language fluency is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Represent low-income tenants in unlawful detainer cases, subsidized housing hearings, rent board hearings, and other civil proceedings. Ensure that all advocacy is done in a zealous and client-centered manner.
Advocate for our unhoused community through litigation, client counseling, and policy initiatives. This may require meeting with clients at encampments or other offsite locations.
Supervise students in our weekly Tenants’ Rights Workshops, providing tenants with legal consultation on a broad range of housing issues.
Assist unrepresented tenants in settlement negotiations at our monthly Courthouse Clinic located at the Hayward Hall of Justice.
Conduct outreach and provide legal consultations to tenants in the community.
Teach, train, and closely supervise law students.
Work collaboratively with other staff at EBCLC to provide holistic, wrap-around services.
Maintain accurate and detailed records concerning client services in accordance with EBCLC policies and funding requirements.
Complete all administrative tasks required for client work, since staff attorneys do not have administrative assistants or paralegals.
Participate in ongoing professional development to improve client services and student supervision.
Additional tasks as assigned by Supervisor.

Benefits

Benefits include fully paid health insurance (medical, dental, and vision) for employees and their dependents, life and disability insurance.
EBCLC has a generous paid leave policy including 27 paid holidays, sick time, and 20 vacation days accrued per year as a new staff that increase with seniority.
EBCLC also offers flexible spending accounts for qualified health, dependent care, and commute expenditures; and retirement options.

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