Attorney – Medical Legal Partnership

at  Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active membership in the California State Bar, with two to three years of experience;
• Substantive knowledge of housing, family law, immigration law, re-entry work, and/or government benefits preferred;
• Ability to work effectively with hospital personnel, staff, volunteers, students, attorneys, and community members;
• Demonstrated ability to function professionally and effectively within a highly stressful environment;
• Excellent written and verbal communication;
• Experience with diverse client population;
• Experience handling a variety of legal matters impacting poor and low-income populations;
• Willingness to work beyond a minimum 7.0-hour workday, including evening and weekend meetings and events, and workweeks more than 35 hours when caseload or other obligations so necessitate; and
• Ability to bring a race equity lens to the work.

• Work effectively with medical personnel and in a medical environment to address the social determinants of health;
• Provide individual client assistance, policy advocacy, and work closely with community organizations;
• Handle caseload, counsel and advise clients on their legal rights, conduct legal research and writing and represent clients in court;
• Coordinate and conduct community education and outreach at community forums, continuing legal education seminars, and medical clinics;
• Assume general administrative responsibilities including grant compliance, timekeeping, and case management;
• Advocacy may include civil litigation, administrative hearings, policy in substantive legal areas, and/or other issues affecting poverty communities; and
• Other duties as assigned.