Litigation and Economic Justice Triage Attorney
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Legal
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Comfortable translating and interpreting from English to Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin and vice versa legal information without assistance (this comes with a slight compensation increase).
- At least one (1) year of experience practicing in one or more of the areas of law covered by the LEJ team.
- Experience with filing and interacting within the San Francisco Superior Court.
- Experience working with low-income and vulnerable populations.
- Experience working in a high-volume direct services legal aid or similar environment.
- Having lived a significant period of your life in San Francisco proper, specifically, a connection to the Bayview/Hunters Point, Excelsior, Sunset, Western Addition, Tenderloin, or Mission neighborhoo
Full description
Full time, ExemptHybrid (3 days/week in office minimum)
About Us
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” - Nelson Mandela
We believe that even the biggest problems can be broken down into small, achievable steps. Poverty and access to justice are part of the same problem. And we’re solving this problem together. At Open Door Legal (ODL), we’re pioneering the country’s first system of universal access to civil legal representation to dramatically reduce poverty and prove that the law really can belong to all of us. We’ve grown 150x in 10 years, and in the next 2 years, we hope to finish scaling across San Francisco. To achieve this goal, we’ve created an award-winning and best-in-class legal aid organization full of passionate, motivated, gritty, thoughtful, and team-oriented people. We believe that injustice is the heart of poverty, and we're looking for someone to join us in ensuring justice for all.
Overview of Position
ODL operates on a model of rapid intake, triage, and scalable service delivery to meet the volume of legal need in the community. We’re hiring a Litigation and Economic Justice (LEJ) Triage Attorney who will support our LEJ team in a wide range of subject areas including torts, consumer, bankruptcy, homeownership, contracts, civil harassment restraining orders, personal injury, special education, employment, public benefits, Probate Petitions, Trust Admin, Estate Planning, Conservatorships, Guardianships, contested probate matters, and Elder Abuse (EAROs), Property Taxes (specifically property tax reassessment exemptions upon transfer of ownership), and real property. The Triage Attorney serves as the critical first point of legal contact for guests seeking assistance at Open Door Legal. This role is responsible for quickly and accurately assessing the viability of incoming legal issues, identifying the documentation needed to evaluate the evidentiary basis of a matter, delivering emergency legal advice, and performing limited scope (brief service) work. The Triage Attorney does not carry a caseload of full scope representation matters; instead, the role is designed to maximize the number of guests ODL can serve by efficiently identifying needs, providing immediate guidance, and routing matters appropriately to ODL staff and external partners for further services.
Overall, this position is intended to be a challenging and rewarding experience for someone looking to grow in their substantive and strategic leadership and help us dramatically reduce poverty. You should approach problems with curiosity and enthusiasm. Cultural humility is not just conceptual to you, you embody it and commit to growth. Success in this role requires grit, dynamism, teamwork, care, and passion (also our team’s five values). You will report directly to our Managing Litigation and Economic Justice Attorney and work closely with our Associate Director of Community Engagement.