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BayLegal’s Economic Justice - SSI/SSDI Alameda Practice: BayLegal’s SSI/SSDI advocacy is focused on reducing homelessness and increasing individual self-sufficiency and stability. BayLegal’s largest SSI/SSDI practice is in Alameda County. BayLegal receives grant funding from Alameda County’s Department of Behavioral Health Care Services and Social Services Agency to represent individuals with physical and mental disabilities to obtain public safety net benefits, with a focus on Social Security disability benefits (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI). SSI/SSDI legal advocacy has a proven track record of increasing access to eligible benefits and as a result reducing homelessness, emergency services utilization, and incarceration, and increasing financial independence, healthcare access, and housing stability. The Alameda SSI/SSDI team includes a Managing Attorney; Supervising Attorneys who assist the Managing Attorney in providing day-to-day supervision of legal case work and projects; Staff Attorneys; Advocates; and a Housing Navigator who focuses on working with individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Position: BayLegal seeks an attorney who has a strong commitment to public interest and social justice advocacy, experience in federal public benefits legal advocacy, demonstrated experience as a supervisor and a vision for, and track record of, representing individuals experiencing homelessness and living with mental and physical disabilities. In this position, the Managing Attorney is primarily responsible for supervising BayLegal’s Economic Justice - SSI/SSDI practice team based in Alameda County. The Managing Attorney also supports (and occasionally directly supervises) attorneys and advocates throughout the firm who are handling SSI/SSDI matters. This position is based in BayLegal’s Oakland office and may require travel throughout Alameda County, as well as throughout BayLegal’s broader service area, as necessary to best serve our clients and supervise and support staff.This position is a member of BayLegal's senior management team, working in collaboration with BayLegal's Directors, Managing Attorneys and Regional Counsel.Duties and Responsibilities:
Full Time
Business Services
$203k-266k (estimate)
05/08/2024
08/04/2024
baylegal.org
REDWOOD CITY, CA
50 - 100
2000
TULIN ACIKALIN
$10M - $50M
Business Services
Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) ensures fairness in the civil justice system for the most vulnerable members of our community. From Silicon Valley to Napa Valley, we help clients protect their livelihoods, their health, and their families. Our clients include the working poor, families with children, foster youth, seniors, immigrants, veterans, and persons with disabilities. Through our regional county offices, our mobile advocacy clinics, and our nationally-recognized Legal Advice Line, BayLegal prevents domestic violence and sexual assault, increases economic stability, protects consumers, exp...ands access to healthcare, and prevents homelessness. For our clients, BayLegal makes the difference between staying in poverty and thriving toward a brighter future. We provide low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, including legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and legal representation. We are the largest civil legal aid provider serving seven Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara. BayLegal thrives on our diversity and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culturally diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, persons of color, LGBTQ individuals, veterans, persons with disabilities, and persons from other underrepresented groups to apply. Join us: https://baylegal.org/get-involved/employment-opportunities/
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