What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Attorney Housing Rights Project position at Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach?
About Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
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API Legal Outreach is the largest social justice legal organization focused on the Asian / Pacific Islander, Latinx, and immigrant communities of the Greater Bay Area and the Central Valley. A growing community-based organization founded in 1975, our mission is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate direct services to the most marginalized segments of our community including low-income women, seniors, immigrants, and youth. With offices in Oakland and San Francisco, our work is focused in the areas of Gender-based Violence, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Disability Rights, Senior Law and Elder Abuse, Anti-Human Trafficking, Youth Violence Prevention, Anti API Hate Violence, the preservation of affordable housing and small businesses, and other social justice issues.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Supervising Attorney, the Staff Attorney holds a key position in providing legal representation to low-income tenants and homeowners in the areas of eviction defense, affordable housing preservation, mortgage fraud, and other related areas. This role is based primarily in our San Francisco office, with additional responsibilities linked to our East Bay office. The role requires a strong commitment to social justice, with frequent interactions with a wide range of stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to serving underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities and BIPOC communities in the Greater Bay Area.
Key Responsibilities :
- Provide legal representation to low-income tenants and homeowners in the areas of eviction defense, affordable housing preservation, mortgage fraud, and other related areas.
- Conduct community education and outreach.
- Staff clinics at sites accessible to consumers.
- Provide technical assistance and training to community and public agencies.
- Represent the organization at community, legal, funding, and other meetings and functions.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
To Apply :
Please Email a cover letter and resume with three professional references. In the subject line, please write Staff Attorney - Housing Rights Project . In your cover letter, please address the following questions : What about our mission inspires you?
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach is an equal opportunity employer, committed to affirmative action. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, immigrants, and individuals with arrest or conviction records.
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