Legal Aid Jobs in San Jose

Legal Program Associate (Temporary)
The candidate will be responsible for managing Immigrant Information Hotline, providing naturalization application assistance to eligible immigrants, and providing community education presentations on issues related to immigration law and benefits. Check phone me

Contract Attorney
The candidate will be responsible for cases representing parents and/or children at all stages of the juvenile dependency process. Regular court appearances and frequent client contact. Representation includes client interviews, providing ongoing assessments of the merits of cases

Summer 2019 Legal Internship, Immigrantsâ?? Rights Project
The candidate working closely with IRP staff, will work in all aspects of litigation including legal research, factual investigation, and drafting of memoranda, affidavits, and briefs. Interns may also support IRP staff in providing suppor

Supervising Attorney - Children and Youth
The candidate will work closely with the Directing Attorney and other members of the LACY management team to oversee the work of staff and provide training, supervision and support. Will also collaborate with the Directing Attorney on project management, he

Directing Attorney Program
DUTIES: Lead and be responsible for the Foundationâ??s Housing Program, from both a strategic and execution perspective; Supervise and work in close collaboration with three Supervising Attorneys; Serve on and be a thought-partner in the Law Foundationâ??s management te

Staff Attorney
DUTIES: Represent clients in public benefits and other related cases. Will conduct community outreach sessions and legal trainings. Will also work on system reform projects. Provide legal advocacy and representation to individuals living with mental health or developmental disabiliti

Staff Attorney
DUTIES: Litigate both affirmative and defensive cases before USCIS, EOIR, the BIA, and the 9 th Circuit Court of Appeals. Interviewing potential clients and determining whether they qualify for relief, assisting them with any applications for relief, researching legal issues related

Spring Internship
The Intern will work to support the activities of the pro bono attorneys. Intern Duties Include:Legal Research: Interviewing Witnesses: Drafting Documents: Observing Court Proceedings:Settlement Negotiations:Trial Practice. Areas of Practice Exposure; Domestic Violence. 1L Student

Fall Internship
The Intern will work to support the activities of the pro bono attorneys. Intern Duties Include:Legal Research: Interviewing Witnesses: Drafting Documents: Observing Court Proceedings:Settlement Negotiations:Trial Practice. Areas of Practice Exposure; Domestic Violence. 1L Student a

Summer Internship
The Intern will work to support the activities of the pro bono attorneys. Intern Duties Include:Legal Research: Interviewing Witnesses: Drafting Documents: Observing Court Proceedings:Settlement Negotiations:Trial Practice. Areas of Practice Exposure; Domestic Violence. 1L Student

Fall Internship
Duties : Will do legal Research, Interviewing Witnesses, Pre-Trial Discover, Drafting Documents, Settlement Negotiations and will work in areas of Practice Exposure such as Employment, Domestic Violence, Disability Rights, Housing, Civil Rights and Elder. The candidate should be of

Summer Internship
Duties : Will do legal Research, Interviewing Witnesses, Pre-Trial Discover, Drafting Documents, Settlement Negotiations and will work in areas of Practice Exposure such as Employment, Domestic Violence, Disability Rights, Housing, Civil Rights and Elder. The candidate should be o

Regional Counsel â?? Housing Law
Responsibilities: Report to the Director of Program & Advocacy and will guide the long-term development of the housing unitâ??s direct services, impact litigation and policy advocacy work. Will be closely integrated into each regional office and will support the s

Staff Attorney - Housing
DUTIES: Provide direct representation to clients in unlawful detainer (eviction) proceedings and managing an individual caseload; Engage in policy advocacy including research and writing, writing reports related to policy advocacy, writing advocacy letters to legislative bo

Attorney
Duties: Provide general legal advice and guidance; Manage certain aspects of the Companyâ??s risk management program; Develop, draft, and negotiate contracts including nondisclosure, consulting, service, and certain real property agreements; Manage contract administration; Support Company

Law Clerk
The candidate may have the opportunity to participate in various aspects of ALA services, including initial client contact, fact investigation, legal research and writing, drafting of pleadings and discovery materials and trial and hearing preparation. Law clerks may also assist the effor

Immigration Paralegal
Duties: Conducting initial client intakes and follow-up meetings. Providing Spanish/English interpretation and document translation for client meetings, case preparation, immigration interviews and court hearings. Preparing and filing immigration forms as well as analyzing and

Bilingual Staff Attorney â?? Domestic Violence Prevention
Duties: Legal representation of low-income survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking in an array of court proceedings, including dissolution of marriage, custody and support, UPAs and restraining orders. Will also

Immigrantsâ?? Rights Project Legal Internship, Fall 2019
The intern will work on a variety of litigation projects. Conducting legal and policy research. Drafting memoranda, affidavits and briefs. Researching prospects for new litigation, including both factual and legal claims. Supporting research

Immigrantsâ?? Rights Project Legal Internship, Spring 2020
The intern will work on a variety of litigation projects. Conducting legal and policy research. Drafting memoranda, affidavits and briefs. Researching prospects for new litigation, including both factual and legal claims. Supporting resear