Legal Aid Jobs in San Jose

Law Clerk, School Year
The law clerks will work in the Economic Justice Project unit. Law clerks assist clients in obtaining desperately needed health coverage, welfare and disability benefits. Along with direct individual representation, law clerks work on existing impact litigation. Law clerks be

Law Clerk, School Year
The law clerk will work in the Immigration Advocacy on Behalf of Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault unit. Will have the opportunity to build cases from the ground-up, including conducting client interviews; initial case assessments; obtaining discovery and othe

Law Clerk, School Year
The law clerks will work in the Youth Justice Project. Law clerks assist staff to provide a wide range of legal representation and assistance, ensuring access to essential public benefits, special education services, housing, and health care services. Will have the opportunit

Law Clerk, School Year
The law clerks will work in the Housing Preservation Advocacy unit. Law clerks work on homelessness prevention, preservation of affordable housing, and fighting illegal evictions. Interview clients, prepare legal pleadings, and see a full civil litigation case during a short

Law Clerk, School Year
The law clerks will work in the Family Law Advocacy for Domestic Violence Survivors unit. Law clerks are involved in providing assistance in a full range of family law matters: divorce; child custody and visitation; child and spousal support; and restraining orders. Will have

Law Clerk, School Year
The law clerks will work in the Eviction after Foreclosure Advocacy unit. Law clerks will work to prevent homelessness and preserve the rights of tenants living in foreclosed homes. Will have the opportunity to build cases from the ground-up, including conducting client inter

Law Clerk, School Year
The law clerks will work in the Disability Income Social Security Advocacy unit. Will have the opportunity to build cases from the ground-up, including conducting client interviews; initial case assessments; obtaining discovery and other evidence; preparing clients for trials

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

Supervising Attorney
The candidate will join the Youth Justice Unit. Will service the legal work of the unit staff, ensuring high-quality legal services for youth in a wide-range of legal areas including public benefits, housing, consumer, education and domestic violence and sexual assault preventi

Legal Internship, Immigrants' Rights Project - Spring 2019
The interns, working closely with staff, will work in all aspects of litigation including legal research, factual investigation, drafting of memoranda, affidavits, and briefs. Interns may also support IRP staff in providing support and advi

Managing Attorney
The candidate will be responsible for the supervision of the legal work and personnel issues of all attorneys and advocates in the unit, along with overall effectiveness and quality of the client services and for directing the strategic policy advocacy and litigation. Will be resp

Housing Attorney (temporary)
The candidate will assist in removing civil legal barriers impeding clientsâ?? ability to obtain stable housing, employment, and other supports necessary for successful reentry to their families and communities. This is a temporary position, with anticipated end date o

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SIREN invites applications from candidates seeking a full-time position
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Temporary Reentry Attorney
The candidate will assist in removing civil legal barriers impeding clientsâ?? ability to obtain stable housing, employment, and other supports necessary for successful reentry to their families and communities. This is a temporary position, with anticipated end date of

Temporary Reentry Attorney
The candidate will assist in removing civil legal barriers impeding clientsâ?? ability to obtain stable housing, employment, and other supports necessary for successful reentry to their families and communities. This is a temporary position, with anticipated end date of

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 - Housing
Duties: Supervision of direct services staff and casework focusing on unlawful detainer defense; Hiring, training, mentoring, and professional development of staff; Collaborate with other Foundation team members to assist with program design, development, oversight, a