JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Position: Legal Fellow or Staff Attorney - Tenants’ Rights, Alameda County
Location: Oakland, CA
Reports to: Tenants’ Rights Managing Attorney
Bargaining Unit: Yes
FLSA: Exempt
Type: Full Time
Position Summary & Responsibilities
Our Tenants’ Rights Practice works to stop displacement and stabilize our communities through eviction defense, drop-in legal clinics, affirmative litigation, administrative hearings before rent boards, know-your-rights presentations and community outreach, and policy initiatives. We are seeking a 2024 law school graduate* or an attorney licensed to practice law in California to join our team in providing high quality legal services to low-income tenants in Alameda County.
Primary responsibilities will include:
Qualifications
The applicant must profoundly share Centro Legal’s mission and vision of racial, economic and social justice. Additional qualifications include:
Compensation
This is an exempt full time position that is competitive and commensurate with experience ranging from $71,321 - $84,731.
Benefits and Perks
We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to include: medical, dental, vision, long-term disability and life insurance.
Working Conditions
To Apply
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Submit via email only: 1) cover letter, 2) resume, and 3) a list of three professional references. Please include “Legal Fellow - Tenants’ Rights” or “Staff Attorney -
Tenants’ Rights” in the subject line. Please email application materials directly to jobs@centrolegal.org.
POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED
About Centro Legal de la Raza
Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Centro Legal de la Raza (Centro Legal) is a comprehensive legal services and advocacy organization protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant, low-income, and Latino communities through bilingual representation, education, and advocacy. We combine quality legal services with know-your-rights education, affirmative litigation, and youth development, ensuring access to justice for thousands of individuals and families each year throughout Northern and Central California. For more information, visit our website:
Diversity Statement
Centro Legal’s mission includes advancing social, economic and racial justice. We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion within and ensuring a workplace where all staff can flourish and grow professionally and well beyond. Our staff are the most important part of our ability to achieve our mission. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation, sustainability and our organization’s success. Centro Legal is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, pregnancy), gender, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, medical condition including genetic characteristics, mental or physical disability, military or veteran status, marital status, family responsibilities, caregiver status, sexual orientation, gender identity (including transgender status), gender expression, weight, height, linguistic characteristics (such as accent and limited English proficiency where not substantially job-related), citizenship status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, HIV/AIDs status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Centro also prohibits discrimination based on a perception that an individual has any of the characteristics of the protected classes listed above, and further prohibits discrimination against an individual who is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Position: Legal Fellow or Staff Attorney - Tenants’ Rights, Alameda County
Location: Oakland, CA
Reports to: Tenants’ Rights Managing Attorney
Bargaining Unit: Yes
FLSA: Exempt
Type: Full Time
Position Summary & Responsibilities
Our Tenants’ Rights Practice works to stop displacement and stabilize our communities through eviction defense, drop-in legal clinics, affirmative litigation, administrative hearings before rent boards, know-your-rights presentations and community outreach, and policy initiatives. We are seeking a 2024 law school graduate* or an attorney licensed to practice law in California to join our team in providing high quality legal services to low-income tenants in Alameda County.
Benefits and Perks
We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to include: medical, dental, vision,
long-term disability and life insurance.
dependents, spouses, and partners. Our alternative health plans with United Health Care at an
additional premium cost.
insurance, and Employee Assistance Plan.
year, (1) paid wellness days per month, 12 sick days per year.
January 1st
Monday - Thursday, 9am-5pm.
Benefits and Perks
We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to include: medical, dental, vision,
long-term disability and life insurance.
dependents, spouses, and partners. Our alternative health plans with United Health Care at an
additional premium cost.
insurance, and Employee Assistance Plan.
year, (1) paid wellness days per month, 12 sick days per year.
January 1st
Monday - Thursday, 9am-5pm.
Fluency in Spanish (written and verbal) required;
Fluency in Spanish (written and verbal) required;
To Apply
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Submit via email only: 1) cover letter, 2) resume, and 3) a list of three professional references. Please include “Legal Fellow - Tenants’ Rights” or “Staff Attorney - Tenants’ Rights” in the subject line. Please email application materials directly to jobs@centrolegal.org.