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Description
For over 50 years, Bet Tzedek Legal Services has provided high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles' most vulnerable residents. Key among Bet Tzedek's initiatives is its elder justice work to provide legal advocacy on matters that improve the economic and housing stability of low-income community members. Bet Tzedek seeks an Elder Law Staff Attorney to join the agency's Seniors, Dependent and Caregiver Direct Services team.
Bet Tzedek's Senior, Dependent and Caregiver Services team has, for years, served as the only team of attorneys in Los Angeles County dedicated to the protection of dependent adults and seniors through the use of legal processes such as Advance Planning, Elder Abuse prevention and intervention tool, Medi-Cal/IHSS Benefits, and Probate Conservatorship. This ground-breaking team has pioneered efforts such as establishing and modeling a legal services estate planning practice, developing and launching an Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Order Clinic, collaborating with special education schools, providing wrap-around services to parents of older adult children living with developmental disabilities, assisting caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's, dementia, and traumatic brain injury, and the development of the award-winning and nationally recognized Self-Help Conservatorship Clinic. Bet Tzedek seeks an elder law attorney to support the team's direct services, elder law advocacy and outreach.
This position is eligible for Bet Tzedek Legal Services' hybrid/remote workplace designation. While the primary workplace is Bet Tzedek's offices, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor, the employee may be permitted to work remotely or may be required to work in other locations depending on workload/business obligations. Candidates must be located in the Southern California region and able to commute if needed.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Provide victim/client-centered, trauma-informed direct legal services, including screening and legal assessment, advice and counsel, brief service, and direct representation to older/dependent adult victims of elder abuse, probate conservatorship, defense of conservatorship, public benefits, and estate planning;
• Engage in outreach to community members and provide technical assistance to community partners;
• Engage in policy advocacy;
• Train and engage with volunteers and pro-bono attorneys for effective placement of matters;
• Participate in weekly case review meetings and support team grant deliverables;
• Effective case management, data entry, and compliance with agency policies;
• Other duties may be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Active member of the California State Bar in good standing (required);
• At least one (1) year (Attorney I) or five (5) years practicing attorney (Attorney II) (required);
• At least three (3) years of experience in elder law and advocacy (Attorney II) (required);
• Proficiency with NetDocuments or other web-based document management system (preferred);
• Proficiency with case management systems (Legal Server) (preferred);
• Previous experience in non-profit and/or government environment (preferred);
• Previous litigation experience (Attorney 2) (required);
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to Bet Tzedek's mission of equal justice for all and Bet Tzedek's core values of leadership, community-based advocacy, and innovation (required);
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (required); and
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment (required).
Salary
Attorney I: $75,395.03 - $85,281.96 (DOE/DOQ)
Attorney II: $88,717.53- $98,673.74 (DOE/DOQ)
Benefits
BENEFITS PACKAGE:
Bet Tzedek offers an excellent benefits package in addition to competitive salaries. These benefits currently include:
• A generous number of paid holidays (up to 21 per year), vacation (up to 20, depending on number of years with
agency), and sick days (up to 45) annually.
• Personal and floating holidays.
• Compensatory time for exempt employees.
• Various paid leaves.
• Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic and acupuncture coverage for employees and dependents, with office visit co-pay reimbursement for HMO enrollees.
• Life/accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Plan.
• Voluntary (employee-contributed) life/AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital confinement, and pet insurance.
• Employee-contributed 403(b) plan.
• Employer-contributed profit-sharing plan.
• Healthcare and childcare flexible spending accounts.
• Commuter transit and/or parking benefits.
HOW TO APPLY:
• Please visit https://bettzedek.org/careers/ to submit a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample for "Staff Attorney - Elder Justice," Please no phone calls.
Note: All positions are subject to funding; ongoing funding or employment cannot be assured. Bet Tzedek is a unionized environment. Our salary range for unionized positions reflects our agreed upon step placement system, and the final offer extended to candidates is based on an internal equity review and candidates' relevant experience, skills, background, and bar date, if applicable. To best serve our communities, Bet Tzedek seeks diverse staff with cultural competency reflecting our client populations. We strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities and historically oppressed groups to apply.
Links: CBA 2023-2025, 2026 Collective Bargaining TAs