• Learn about and advocate for the diverse legal needs of undeserved and vulnerable communities in San Mateo and the broader Bay Area to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, and address social justice;
• Represent low-income survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in an array of family court proceedings, including dissolution, child custody and support, parentage actions, and restraining orders;
• Represent immigrant survivors of interpersonal violence in seeking and obtaining immigration relief through U Visa, VAWA, and Adjustment of Status petitions;
• Work with colleagues to identify issues and ways to improve access and legal protections for survivors of interpersonal violence;
• Provide workshops and technical assistance to community partners and client communities on family law and a broad range of civil legal issues;
• Work collaboratively with attorneys practicing in BayLegal’s other substantive areas.   
• Engage with, build and foster broad public-private partnerships, including with governmental agencies, courts, community-based organizations, and pro bono partners to ensure integrated services, client outreach and address barriers facing BayLegal's client community.
• Engage in other tasks and projects that further the interest of fostering BayLegal's mission and operations as a non-profit.

• Member of CA Bar in good standing. Candidates who have recently passed the California Bar are welcome to apply. 
• Commitment to complying with all California Rules of Professional Conduct, BayLegal funding requirements, and firm standards, policies, and practices;
• Experience or demonstrated commitment to public interest law and social justice advocacy;
• Experience and/or interest in working with survivors of trauma;
  • 1 or more years of relevant family law experience preferred;
• Language fluency and proficiency in Spanish preferred;
• Humility in working with colleagues, clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives;
• Current proficiency, and ability to improve proficiency, in technological equipment, hardware and software necessary to perform duties of the position;
• Excellent writing, editing, and proof-reading skills, with the ability to be detail oriented;
• Experience and commitment to working collaboratively with a dynamic team;
• Curious and self-directed with the ability to anticipate what needs to be done;
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects while maintaining a firm grasp of individual project details;
• Sense of humor and proactive problem-solver.

Work Environment and Physical Activity:  
Work Environment: This position is primarily sedentary. When in office, the applicant can expect to be working at a desk in a temperature-controlled office, in a modular space or individual office. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  

Physical Activity: BayLegal provides this list for transparency of the physical activity that may be required for this position. BayLegal is committed to being a workplace that supports applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants and employees may request reasonable accommodation and BayLegal will engage in an interactive process.

While performing duties of the job, employees may occasionally be required to sit for prolonged periods; be ambulatory; travel; use hands to type; feel objects, operate tools, and/or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employees may regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.