Staff Attorney - Violence Against Women Project

About Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

API Legal Outreach is the largest social justice legal organization focused on the Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, and immigrant communities of the Greater Bay Area and the Central Valley. A growing community-based organization founded in 1975, our mission is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate direct services to the most marginalized segments of our community including low-income women, seniors, immigrants, and youth. With offices in Oakland and San Francisco, our work is focused in the areas of Gender-based Violence, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Disability Rights, Senior Law and Elder Abuse, Anti-Human Trafficking, Youth Violence Prevention, Anti API Hate Violence, the preservation of affordable housing and small businesses, and other social justice issues.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Supervising Attorney, the Staff Attorney will assist in providing legal counseling and representation to low-income clients. This role is based primarily in our San Francisco office, with additional responsibilities linked to our East Bay office. The role requires a strong commitment to social justice, with frequent interactions with a wide range of stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to serving underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities and BIPOC communities in the Greater Bay Area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Representation of clients in restraining order hearings, child custody and support matters, contested dissolutions, immigration, public benefits, and other civil and administrative law actions.
• The position is based in our San Francisco office. However, the position may require travel and
• appearances in San Mateo, Alameda, and Contra Costa county courts.
• Provide technical assistance and training to community agencies.
• Provide assistance with other fee-based services, as necessary.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of databases for purposes of service reporting and donor solicitation.
• Assist with fundraising work including grant applications, donation solicitation, and events.
• Assist with recruitment, training, and supervision of volunteers.
• All other office related duties as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills, experience in journalism or writing other forms of descriptive essays, demonstrated commitment to social justice through work for disadvantaged communities of color, strong research and fact gathering skills
• Highly motivated, detail oriented self-starter able to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency with PC and database systems (Word, Excel, Abacus, and/or Salesforce)
• Ability to work independently; self-starter; detail oriented; to work well in a team-oriented, multicultural work environment.
• Reside within 75 miles of API Legal Outreach office.

Preferred Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree
• Bilingual/bicultural skills (Spanish, Cantonese, or other API language)
• California driver’s license and own vehicle.

To Apply:

Please Email a cover letter and resume with three professional references. In the subject line, please write Staff Attorney - Violence Against Women Project. In your cover letter, please address the following questions: What about our mission inspires you?

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach is an equal opportunity employer, committed to affirmative action. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, immigrants, and individuals with arrest or conviction records.