Community Safety Program Staff Attorney

Type : Regular, Full-Time, Exempt Position. This position is included in the collective bargaining unit represented by CWA Local 9410.

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Location : Hybrid Work Schedule, Based in San Francisco or Oakland, CA

Due Date : Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. ALC will consider applications on a rolling basis. The application due date is September 30, 2024.

Compensation : This is a regular, full-time, exempt position. The annual compensation depends on years of relevant experience;

the range, starting from two years of experience, is $90,177 up to a maximum of $121,190.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including generous vacation, paid holidays, medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage.

ALC pays 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for qualified dependents; Flexible spending account (FSA) and 401K retirement plan with employer contribution and match.

ALC offers an additional annual compensation premium for proficiency in a language other than English.

The Opportunity

Asian Law Caucus (ALC) seeks to hire a passionate, movement-oriented, and creative Staff Attorney to join its growing Community Safety Program.

The Community Safety Program aims to diminish societal reliance on carceral systems police, jails, prisons, ICE detention, surveillance, and supervision in ways that will strengthen the low-income and immigrant Asian, Arab, Middle Eastern, and Pacific Islander communities we serve.

In particular, we seek to disentangle police from immigration enforcement and to reimagine community safety by building preventative, restorative, and community-based alternatives to our punitive criminal legal system.

Our work includes community education, legal representation, and policy advocacy on behalf of low-income immigrants and communities of color.

Primary Responsibilities

• Engage in state, local, and federal policy and administrative advocacy on policing, surveillance, alternatives to the criminal legal system, and other community safety and crimmigration issues.
• Build, work in, and maintain strategic community partnerships with grassroots organizations and coalitions and provide legal and policy support to advance advocacy goals.
• Work with the Program Director, Managing Attorney, and other ALC staff to develop and litigate impact cases.
• Support ALC’s Legal Clinic for Victims and Survivors of Violence, which provides holistic legal counseling to help clients clarify and meet their long-term goals for healing, safety, and accountability.
• Work with District Attorney offices, police departments, and other system actors to develop and implement policies that support ALC goals.
• Develop and present written materials, training curricula, and educational resources for organizational partners.
• Conduct community education and Know Your Rights events, as needed.
• Collaborate with Communications staff to develop stories with ALC clients and their communities.
• Other duties, as assigned by the Program Director.

Desired Qualifications

• BA / BS and JD degrees and California bar membership are required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of lawyering experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing the civil rights of low-income, people of color, and / or immigrant communities.
• Previous experience with coalition building, litigation, policy advocacy, and community-centered lawyering.
• Excellent research, analytical, writing, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and facilitate consensus building among diverse groups of people.
• Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills.
• Bilingual skills in an Asian language or Spanish preferred.

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit the following by September 30, 2024 :

• Cover letter explaining your interest in the position
• Resume
• Writing sample (no more than ten (10) pages)
• Three professional references

ALC is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.

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