The Public Law Center (PLC)’s Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit seeks an energetic, passionate advocate to join our team in fighting for justice for low- income tenants and self-represented litigants in Orange County through innovative, collaborative, community-centered lawyering to address inequities and pursue access to affordable housing.
PLC’s Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit provides high quality direct representation, in addition to coordinating and supervising pro bono representation, of tenants in cases involving unlawful detainer, discrimination, harassment, housing voucher disputes, affordable housing advocacy and other issues related to housing.
The Unit also participates in community education, community-based clinics, and local and statewide advocacy.
What you'll do
Handle a diverse caseload on behalf of low-income tenants, including eviction defense, discrimination, habitability, subsidized housing cases (including, but not limited to, Section 8), and other issues arising in landlord/tenant relationships
Coordinate referrals to other PLC units to provide comprehensive legal services
Investigate clients’ cases, including inspection of housing units and obtaining and reviewing documents and records from government agencies
Represent PLC at networking and community outreach events (when possible)
Full time position with occasional evening and weekend work required
Other duties as assigned
Active membership in the California State Bar/Bar Membership pending or eligibility to practice under State Bar Multijurisdictional Practice Program
Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese strongly preferred
0-5 years’ experience; eviction defense and/or housing law experience preferred
Demonstrated commitment to working with low-income communities
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences
Ability to manage multiple tasks, and work independently and as part of a team
Must have own transportation, valid CA Driver’s license, insurance and good driving record
Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless the applicant has a valid medical reason for not being fully vaccinated or a sincerely held religious belief
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