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-incomer residents of 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 to tenants in cases involving unlawful detainer, discrimination, harassment, housing voucher disputes, affordable housing advocacy and other issues related to housing in Orange County. The Unit also participates in community education, local and statewide advocacy, and community-based intake clinics.
What you'll do:
Conduct initial client intakes, including legal issue-spotting, conflict check, and eligibility determination in eviction defense, discrimination, habitability, subsidized housing cases (including, but not limited to, Section 8), and other issues arising in landlord/tenant relationships
Perform general case management, including, without limitation, correspondence, preparation of documents and legal forms, inspection of housing units, legal research and hearing preparation, in individual and impact cases
Provide administrative and organizational support in community education efforts
Under attorney supervision, convey legal information and approved legal advice
Assist with interpretation and translation for staff and volunteer attorneys as needed
Provide general administrative support to the office, filling in where needed
Other duties as assigned
High school diploma or the equivalent required
Bachelors Degree or Paralegal Certificate preferred
Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese required
1-3 years’ work experience as a paralegal or legal assistant preferred
Experience in landlord/tenant law preferred
Demonstrated commitment to working with low-income communities preferred
Strong oral and written communication skills required
Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently and as part of a team required
Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel and Outlook required, willingness to learn other software programs
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 preventing vaccination
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