Attorney (Stay Housed LA Clinic) - Eviction Defense Center

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) is a nonprofit law firm that protects and advances the rights of the most underserved, ensuring everyone can have access to the justice system. LAFLA has more than 200 employees, including more than 100 attorneys, providing free services on a broad range of civil legal issues, and engages in impact litigation to help enact long-term systemic change. Position: Attorney (Stay Housed LA Clinic), Eviction Defense Center. Location: Ron Olson Justice Center, Los Angeles. Salary: $85,000 - $107,552.12 annually DOE, with excellent benefits. Availability: immediately. Application deadline: continuous until position is filled. The Eviction Defense Center is the largest workgroup at LAFLA, with approximately 50 advocates; it is a high-volume litigation team that fights to preserve, defend, and protect tenancies and advocates for a Right to Counsel for all tenants. Stay Housed Los Angeles brings eviction defense resources to tenants in Los Angeles communities and implements two Right to Counsel ordinances and universal access for the rest of the county, in collaboration with the legal services and community-based organizations that make up the Stay Housed LA Coalition. Examples of duties: manage regular and ad hoc housing clinics, in-person, remote, workshops, or similar outreach events; implement and maintain internal systems related to clinic procedures, volunteer supervision, case tracking, reporting, and compliance standards; interview and counsel clients and provide legal services to those affected by housing problems, including setting aside default judgments against tenants and screening or applying for rental assistance; assist pro bono attorneys, LAFLA staff, and volunteers at clinics and co-counsel as necessary; work closely with community-based organizational partners; develop, draft, and update know-your-rights presentations and substantive legal guides for pro per tenants; represent tenants in unlawful detainer cases as appropriate; provide mentorship and support to advocates, volunteers, and community members at clinic spaces; and conduct eviction defense trainings for law schools, law firms, and community partners. Qualifications: licensed attorney with the California State Bar with a minimum of one to two years of experience in legal services; knowledge of landlord-tenant law and the eviction case-handling process required; litigation experience required; demonstrated commitment to serving the needs of low-income persons; strong writing and public speaking skills. How to apply: submit a cover letter and resume by email to edcjobs@lafla.org with "Attorney (SHLA Clinic) - EDC" in the subject line. A one-year probationary period will be required. LAFLA staff work a hybrid schedule, with the ability to work remotely up to half the week after the probationary period; the successful candidate must be local to the assigned LAFLA location.