Staff Attorney - LGBT Program
Reporting to the LGBT Program Director, the LGBT Program Staff Attorney will support implementation of CRLA’s goal to increase access to justice for low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in rural California, particularly LGBT farm workers.
Responsibilities:
Direct Legal Services
• Assist the LGBT Program in the provision of legal assistance and support to the LGBT client population and community-based organizations in CRLA’s service areas.
• Provide direct legal services to LGBT clients on LGBT-related issues.
Community Education
• Provide legal updates and rights trainings to various communities about LGBT-related issues and law. Outreach efforts must connect with LGBT and non-LGBT audiences.
• Train the LGBT Program Staff on strategies for leadership development among local low-income LGBT residents in CRLA’s services areas.
• Coordinate media relations to increase awareness of LGBT rights in CRLA service areas as well as the challenges faced by low-income LGBT people generally.
• Represent CRLA’s LGBT program at conferences, meetings and forums.
Administrative
• Maintain statistics and metrics related to statewide efforts and program impact.
• Coordinate Proyecto Poderoso, a collaborative project between CRLA and the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco.
• Actively collaborate with CRLA Development team to increase program resources, contribute to fundraising strategy, meet with program officers and donors, and contribute to proposal development.
Organizational Capacity Building
• Facilitate and deliver training to CRLA staff regarding LGBT cultural competency and LGBT-related legal issues.
• Connect CRLA staff to professional development opportunities that will improve the CRLA’s provision of legal services and advocacy on behalf of LGBT clients.
• Build CRLA’s library of resources on LGBT-related legal services and advocacy.
SALARY: $42,000.00 to $67,500.00 based upon bar admission date.
• Admission to the California Bar
• Familiarity with LGBT related law
• Experience advocating for LGBT related issues
• Understanding and experience in meeting the needs of the LGBT communities, especially farmworker communities in California
• Experience serving low income clients, especially in the areas of labor, housing, education, civil rights and family security
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Media relations experience
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact constructively with diverse populations
• Experience in supervising staff on projects related to low-income populations
• Demonstrated experience in tracking and monitoring program outcomes
• Mediation, negotiation, communication and listening skills
• Ability to empathize with the client community
• Computer and data analysis skills
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) strongly preferred
E-mail a cover letter and resume to the CRLA Human Resources Department at hr@crla.org. E-mail attachments in Word only, or copy and paste cover letter and resume into body of e-mail. Include “Staff Attorney – LGBT Program – Modesto” in subject line of e-mail.