Staff Attorney

The UCLA School of Law Veterans Legal Clinic provides legal assistance to former service members and their families.
The Clinic is located at the U.
S.
Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles campus, which is being redeveloped to provide additional housing opportunities to unhoused former service members.
Many of the Clinic's clients are people that are unhoused and stay on the VA campus and those who are aging, disabled, or system-involved or returning from incarceration.
The Clinic represents clients in an array of issues, including disability benefits (both VA benefits and Social Security), record clearing, and housing.
In addition to providing direct legal representation to individuals, the Clinic seeks to provide an interdisciplinary approach to client engagement by collaborating with other advocates, such as social workers and community organizers.
The UCLA School of Law Veterans Legal Clinic is seeking a Staff Attorney to join its team serving the veteran community through client representation, community engagement, and clinic coordination.
The Staff Attorney's primary responsibility is to provide direct legal representation to individuals in an array of issues, including disability benefits, record clearing, and landlord-tenant disputes.
There may be opportunities to engage in policy advocacy, strategic litigation, and research.
The Clinic operates as both a small pro bono law firm and an experiential learning course for UCLA law students.
Though law students will be providing legal assistance as part of their coursework throughout the school year, the Staff Attorney will not be responsible for teaching these students.
They may occasionally work closely with clinical supervisors and student teams on strategic projects.
Percentage of Time: 100 Shift Start: 8:00 am Shift End: 5:00 pm Qualifications for Position 9 Records Qualifications Required/Preferred 0-5 years experience practicing law, experience representing individuals preferred Required Admitted to practice law in the State of California preferred or ability to practice as a Registered Legal Services Attorney (see California Court Rule 9.
45) Required Demonstrated commitment to working to address the needs of low-income communities, former service members, system-involved individuals, disability justice, and/or racial equity.
Preferred Familiarity or experience with issues facing former service members and their families, unhoused individuals, mass incarceration, and/or low-income communities Preferred Demonstrated excellent legal research and writing skills Required Strong communication skills and ability to interact effectively with various audiences, including clients, faculty, staff, students, court and agency staff, and the public Required Experience with a diverse range of people including systems actors and low-income community members Preferred Ability to independently manage a caseload and quickly assume responsibilities Required Ability to travel throughout LA County Required Additional Posting Information Bargaining Unit: 99-Policy Covered Application Deadline: 02-07-2024 External Posting Date: