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Staff Attorney - TJP Mobilehome Northern CA

Stockton, Modesto, and Marysville
Reporting to the Tenant Justice Project (TJP) Director and Supervising Litigation Attorney, the Staff Attorney provides comprehensive legal services to eligible clients in CRLA priority areas in accordance with CRLA program guidelines, the ABA Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services, and the Code of Professional Responsibility. The Staff Attorney will work with other CRLA attorneys and support staff providing legal services to owners of mobile homes who lease space in mobile home parks and face significant habitability issues and/or eviction. Funding for this position is through 12/27/2024, with the expectation that continued funding will be awarded.

Administrative Legal Secretary - SOS

The Administrative Legal Secretary (ALS) manages all communications, correspondence, typing of legal documents, filing, travel, calendar, and general organizational matters within the local office. Also, responsible for managing legal expenditures, minimal coordination of litigation with outside counsel, maintaining/organizing records of litigated and transaction matters, and vendor, supplier, and other office contracts.

Legal Secretary - Tenant Justice Project

Stockton
The Legal Secretary (LS) manages all communications, correspondence, typing simple legal documents, filing, travel, calendar, and general organizational matters within the local office. Also responsible for managing legal expenditures, minimal coordination of litigation with outside counsel, maintaining/organizing records of litigated and transaction matters, and vendor, supplier, and other office contracts. Funding for this position is through 12/27/2024, with the expectation that continued funding will be awarded.

Staff Attorney - Agricultural Worker Program (Hybrid)

Salinas
Reporting to the Directing Attorney, the Staff Attorney provides comprehensive legal services to eligible clients in CRLA priority areas in accordance with CRLA program guidelines, the ABA Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services, and the Code of Professional Responsibility.

Director of Data and Evaluation

The Director of Data and Evaluation will lead the way in strengthening data-driven decision-making to maximize CRLA's impact in the communities we serve. This newly established role will collaborate with staff to design and implement processes to capture CRLA's impact by analyzing the organizations efficacy and strategies in delivering its services to marginalized communities. The Director of Data and Evaluation will guide CRLA in building a culture of learning that uses data and measurable outcomes to refine and improve advocacy and programs. The Director will provide thought leadership, planning, technical assistance, and day-to-day guidance on CRLA's internal research activities and will serve as a resource for the entire organization. This position reports to the Director, Learning and Impact, who is a member of the Leadership Team.

Administrative Legal Secretary--Mobilehome Project

Stockton
The Administrative Legal Secretary (ALS) manages all communications, correspondence, typing of legal documents, filing, travel, calendar, case management software (CSM) notes, and general organizational matters while working in a virtual capacity under the supervision of the Supervising Litigation Attorney and in association with the local office. Also responsible for managing legal expenditures, minimal coordination of litigation with outside counsel, and maintaining/organizing records of litigated and transaction matters. The ALS will provide support for the Tenant Justice Project (TJP) Mobilehome Program (MHP) team consisting of Staff Attorneys and Community Workers providing legal services, including representation in civil litigation, to mobilehome owners being mistreated by mobilehome park owners/management, Funding for this position is through June 2024, with the expectation that continued funding will be awarded.
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Farmworkers Who Picked Driscoll’s Strawberries in Oxnard File Suit Alleging Stolen Wages

Summary

VENTURA, CA (April 17, 2023) — Seventeen farmworkers filed a lawsuit today in the Ventura County Superior Court of California, alleging that they were not fully paid for picking Driscoll’s strawberries during the 2022 harvesting season. A press conference will be held outside the Ventura County Superior Court, 800 S Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA 93009 on April 19, 2023 at 4:00pm.

Legal Secretary - Agricultural Worker Program

Fresno
The Legal Secretary (LS) manages all communications, correspondence, typing simple legal documents, filing, travel, calendar, and general organizational matters within the local office. Also responsible for managing legal expenditures, minimal coordination of litigation with outside counsel, maintaining/organizing records of litigated and transaction matters, and vendor, supplier, and other office contracts.

Community Worker - LGBTQ+

Fresno
Reporting to the LGBTQ+ Program Legal Director, the LGBTQ+ Program Community Worker will perform community outreach, provide legal information, conduct initial interviews to determine the nature of the legal problem/s and to identify the type of legal assistance being sought by CRLA applicants, support year round self-help clinics, and support case handlers with advocacy activities.

CEI Water Justice Science Fellow

Modesto
The ideal candidate is skilled in, and energized by, the use of spatial analysis, climate models, data visualization, and related approaches to support sustainable solutions for EJ communities, a partner in developing solutions to complex challenges, and communicates effectively to diverse audiences. You understand this is a relatively new body of work, and you are comfortable taking the lead role on the design and implementation of exploratory analyses. You are a self-starter, able to work both independently and collaboratively, and comfortable developing and maintaining relationships with a broad and inclusive community, including internal and external experts, stakeholders, and community members. You are also able to co-author reports, white papers, public comments, and peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, and you continuously expand your own skills and experience. Funding for this position is temporary, for one (1) year, full-time (equivalent part-time available).

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