CCLS Staff Attorney - Legal Advice Line

Reports to
Directing Attorney

FLSA Status

Full-Time, Exempt (Union position)

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Salary

$71,194 to $92,703 per year

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Central California Legal Services (CCLS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 1966 for the purpose of providing free civil legal services to low-income individuals. CCLS core counties include Fresno, Kings, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, and Tuolumne. CCLS’s health work also extends to San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Stanislaus counties. In Madera County, CCLS provides limited services to seniors and on health issues. CCLS has offices in Fresno, Merced, and Visalia, and satellite offices in Mendota and Los Banos. With nearly one hundred (100) employees, CCLS’s work includes direct services that meet our clients’ immediate needs, education, and advocacy.

JOB DESCRIPTION

CCLS seeks a staff attorney to join the Legal Advice Line (LAL) intake team. LAL allows individuals and groups in Central California to apply for and, if determined eligible, to receive legal advice regarding a wide range of legal issues. This opportunity would be excellent for an entry level staff attorney to gain general knowledge of several areas of law, in addition to gaining experience with intake processes and accompanying regulations common to non-profit and legal service offices. In-person work is preferred for this role, but CCLS will consider remote work, depending on experience.

Under the supervision of the LAL Directing Attorney, the staff attorney will work with the team to efficiently deliver high-quality legal information, advice, and referrals for civil legal issues in the areas of housing, immigration, senior citizen support, public benefits, health, consumer, basic estate planning, and family security.