SUPERVISING ATTORNEY- FINANCIAL ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION & FINANCIAL SECURITY TEAM
(Foreclosure Defense, Financial Elder Abuse, & Consumer Defense Litigation; End of Life Planning)
Join the Financial Security Team at Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE) and help ensure our seniors can age in place, with dignity and financial security. We provide a vital service, aggressively advocating for and representing seniors or adults with disabilities who are facing foreclosure, have been financially exploited, or are facing other threats to their financial security. We represent clients full scope—from the initial pleading all the way through trial. We also work to preserve generational wealth and prevent financial elder abuse through end-of-life planning and advocacy. The work is critical to preserving and protecting some of the most vulnerable communities of San Francisco. We are looking for a dedicated and experienced litigation attorney to help manage this team and serve as a mentor to newly barred attorneys who join LAE. This position will work with the Executive Director and Director of Litigation to lead this team as it continues to grow.
AGENCY DESCRIPTION
For over 40 years, LAE has provided free legal advice and representation to San Francisco’s seniors and adults with disabilities. Our mission is to protect and advance the right of San Francisco’s seniors and adults with disabilities to be housed, healthy, financially stable, and safe. Our primary practice areas are Eviction Defense/Housing Preservation, Income Support, Health Law, Financial and Physical Elder Abuse Prevention, Consumer Defense Litigation Foreclosure Prevention, End of Life Planning and CARE Court Representation. LAE is a friendly and collaborative work environment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Member State Bar of California
- Significant litigation experience, including trial experience
- Strong written, verbal and interviewing skills
- Patient, flexible and kind
- Works well in a team
- Ability to independently manage a caseload
- Ability to develop and articulate a clear vision of priorities and inspire others to maximum effectiveness
- Ability to develop and implement effective training and mentorship programs for new staff
- Ability to take decisive action and ensure accountability
- Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively, including in public presentations
- Ability to engage, encourage, support, and motivate your team
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including all recommended boosters) unless the applicant has a valid medical reason for not being fully vaccinated or a sincerely held religious belief preventing vaccination
HIGHLY DESIRABLE
- Experience Supervising
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, Cantonese and/or Mandarin
- Knowledge of elder abuse law, housing law, foreclosure and/or estate planning
- Knowledge of legal issues related to poverty and/or aging
- Experience working with elderly or disabled individuals or those experiencing a crisis
- Experience working in a legal service organization, or other non-profit
- Supervise a team of attorneys, paralegals, and outreach staff in their handling of civil litigation matters and estate planning, as well as serve as a resource for the entire firm
- Train, mentor, hire, and oversee professional development of Financial Security Team staff
- Provide legal advice and full scope representation in court to clients in financial elder abuse, consumer, and foreclosure related litigation matters
- Prepare complete and partial estate plans including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and title transfer documents
- Work closely and collaboratively with Adult Protect Services Social Workers and other agencies and social workers serving older adults and persons with disabilities
- Conduct outreach presentations in the community on elder financial exploitation, estate planning, and other related topics
SUPERVISED BY
Executive Director
WORKING CONDITIONS
The position requires working with individuals during moments of extreme stress and instability. The position also requires the provision of culturally-sensitive and empathetic services. Some evening and weekend work may be required.
Our office is working on a hybrid schedule that includes both working from home and in the office. This position particularly will be required to work sometime in person/in the office for mandatory court appearances, required client meetings, hearings and depositions, and some supervision of staff attorneys and administrative staff.
COMPENSATION
We offer a family friendly environment, and compensation based on competitive public interest salaries along with a generous benefits package. The estimated annual salary range is $100,000- $120,000 (placement on salary scale is based on experience). LAE’s benefits package includes 100% employer covered medical, dental, and life insurance for employees and dependent children and up 75% for spouses; LAE student debt reimbursement program; employer paid CA Bar license and/or social work license fees; and 401k retirement plan with annual LAE contribution. LAE has a generous paid leave policy which includes: sick leave; parental leave; compensation time, 19 holidays each year; and vacation (starting at 15 days and increasing with additional years of employment). Relocation benefits if moving from out of San Francisco Bay Area.
E-MAIL RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: [email protected]
Attention Hiring Committee
Subject line: SUPERVISING ATTORNEY - FINANCIAL SECURITY AND STABILITY TEAM
If you find that you meet many of the qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply and explain in your cover letter why your experience would make you a good fit for the position. We recognize that organizations may miss out on strong applicants who screen themselves out of the process because they do not meet every qualification and that disproportionately impacts people from historically marginalized backgrounds. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team and a welcoming, inclusive and culturally diverse staff allows us to best serve our community. We look forward to your application.
LAE seeks to fill all positions with people who share our values, including our organizational commitment to diversity. We encourage all interested individuals to apply—especially people of color; women; people from low-income backgrounds; people with disabilities; people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary; or anyone belonging to any other federal or state protected category. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity, and are committed to not discriminating on any basis prohibited by applicable law.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED. THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE NOTIFIED.
