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LEGAL ASSISTANT
Compensation: $22.59 - $31.25 per/hr
Hours:Minimum of 40 hours per week including some weekend and evening hours.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: In-office, Hybrid
Reports to: Administrative Manager
Deadline: Open until filled
Posting: August 4, 2023
About Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
API Legal Outreach is the largest social justice legal organization focused on the Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx,
and immigrant communities of the Greater Bay Area and the Central Valley. A growing community-based
organization founded in 1975, our mission is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate
direct services to the most marginalized segments of our community including low-income women, seniors,
immigrants, and youth. With offices in Oakland and San Francisco, our work is focused in the areas of
Gender-based Violence, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Disability Rights, Senior Law and Elder Abuse,
Anti-Human Trafficking, Youth Violence Prevention, Anti API Hate Violence, the preservation of affordable
housing and small businesses, and other social justice issues.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Administrative Manager, the Legal Assistant plays a critical role in providing legal services and
case management to eligible clients, in the areas of immigration, housing, along with the other priority
programs. This position will be based in San Francisco but will also carry responsibilities for our East Bay
office. The role demands a commitment to social justice. Interaction with a variety of stakeholders and
representation of the organization in diverse settings are key components of this role. The ideal candidate will be
dedicated to serving underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities and BIPOC communities in the
Greater Bay Area.
Key Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
programs.
To Apply: Please Email a cover letter and resume with three professional references to
jobs@apilegaloutreach.org. In the subject line, please write Legal Assistant. In your cover letter, please address
the following questions: What about our mission inspires you?
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach is an equal opportunity employer, committed to affirmative action.
We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, immigrants, and
individuals with arrest or conviction records.
Full Time
$62k-78k (estimate)
08/17/2023
05/14/2024
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