STAFF ATTORNEY - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROJECT

Compensation: $65,000 - $97,000, commensurate with experience.
Hours: 40 hours per week including some weekend and evening hours.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: In-office, Hybrid
Reports to: Supervising Attorney - Violence Against Women Project
Deadline: Open until filled
Posting: August 16, 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 Supervising Attorney, the Staff Attorney will assist in providing legal counseling and
representation to low-income clients. This role is based primarily in our San Francisco office, with additional
responsibilities linked to our East Bay office. The role requires a strong commitment to social justice, with
frequent interactions with a wide range of stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to serving
underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities and BIPOC communities in the Greater Bay Area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Representation of clients in restraining order hearings, child custody and support matters, contested

• The position is based in our San Francisco office. However, the position may require travel and
• appearances in San Mateo, Alameda, and Contra Costa county courts.
• Provide technical assistance and training to community agencies.
• Provide assistance with other fee-based services, as necessary.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of databases for purposes of service reporting and donor

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills, experience in journalism or writing other forms of

• Highly motivated, detail oriented self-starter able to work independently and as part of a team

• Proficiency with PC and database systems (Word, Excel, Abacus, and/or Salesforce)
• Ability to work independently; self-starter; detail oriented; to work well in a team-oriented,

Preferred Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree
• Bilingual/bicultural skills (Spanish, Cantonese, or other API language)
• California driver’s license and own vehicle.

To Apply:
Please Email a cover letter and resume with three professional references to jobs@apilegaloutreach.org by
August 30th, 2023. In the subject line, please write Staff Attorney - Violence Against Women Project. 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.