Job o' the Day: Perhaps you were torn between med school and law school?
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County is in search of a Staff Attorney! The Staff Attorney will be an advocate at NLSLA’s innovative and nationally recognized flagship Medical Legal Community Partnership (MLCP) program located at St. John’s Well Child and Family Health Centers in South Los Angeles and at the Northeast Valley Health Corporation Sun Valley Health Center. Neighborhood Legal Services (NLSLA) is one of Los Angeles County’s leading public interest law offices and has been the primary legal aid program serving the San FernandoValley for 40 years and the San Gabriel, Pomona & Antelope Valleys since 2001. The NLSLA staff of 100+, including 45 lawyers, provides legal assistance to low-income individuals, families and groups in the areas of family law and domestic violence, housing, health care, education, public benefits, economic and job development, immigrant rights, consumer rights, and environmental justice.
MLCPs require advocates who can work effectively with medical personnel
and in a medical environment to address the social determinants of health. Staff Attorney may also be assigned work through NLSLA’s Health Consumer Center. The Attorney is expected to provide individual client assistance, policy advocacy, and work closely with community organizations.
California Bar membership or pending membership and bilingual verbal, reading and writing skills in Spanish required. Highly motivated attorney passionate about public service work, with sensitivity to those in crisis. Prefer someone with 1-3 years experience; new graduates will be considered.
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