Job’o’th’Week (Fellowship Edition)
The Organization
A Better Balance is a national legal advocacy organization promoting fairness in the workplace to help workers take care of themselves and their families without sacrificing their economic security. A Better Balance employees achieve their goals through policy work, direct legal services, strategic litigation, and public education. Thus far, A Better Balance has achieved victories in equal pay, breastfeeding accommodations, pregnancy and caregiver protections, protection for diverse families, and much more. Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, A Better Balance attorneys and staff are working to strengthen emergency and permanent policy procedures, providing direct legal services, and conducting Know Your Rights public education.
The Position
A Better Balance seeks an entry-level lawyer passionate about the rights of women, families, and caregivers to work as a Legal Fellow for at least one year. The Fellow will be responsible for managing A Better Balance’s free and confidential legal helpline to provide assistance to Spanish- and English-speaking low-wage workers. The Fellow will also provide litigation support and create public education materials in Spanish and English.
The ideal candidate will be Spanish-English bilingual, have experience in providing direct legal services, and be committed to work and family law and advocacy for low-income individuals.
See the full post on PSJD: https://www.psjd.org/job?OppID=101771