Dependency Staff Attorney - Oakland

  • 03 Aug 2020 1:10 PM
    Message # 9142159
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    We are looking for a full-time attorney to join our dynamic team working in a fast-paced client driven environment. The Attorney will represent children at all stages of juvenile dependency proceedings. The Attorney will be in court frequently and have regular client contact. Attorney responsibilities include client interviews/home visits; providing ongoing evaluation and investigation of cases; preparing for and participating in all hearings; participating in mediations, Child & Family Team meetings, and other alternative dispute resolution efforts. EBCLO provides frequent trainings to build legal knowledge, strengthen courtroom skills and develop a deeper understanding of relevant issues and also provides an annual stipend for outside trainings. The attorney may also advocate for clients in other areas, including education, because children’s success and stability is based on more than simply the outcomes of their juvenile court cases.

    Primary Duties:

    • Represent a full caseload of children and youth in juvenile dependency court proceedings. 
    • Interview clients in their homes/community; advise clients on legal rights, legal proceedings, and decisions regarding child placement; make preliminary evaluation of conflict of interest.
    • Take appropriate legal steps to best represent clients; advise clients on the proper course of action; represent clients at all phases of court proceedings, engage in client, lay witness and expert witness contact.
    •  Order investigation of the case and subpoena witnesses determined to be helpful to the case; analyze facts in light of relevant legal considerations; conduct legal research; prepare litigation strategy, prepare legal memoranda, motions and briefs, and argue specific legal motions and pleadings; litigate evidentiary hearings; examine and crossexamine witnesses and challenge their qualifications; argue cases.
    • Conduct contested and non-contested court appearances, hearings, and trials for parties in juvenile court proceedings, and seek appropriate appellate relief from decision of the Juvenile Court by preparing and arguing writs and notices of appeal.
    • Visit homes and other placements for children, evaluating and reporting as required; correspond and communicate with interested parties such as relatives, judges, and social services personnel with regard to placements, the status and legal rights of clients; and handle all legal steps needed to protect client’s interests.
    • Participate in regular meetings with EBCLO supervisors, courtroom teams and staff and participate in general office upkeep duties, including computer data entry of case information and timekeeping.
    • Appear before public and private groups, as requested, to make presentations and answer questions about the functions of EBCLO. 

    To learn more and apply, visit their job page.

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