Staff Attorney

The mission of the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) is “to advance the social

and economic well-being of low- and moderate-income Thais and other ethnic communities in

the greater Los Angeles area through a broad and comprehensive community development

strategy including human rights advocacy, affordable housing, access to healthcare,

promotion of small businesses, neighborhood empowerment, and social enterprises.”

The mission of the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) is “to advance the social

and economic well-being of low- and moderate-income Thais and other ethnic communities in

the greater Los Angeles area through a broad and comprehensive community development

strategy including human rights advocacy, affordable housing, access to healthcare,

promotion of small businesses, neighborhood empowerment, and social enterprises.”

About the Position: The position is a full-time (40 hours per week) position at Thai CDC. The

Staff Attorney provides counsel, advice, and representation to Thai CDC clients. The Staff

Attorney is responsible for providing services to clients and community members with legal

issues in person and remotely. Duties also include community outreach, client intakes, and

maintain legal knowledge and skills in relevant areas of law. The Staff Attorney is expected to

maintain their own caseload and assist in other areas as necessary. It is required that the staff

attorney be bilingual in English and Spanish or Mandarin.

- Provides comprehensive legal assistance to victims of human trafficking. This assistance

includes, but is not limited to performing screening interviews, providing legal

consultation regarding immigration matters to victims of trafficking, providing legal

assistance in immigration matters for victims of trafficking, providing appropriate

referral; etc.

- Provides legal assistance to community members in other areas of law as deemed

appropriate and necessary by the Staff Attorney, Directing Attorney and Program

Director.

- Provides assistance to community members as deemed appropriate by Directing

Attorney, Program Director, and Executive Director. This includes, but is not limited to

answering general questions; providing general information, both legal and non-legal, for

the community, providing appropriate referrals to community partners, etc.

- Performs related duties as deemed necessary by Directing Attorney, Program Director,

and/or Executive Director, including, but not limited to conducting outreach, legal

screenings, and intake in the community; creating outreach materials for the Thai

Community Development Center; attending meetings and resource fairs with other

agencies; etc.

- Performs office duties as deemed necessary by Directing Attorney, Program Director,

and/or Executive Director, including, but not limited to manning phone line and

answering phone calls; attending staff meeting; etc.

- Be a member in good standing with the California State Bar. (Individuals awaiting

California Bar Exam results are eligible to apply.)

- Preferred area of legal expertise: Immigration Law.

- Bilingual ability in Spanish or Mandarin.

- At least 1 year of related work experience preferred.

- Able to work independently and as a team member.