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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (FULL-TIME)
For the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
San Jose and San Francisco (one position in each location)

The Legal Services Project Manager will take the lead in planning, rolling out, and overseeing TLC’s new Legal Services Project. The Project includes all of the organization’s legal information, pro bono legal services, and know-your-rights education work, including the Legal Information Helpline, TIDE (Trans Immigrant Defense Effort), and the volunteer-staffed prison mail component of the Detention Project. This staff person will be generally responsible for ensuring those separate pieces are coordinated, as a project manager, and will also be directly responsible for several specific elements of the work.

Staff Attorney; Immigrants and Public Benefits.

The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County is seeking an experienced, Spanish-bilingual attorney with a passion for economic justice and health advocacy to protect immigrant access to safety net and health benefits through our LIBRE Project and Health Consumer Center (HCC). LIBRE (www.thelibreproject.org) is a multi-agency collaboration that educates immigrant individuals and families in the County about their eligibility for safety net benefits and health insurance coverage and advocates on their behalf. The HCC is part of the statewide Health
Consumer Alliance and provides direct legal services to low income San Mateo County residents in the area of health care coverage and access to health services under public and private health insurance programs.
The ideal applicant is detail oriented, compassionate, and proficient in government benefits or health law. The candidate must have a demonstrated commitment to public i

Reports To: Immigration Legal Services Director
Location: San José, California
Position: SIREN invites applications from candidates seeking a full-time position

The Intellectual Property group of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is seeking a Patent Agent or Associate with more than two years’ experience in patent preparation and prosecution for its San Francisco or Seattle office.

The position will require development of a broad IP practice and, while the position will focus on preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the software and electrical arts, it will also include counseling clients on a wide variety of IP issues.

Experience with cloud computing, cybersecurity, and related areas is desirable. Strong academic credentials, writing skills and references required. Only applicants with a CS or BSEE degree, or equivalent industry or law firm experience, and admitted to practice before the USPTO will be considered.

To apply, please upload a cover letter addressed to Kathleen Shaw, Lateral Attorney Recruitment Manager; a resume; school transcript(s); and a writing sample (office action preferred).

The Federal Public Defender, Northern District of California is accepting applications for a termed, full-time Research & Writing Specialist (“R&W Attorney”). This position will begin upon hire date and will end September 30, 2018. The Defender operates under the authority of the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, to provide defense services in federal criminal cases. More information about the office may be found at www.ndcalfpd.org.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Duties include providing support to the Federal Defender and Assistant Federal Public Defenders through legal research and writing. The R&W Attorney will research and draft appellate briefs and habeas petitions, assist in briefing pretrial and in limine motions, draft proposed jury instructions, research and draft legal arguments for sentencing memoranda, and will provide other assistance to trial counsel.
The Research and Writing Attorney is not authorized to appear

The Community Services of EPA has openings for two positions - an immigration attorney, and an immigrant rights attorney.

Geographically, we're flexible in terms of where the attorneys would work. We're exploring the idea of opening offices in San Jose and the mid-Peninsula, in addition to our offices in East Palo Alto and San Francisco.

For more information contact Phil Hwang at phil@clsepa.org, or Carlos Rosario at carlitosrosario@gmail.com.

East Coast startup with offices in New York and Cambridge looking for someone that is interested in Corporate, High Tech, and Contract law.

The California Department of Justice is seeking to fill several Deputy Attorney General III positions throughout the state. Application deadlines vary. See details for more information.

EA is looking to hire a Privacy, Ecommerce and Consumer Protection Attorney.

Hopkins & Carley are seeking a Director of Attorney Recruiting and Professional Development.

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA) is a legal services non-profit that combines policy advocacy and impact litigation with direct legal services for low-income persons in East Palo Alto and the mid-Peninsula in the areas of housing, employment, consumer, re-entry, and immigration law.

Organization: Bay Area Legal Aid’s (BayLegal) mission is to provide high quality legal assistance regardless of a client’s location, language, or disability. BayLegal is the largest provider of free civil legal services to low-income residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, with six regional offices serving seven counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara.

Littler is looking for a Spanish-speaking associate with 3-4 years of litigation experience.

Attorney Fellowship (2015-2016) (Job ID 3962)
Deadline: ASAP
Level: Current 3Ls/Recent Grads

Legal Fellow (2015-2017)
Deadline: ASAP
Level: Current 3Ls/Recent Grads

Litigation, Levels II –V
Deadline: ASAP
Level: 2+ yrs