Attorney - Dependency Legal Proceedings

About Us:

Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc. (LADL) is a non-profit, public interest legal firm representing parents in juvenile dependency court proceedings in Los Angeles County. We currently serve over 12,000 parents seeking to reunite with their children.

Who We Are Seeking:

LADL seeks California attorneys who are committed to the fight for social justice, intellectually excited to defend the constitutionally protected relationship between parents and their children, and sufficiently resilient to engage in daily battle against the generational effects of poverty, racism, addiction, domestic violence and mental health conditions. We represent parents who have been negatively impacted by child welfare systems which have often taken their children and placed them with strangers. LADL attorneys have frequent client contact and litigate contested matters daily, protecting and reunifying L.A. County's most vulnerable families. LADL offers competitive salary and benefits based on experience.

Attorney positions are available in our Monterey Park and Lancaster locations. This job ad is open until it is closed. A $1,000.00 monthly stipend will be available to Attorneys based in Lancaster.

Attorneys' duties include but are not limited to:

• Legal representation of parents in daily juvenile dependency proceedings in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Dependency Court. This duty includes in-court and out-of-court representation of parents at all phases of dependency case proceedings.
• Attorneys are to establish and maintain an attorney-client relationship with their client.
• Attorneys are to conduct thorough, continuing, and independent investigations and interviews at every stage of the proceedings on behalf of their client. Attorneys shall utilize the services of law firm social workers, investigators, paralegals and parent partners as necessary. Attorneys are to file pleadings, motions, responses, or objections as necessary on behalf of their client.

LADL attorneys go through a multi-tiered training period to prepare them for the stimulating and electric atmosphere of the 25 courtrooms in Monterey Park.

Requirements:

• Must have an active California State Bar license and must be in good standing. Please include your State Bar Number on your application materials.
• Ideal candidate would have previous public interest experience and/or criminal law experience.

Salary:

Salaries start at $95,400.00 per year.

LADL offers a variety of health benefits, including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, voluntary term life, and long term disability insurance plans; Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA); retirement accounts (401k) with a match of 4%; Nationwide pet insurance; work/life balance resources; paid time off including paid sick time, personal time, and vacation time.

· 401(k)

· 401(k) matching

· Dental insurance

· Flexible spending account

· Health insurance

· Health savings account

· Life insurance

· Paid time off

· Parental leave

· Retirement plan

· Vision insurance

Work Hybrid

• Many factors influence the location of an attorney’s practice, especially the client’s needs as we work to reunify their family. Attorneys must be able to physically appear in court, in-person, when required as well as appear in the office when training or when needed.

How to Apply:

Cover letter and resume are required. Both must be in PDF or Microsoft Word format. If your resume contains little by the way of non-profit, public interest or social justice experience, please explain in your cover letter your interest in, and qualifications for, employment in the specific area of Parents’ Representation in Dependency Court.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $95,400.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you an active member of the California State Bar? Please state Yes or No and indicate your CA State Bar Number

Experience:

• Public Interest or Dependency law: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• State Bar license in order to practice law in California (Required)

Work Location: In person