ACBA Job Board 4.28.25

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GOVERNMENT OPENINGS

Department of Justice: multiple openings: https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers

State Bar of California – Attorney and other positions: https://www.calbar.ca.gov/About-Us/Careers

Job Title: Deputy City Attorney II or III – General Government & Finance

The Office of the City Attorney seeks an attorney to join our General Government & Finance Team. The attorney will work closely with various City leaders, departments, and bodies, including the Department of Finance, City Administrator and City Council, on a wide range of municipal government and finance matters. Duties may include, but will not be limited to, providing legal advice and review related to: municipal finance, revenue, bonds, taxation, fees, formation of special assessment and other districts, elections and ballot measures, ethics and conflict of interest, public records, open meetings laws, parliamentary procedure and contracting. An interest in these areas of law is a must, and experience is a plus. Employment » Oakland City Attorney     

Alameda County Public Defender’s Office is hiring for a Clean Slate Legal Fellow. The Alameda County Public Defender’s Office Clean Slate Program is a unique opportunity to work with clients who have had contact with the criminal legal system. We are one of the few public defender clean slate programs in the country offering assistance with both criminal record remedies and employment and occupational licensure matters. Our attorneys are active locally and around the state educating practitioners, community members, and advocates about the impact and practice of clean slate law, in addition to counseling law makers about legislation. We also argue motions in multiple clean slate departments. Additionally, we attend community events and trainings to bring our program directly to the population we serve. Candidates should work well in a fast-paced, high-volume setting with an emphasis on direct client services, community outreach, and courtroom advocacy. This is a contracted position with benefits. All applicants must be licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of California. Proficiency in Spanish is a plus. We strongly encourage individuals with prior contact with the criminal legal system to apply.   Starting salary is $36.44 hourly, $2,733 biweekly, $71,058 annually Annual salary range is $71,058.00-$86,346.00. To apply, candidates should email a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and three references addressed to Shaylana Cleveland, Recruitment Coordinator, at acpdrecruitment@acgov.org.  Deadline to apply is April 30, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

The Judicial Branch of California is accepting applications for the position of Senior Budget Analyst (Senior Fiscal Analyst) for the Budget Services Program Budget Unit (PBU) in San Francisco or Sacramento, CA. The PBU is primarily responsible for management of the Judicial Council’s approximate $300 million budget. The senior budget analyst provides advanced, complex, and specialized analytical and technical budget support to the largest and most complex Judicial Council offices, Courts of Appeal, and Supreme Court. This position provides support in budget development and management, expenditure forecasting, technical assistance in accordance with state budget processes, and in developing cost analyses as required. Go to job opening #6381 for full job description to apply: https://lnkd.in/gNnRuFgG

The City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission (PEC) – Executive Director: The City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission (PEC) seeks a dynamic leader with experience enforcing or implementing government ethics, campaign finance, or transparency laws, policies, or programs to be its next Executive Director. The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled communicator and strategist with exceptional judgment who brings a passion for public service and government integrity, demonstrated experience leading diverse and high-performing teams, and a proven ability to develop and implement innovative strategies to achieve organizational goals. Learn more

Judicial Council’s Research, Data, and Analytics office – supervising analyst position: (https://lnkd.in/gMWVX9Qz) Join our management team and provide oversight of branch workload models and analytic and research projects on public policy issues with statewide impact. If you have passion for public service, are a team leader with excellent project management skills, and have strong data, research, and analytic skills, then please consider applying! Support the Judicial Council’s mission to increase access to justice and serve all Californians.

CIVIL

Mirador Law seeks a litigation associate to advocate for injured plaintiffs within their personal injury practice. We are seeking an attorney with a minimum of three (3) years of experience navigating the discovery process and managing their own cases.  Learn more

California School Employees Association located near Milpitas BART seeks a Staff Attorney to handle caseload that includes civil litigation in state courts, proceedings before the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) and advising Association staff and leaders on other matters. Find out more here

NON-PROFIT

BayLegal’s employment opportunities, please visit our career page and application portal located at:  https://bayarealegalaid.applytojob.com/apply

Centro Legal is hiring. The link to our careers page is: https://www.centrolegal.org/careers/

For The People – Senior Staff Attorney – Seeking a full-time Senior Staff Attorney to support the needs of our growing California and national legal operation. Reporting to the Managing Attorney, the Senior Staff Attorney will partner closely with members of the Legal Team to execute the core work of our organization – safely releasing people from prison, reuniting families, and serving as a trusted ally with prosecutors across the country seeking to reevaluate past sentences. Learn more about this position at: https://fortheppl.bamboohr.com/careers

Managing Attorney at EBCLO – https://www.ebclo.org/careers/

LCCRSF is seeking a bilingual immigration attorney to join our Immigrant Justice team and provide essential support to our Pro Bono Asylum Program and in-house removal defense cases. Join us in the fight for immigrants’ rights! Learn more

NON-ATTORNEY

The Stratte Firm – Paralegal: Performing complicated tasks associated with supporting attorneys and prosecuting cases as a non-lawyer with the firm. Learn more

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