ACBA Job Board 7.7.25

ACBA members get first crack at our job board postings in the ACBA Bi-Weekly e-Newsletter.

Have a job you’d like to include in our free Job Board? Please send job descriptions to Valerie Lescroart at valerie@acbanet.org.

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: Attorney II – Rules and Projects Unit (JO#6447)

• Organization Name: Judicial Council of California
• Closing Date: Open Until Filled. Please apply by July 6^th.
• Website: https://www.courts.ca.gov/careers.htm

City of Livermore, CA – City Attorney: Mission: Oversight of the City of Livermore’s governance, operation, and public policy to identify and then manage legal issues. Vision: Helping preserve public resources and the community’s confidence in the City of Livermore’s governance and operation by ensuring the City fulfills its legal obligations and makes well-informed policy decisions. Learn more

County of Santa Clara – Attorney I/II/III/IV – District Attorney. Learn more

City of Los Banos, California: City Attorney

• Closing Date: Apply Immediately.
• First review of resumes is July 21, 2025

Learn more

Judicial Council of California: Attorney II – Labor & Employment Unit (JO#6452)

• Closing Date: Open Until Filled. Please apply by July 8^th
• Website: https://www.courts.ca.gov/careers.htm

Judicial Council of California – Senior Analyst (Research and Evaluation) (JO#6460) Learn more

Judicial Council of California – Attorney II – Rules and Projects Unit (JO#6447) Learn more

NON-PROFIT

BayLegal’s employment opportunities: 

• Housing Staff Attorney – (Internal Candidates Only) – San Francisco, CA –
• Litigation Counsel (Senior) – Oakland, CA –
• Temporary Reentry Staff Attorney – Contra Costa County – Richmond, CA –

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/

Partners for Justice  – West Region Program Manager: PFJ works closely with public defender offices to help them adopt more collaborative and holistic defense practice. Our flagship program embeds trained Client Advocates in a host public defender, immediately expanding their ability to provide clients with wraparound support and navigate the enmeshed civil penalties of arrest. The Program Manager will have responsibility for a selection of public defender partnerships in the West Region. The Program Manager will help recruit and train Client Advocates, build relationships within the respective site offices, provide resources and support to the Advocates’ on-site supervisors, build a network of local partner organizations (including civil legal providers), and provide coaching and support to Advocates.  

NON-ATTORNEY

Judicial Council of California – Director – JO# 6444: The Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC) within the Judicial Council of California is dedicated to improving the quality of justice and services to meet the diverse needs of children, youth, parents, families, and other users of the California courts. CFCC supports court programs designed to improve practice in family and juvenile as well as other case types and programs. Learn more

The California Youth Defender Center is seeking a legal fellow (EJW, Skadden, Soros, or law school fellowship) to begin with us in the fall of 2026. Our staff will work with candidates to develop their proposals to external funders for submission, helping tailor the proposal to address a pressing legal need for youth involved in the justice system in California. Proposed projects often combine training and policy advocacy, with community outreach and public education. More specific information is contained in the job description attached. Learn more We will review applications on a rolling basis, but priority consideration will be given to those who submit applications by July 3, 2025.

Have a job you’d like to include in our free Job Board? Please send job descriptions to Valerie Lescroart at valerie@acbanet.org.

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