Full-Time Clean Slate Staff Attorney
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC is hiring a remote Full-Time Clean Slate Staff Attorney. The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting USA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC
Job Title
Clean Slate Staff Attorney
Posted
Career Level
Full-Time
Career Level
Experienced
Locations Accepted
USA
Salary
YEAR $73000 - $104000
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Job Details
WHO WE ARE: CRLA’s mission is to fight for justice and individual rights alongside the most exploited communities of our society. Through a network of regional offices and cross-cutting programs, CRLA provides legal services to tens of thousands of low-income people annually.
Position: Clean Slate Staff Attorney - Criminal Justice
Location: San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara/Ventura
Position Description: The Staff Attorney will provide post-conviction services to low-income individuals facing eviction, housing insecurity, substandard housing conditions, or other barriers to housing throughout San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara/Ventura counties.
Essential Responsibilities/Duties:
- Perform community outreach and education campaigns on record clearing options in California.
- Maintain relationships with Public Defenders in the San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara/Ventura service service areas, serving as CRLA's liaison with these agencies.
- Participate in record clearing clinics in the San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara/Ventura service areas.
- Improve and/or establish workflows for the record clearing clinic model.
- Conduct an initial interview of workshop participants, screen all workshop participants for possible wrap-around services, and refer participants to other CRLA staff or external project partners following project referral procedures.
- Process all completed forms: upload reviewed forms into correlating Legal Server files prepare forms, organize and attach supporting documents, and file documents with the court.
- Monitor and follow up on cases filed through the clinic model, including tracking hearing dates, in-chambers requests, and decisions, coordinating with the local public defender or recruiting volunteer attorneys for felony hearings.
- Create and present training on record clearing procedures and legal theory.
- Maintain an active caseload representing clients in the San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara/Ventura service areas.
- Participate in periodic case review meetings to ensure that high-quality legal services provided are consistent with CRLA priorities, policies, procedures.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of record clearing and other post-conviction laws.
- Implement evaluation of Project services in collaboration with other Project staff.
- Cooperate with the Development Department for grant reporting and evaluation requirements and participate in development efforts as necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Admitted to practice law in the State of California or willing to take the next California Bar Exam.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with low-income clients, especially in the areas of social justice
- Ability to empathize with the client community
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent public speaking skills, especially in the area of group training or presentations
- Superior organizational skills, especially as demonstrated by the ability to meet deadlines and demonstrate attention to detail
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Lived experience with the criminal legal system and/or housing instability
- Experience working with diverse racial and cultural groups.
- Experience in trauma-informed intake and service delivery practices.
- Extensive knowledge of California expungement and resentencing laws, including an up-to-date understanding of current laws through statute and relevant case law, historical background and evolution of California expungement and resentencing laws, and all procedural requirements.
- Experience with workshop or clinic legal services delivery models.
- Experience in recording clearing and/or post-conviction work, including work in expungement, arrest record sealing, felony reduction, Prop 47, Prop 64, Certificates of Rehabilitation, and changes to California resentencing laws.
- Experience both training and supervising private attorneys, paralegals, law students, and/or other volunteers in delivering civil legal aid.
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The deadline to apply for Full-Time Clean Slate Staff Attorney at CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC is
22nd of November 2025
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USA
] applicants. .
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