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Staff Attorney - Clean Slate

Reporting to the Managing Attorney, this position will be responsible for full-scope representation to individuals seeking to clear their records in the San Luis Obispo service area, providing Know Your Rights presentations, conducting outreach, clinics, and case management of record clearing services under the Project. Additionally, the Staff Attorney will be responsible for engaging in cross-referrals to other CRLA services and/or referrals to external project partners.

Legal Secretary - Rural Justice Unit

Vista

The Legal Secretary (LS) manages all communications, correspondence, typing legal documents, filing, travel, calendar, and general organizational matters within the local office. Also, responsible for managing legal expenditures, minimal coordination of litigation with outside counsel, maintaining/organizing records of litigated and transaction matters, and vendor, supplier, and other office contracts.

Community Worker - SOS

Reporting to the Managing Attorney, the Community Worker will perform initial screenings for eligibility, interviews to determine the nature of the legal problem/s and to identify the type of legal assistance being sought by the applicants. Other similar tasks may be assigned by the Managing Attorney in order to provide support to California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. offices and programs statewide. Some travel may be required to CRLA offices listed in the “Available Locations” description above.

April 15, 2024

CRLA and Partner Organizations Host First-ever Statewide Language and Disability Justice Retreat

Advocates gathered in Sacramento to explore the long history of language and disability justice and selected priorities that aim to weave access and inclusion into every aspect of our state government, from how laws are made to how information and services are provided.

March 20, 2024

Racial Discrimination Complaint Names CA State Water Board As Partly To Blame For Fertilizer Contamination In Central Coast Drinking Wells

Latino community groups in California's Central Coast region filed a Civil Rights Complaint with the U.S. EPA against the State Water Resources Control Board to address racially disproportionate impacts of water pollution from nitrogen fertilizers used by the agricultural industry.

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Community Worker - CEI

Salinas

The CEI Community Worker will be partnered with the local CEI Staff Attorney to develop and implement creative advocacy strategies to address community-identified environmental justice issues in Central Coast counties, particularly in DUCs. Responsibilities include community outreach and education, community leadership development, and implementing advocacy strategies to improve infrastructure, services, and investment in 5-6 DUCs.

Staff Attorney - Health Consumer Center

Reporting to the Managing Attorney, the Staff Attorney provides comprehensive legal services to eligible clients in CRLA priority areas in accordance with CRLA program guidelines, the ABA Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services, and the Code of Professional Responsibility. This position is funded through 12/31/2025, with the expectation that continued funding will be awarded.

February 21, 2024

San Luis Obispo County Residents Clear Criminal Records with Help from CRLA and Local Partners

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office, San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, San Luis Obispo Defenders, Restorative Partners, People’s Justice Project, California Rural Legal Assistance, and San Luis Obispo College of Law will host a free legal Clean Slate Clinic for San Luis Obispo County residents for criminal record expungement, felony reduction, and arrest record sealing on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Rural Justice Fellowship

Apply by February 26, 2024 for a Rural Justice Fellowship with CRLA, Inc.! As a law student or recent law grad you'll have an opportunity to develop legal expertise in the areas of housing, reentry, employment, environmental justice, education, and health.

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