100% Remote California Licensed Advice Attorney

Pay Range: $90,000.00 -$110,000.00 per yearAre you an experienced, California-licensed attorney with experience in housing rights/landlord-tenant law looking for a meaningful work?Are you interested in doing legal work that can deliver life-changing results to deserving clients?Do you enjoy working from home during flexible hours?Are you comfortable with technology and interacting with clients via teleconferencing or telephone?Are you looking to join a team of smart, hardworking, and high-energy attorneys and legal professionals in one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States that has been certified as a Great Place to Work® for four years in a row?If you have answered yes to these questions, and your current employer does not offer the following perks:100% remote work with state-of-the-art firm-issued computer and telecommunications equipment;Competitive compensation;Open (unlimited!!!) paid time off;Health, dental, vision, and life insurance starting within ninety days of full-time employment;Paid holidays (ten days per year) and paid sick leave in accordance with state law;Professional growth opportunities;A positive, supportive firm culture;Payment of California State Bar annual fees and any needed CLE courses to ensure compliance; andA 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% employer contribution after six months of employment.YOU MAY JUST BE THE PERSON WE'RE LOOKING FOR.ABOUT THE POSITIONWe are a fast-growing distributed/virtual tenant rights law firm dedicated to changing lives"”one tenant at a time. We help California tenants who have been illegally evicted, discriminated against, harassed, or forced to endure uninhabitable living conditions recover money from their landlords. We are seeking a rock star Advice Attorney who can hit the ground running.The Advice Attorney's primary responsibilities are to advise limited-scope clients of their rights under the law, assess their individual situations, recommend a course of action, and identify which of these clients may now or at some point in the near future be candidates for representation on a contingency fee basis. This position will be responsible for critically important work, including:Tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for position in Scorecard on a weekly basis.Preparing for, showing up on time for, and completing all paid client consultations.Nurturing relationships with paid consultation clients, leaving them better off for having retained the firm.Identifying whether any paid consultation clients are candidates for contingency representation and referring these potential matters to the Growth Team.Recording every minute of time spent performing legal services for clients on a bill-as-you-go basis.Attending daily stand-up meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly Lunch & Learns, monthly individual coaching meetings, and quarterly action planning meetings.If the following statements describe you, then you may be our Advice Attorney:You believe in the firm's commitment to work-life balance but are nonetheless prepared to start a bit earlier or finish a bit later when necessary to get the job done.You have an empathetic and understanding manner with clients.You have great attention to detail. You proofread your emails, can spot and fix grammar errors, spelling errors, typos, etc., and you do not let important details slip through the cracks.You expect personal performance to be nothing short of the best.You are trustworthy, do not cut corners ethically, earn trust and maintain confidences when appropriate, and, most importantly, do what is right, not just what is expedient.You are innovative, growth-minded, can craft new and creative solutions to tenant problems, and can maximize value.You can act without being told what to do and bring new ideas to management.You develop and nurture productive and professional relationships with clients and staff, and are both approachable yet stern when the circumstances require.You are self-directed, able to assess a situation, determine what needs to be done, and then do it.Your middle name is "No Drama."You are an awesome juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly.You do not think of any task as "beneath you."While we do not have a minimum years-in-practice requirement, the Advice Attorney should have some familiarity with California landlord-tenant law. The Advice Attorney must be an active member of the State Bar of California with a discipline-free record; have an ability and willingness to follow policies, systems, and procedures; have a positive attitude and sense of humor; have excellent writing, interpersonal, and organizational skills; be proficient with the Windows Operating System and Microsoft Office 365, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams, Stream, and OneDrive; preferably, have experience with Zoom, Clio Manage, Lawmatics, and Keeper Security; preferably, speak Spanish; demonstrate a commitment to fighting for tenant rights; have a high comfort level with technology; and have an interest in growing with the firm.This is a fulltime job, and you absolutely must be able to work for at least forty hours per week. Work will be done 100% virtually. Salary depends on experience. Total compensation includes open (unlimited) PTO; health, dental, and vision benefits starting within ninety days of full-time employment; paid holidays (ten days per year) and sick leave in accordance with state law; payment of California State Bar annual fees and any needed CLE courses to ensure compliance; and a 401(k) retirement plan with a mandatory employer contribution beginning six months from the date of employment.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Created: 2024-11-01