Who We Are

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

The UCI Law Clinics have long collaborated with community groups in Orange County on a range of issues facing low-income communities. Santa Ana in particular has been a site of vibrant organizing and innovation by domestic workers, tenants, leaders in the immigrant community, and others. Many of the groups at the center of this innovation consider El Centro their cultural, artistic, and political home. In 2021, the UCI Law Clinics established a satellite space at El Centro to allow the Law School to enhance its collaborations with El Centro groups and facilitate improved access for clients who otherwise have been difficult to reach. The Legal Empowerment Attorney would provide an on-site presence for the UCI Law Clinics, delivering much needed legal services and counseling while joining with other stakeholders to develop a vision for sustainable, long-term, reciprocity-based partnership grounded in community members' lived experience and subject-matter expertise.

Your Role on the Team

Applies professional concepts to provide a variety of legal counsel to community members and organizations. Requires broad knowledge of multiple legal disciplines including but not limited to housing, immigration, worker's rights, and other possible areas of law. Regularly works on moderate issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment and independence in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Works on highly confidential and sensitive matters.

Additional responsibilities include:
- Providing research support and advice to community organizers at the El Centro space working on related policy initiatives;
- Developing innovative know-your-rights and self-help materials to accompany community organizing efforts;
- Developing an effective intake and referral process for community members seeking legal services from the UCI Law Clinics (and training others on the same);
- Providing on-site activities coordination for the UCI Law Clinics;
- Working closely with groups housed at the El Centro space to develop a long-term plan for collaboration and legal support, including program objectives, timelines, budgets, guiding principles, and needs assessment if necessary; and
- Identifying and engaging potential funding partners to support a long-term plan for collaboration.

The position will interface with a range of UCI Law Clinics, but likely work most closely with the Workers, Law, and Organizing Clinic and Immigrant Rights Clinic. The position may also receive training and mentorship support from the Public Law Center, particularly in the area of housing law. The position may occasionally work with and help to supervise clinical law students.

What It Takes to be Successful

Total Compensation

In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Required:

• Must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of California and maintain that standing through continuing legal education credits required by the State Bar.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20.

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization





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