Job Opening: Staff Attorney The City Project

The City Project seeks a Staff Attorney to advocate for places and policies that promote physical activity and healthy eating, particularly as related to parks and schools.  The Staff Attorney must have 3 to 6 years of legal and policy advocacy experience, especially in civil rights, public health, land use, sustainable urban planning, environmental justice, and/or related areas of social justice.

The City Project engages in legal and policy advocacy to promote equal justice, democracy, and livability for all, focusing on parks, schools, and transit to improve health and the quality of life for underserved communities.  The Staff Attorney will be responsible for legal and policy research and analyses, memos, public comment letters, public testimony, court appearances, and related administrative work.

The staff attorney must be able to communicate effectively with clients, allies, policymakers, elected officials, and courts; collaborate with non-profit and public interest organizations and law firms; foster relationships with community-based organizations and advocates; and speak at conferences and other public events and with media outlets on behalf of The City Project.

Applicants must have an outstanding academic record, excellent research, writing, and oral communication skills, and a demonstrated commitment to social justice.  The ability to conduct legal and policy research and analysis and write and communicate effectively is a requirement for the position, as is the capacity for and commitment to serving low-income people and people of color.  The City Project offers the opportunity to do justice and not just practice law.

Bilingual skill in Spanish is preferred, but not required.  Membership in the California Bar is required.

How to Apply:  Please send a cover letter, a resume with references, and a writing sample via email to: The City Project, Attn: Erica Flores Baltodano, Of Counsel, ebaltodanotcp@yahoo.com.  No phone calls please.

Learn more about the work of The City Project at www.cityrprojectca.org.