公益和志愿者机会

湾区法律援助 (BayLegal) is a non-profit law firm. Our staff provide free civil legal services to individuals and families living in poverty throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our community-based service model includes a wide range of access points, including legal hotlines, six physical offices, community-based advocacy clinics, and intake points. We practice in multiple inter-related legal substantive areas to prevent and stop homelessness, increase economic stability, protect low-income consumers, expand access to healthcare, and enhance safety for survivors of interpersonal violence. Our clients include the working poor, families with children, foster youth, seniors, immigrants, veterans, individuals impacted by the criminal and juvenile legal systems, and persons with disabilities. The core of our community-based practice is working alongside our individual clients to protect their legal rights, resolve immediate crises and remove legal barriers to long-term stability and escaping poverty. BayLegal is also uniquely positioned to identify patterns of illegal practices and engage in opportunities to protect the legal rights of low-income communities and increase efficiency and effectiveness of public services through broader advocacy and impact litigation.

We are now accepting applications for 2026 spring semester clerkships!

BayLegal will have a hybrid remote/in-person work environment for Spring, 2026. 在专职律师的监督下，书记员有机会参与我们的工作，进行客户访谈和初步案件陈述、为客户准备审判、获取调查和其他证据、撰写摘要和其他法律备忘录、参与社区宣传和教育、协助自我代理的诉讼当事人、在行政听证会和州法院听证会/审判中代表客户、参与更广泛的影响诉讼以及起草提交给高等法院和加州上诉法院的执行令状。

• 消费者保护 – 阿拉米达、康特拉科斯塔、旧金山、圣马特奥、圣克拉拉 – 协助进行宣传和诉讼，以解决影响低收入消费者的经济和金融问题，这些消费者特别容易受到高成本信贷、掠夺性贷款、信用报告错误、就业和住房背景报告问题、掠夺性营利性学校以及不公平的商业模式（如信用修复组织和止赎救援骗局）的影响。协助客户面谈，学习发现法律问题、起草法律诉状以及进行法律研究和写作。鼓励获得认证的法学院学生出庭。
  • 消费者权益诊所 – 阿拉米达、康特拉科斯塔、旧金山、圣马特奥、圣克拉拉 – 这些诊所包括“了解您的权利”研讨会和与参加者一对一的会议，以提供有关消费者法律问题的信息并协助填写必要的表格。法律助理专注于协助人们填写与债务追讨诉讼相关的表格，并保护客户的免税收入和工资免受追讨活动的侵害。
• 经济正义（EJ） – 阿拉米达、康特拉科斯塔、马林、纳帕、旧金山、圣克拉拉 – 帮助客户获得急需的医疗保险以及公共和残疾福利。参与直接个人代理和持续影响诉讼。书记员了解 Medi-Cal、Medicare、Healthy Families、CalWORKs、General Assistance、CalFresh、补充保障收入 (SSI)、社会保障残疾保险 (SSDI) 和一般健康获取问题。案件通常与民权、语言获取和家庭暴力有关。对于 EJ 客户，书记员有机会确定他们的资格、收集和建立证据、准备简报、协助谈判，并可能在行政听证会上代表客户。
• 家庭暴力幸存者的家庭法 – 阿拉米达、康特拉科斯塔、纳帕、旧金山、圣马特奥、圣克拉拉 –参与我们为低收入家庭暴力受害者提供的全面法律代理服务。提供全方位家庭法律事务的诉讼援助，包括离婚、子女监护权和探视权、子女和配偶抚养费以及限制令。
  • 家庭暴力限制令诊所 – 康特拉科斯塔、圣马特奥 – 协助自诉人寻求民事家庭暴力限制令保护（包括子女监护令、探视令和抚养令），协助其完成诉讼程序的各个阶段。这是一个与诉讼当事人直接合作的好机会，可以进行面谈并起草诉状。全年接受申请，并定期提供实质性培训。
• 健康通道 – 奥克兰、圣何塞 – 有机会协助提供法律咨询；与提供医疗服务的机构和组织进行谈判；并代表客户参加州行政听证会（无需认证），讨论与获得医疗服务和保险相关的各种法律问题，包括《平价医疗法案》（“奥巴马医改”）；并参与政策倡导，以解决医疗保健的系统性障碍。
• 房屋保护 – 阿拉米达、康特拉科斯塔、纳帕、旧金山、圣克拉拉 – Work on homelessness prevention, file administrative complaints using Fair Housing laws to address housing discrimination issues, preserve affordable housing, and fight illegal evictions. Interview clients, prepare legal pleadings and assist with a full civil litigation case over a short amount of time (include jury trial).
• 住房权利诊所 – 康特拉科斯塔 – 与诊所参加者一对一会面，提供有关租户权利和非法扣留（驱逐）程序的信息。法律助理可以提供法律信息并协助填写必要的表格，包括非法扣留答辩书、租金委员会请愿书和要求房东进行维修的信函。全年接受申请，滚动提供实质性培训。
• 为家庭暴力和性侵犯幸存者提供移民倡导 – 阿拉米达、康特拉科斯塔、纳帕、旧金山、圣马特奥、圣克拉拉 – 协助我们为遭受家庭暴力和性侵犯的低收入移民幸存者提供全面的法律服务。协助 VAWA 自我申请和 U 签证非移民申请——移民补救措施，为遭受虐待的美国公民或合法永久居民的直系亲属或配合调查和/或起诉针对他们的犯罪的幸存者提供救济。了解如何评估资格、准备移民诉状以及直接与移民幸存者合作。
• 个性化法律支持服务（ILSS） – 旧金山 ––帮助消除就业和自给自足的法律障碍，例如吊销驾驶执照、有关犯罪背景调查的就业权利、住房适宜性以及消费者信贷问题。
• 重返 – 阿拉米达、康特拉科斯塔 – 低收入人士希望克服犯罪记录或逮捕记录，并在我们社区重新立足，面临多重民事障碍，包括住房、职业许可、获得公共福利和消费者债务。我们为这些客户提供全方位的法律服务，包括协助犯罪记录补救、驾驶执照恢复、直接代理广泛的民事法律实践领域以及参与正在进行的影响诉讼。
• 医疗法律合伙企业 (MLP) – 康特拉科斯塔, 阿拉米达– 协助为那些因法律问题而影响健康的客户提供全方位支持，同时了解 MLP 模式如何解决健康社会决定因素。这些合作关系正在美国各地发展，使律师能够与多个法律领域的客户合作。我们参与了康特拉科斯塔卫生服务中心和阿拉米达县社区卫生中心网络的案件审查，他们的公共卫生护士和社会工作者将他们的患者转介给 BayLegal。这些转介大部分与住房和社会保障有关，但也有机会代表客户处理其他法律领域。
• 青少年司法小组（YJT） – 阿拉米达、圣克拉拉、康特拉科斯塔、旧金山 – 为青少年提供法律倡导，包括寄养准入和福利、监护权、打破从学校到监狱的教育倡导、移民、限制令、家庭法、公共福利和 SSI。
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Hybrid Work Option: BayLegal is committed to the health and safety of our staff, clients, and community.  Being accessible to our client communities and reducing barriers for them to access our services is integral to our mission and commitment as a direct services community-based law firm.  BayLegal law clerks are expected to work on-site and in-person at a BayLegal office or  community-based advocacy site at least three (3) days per week and may work remotely from home on a part-time basis.  Law clerks are expected to reside in California and at a distance allowing them to commute to their physical BayLegal base location, and to other service delivery locations as needed, during the standard work week. 

Work Environment: This position is primarily sedentary. When in office, the student can expect to be working at a desk in a temperature-controlled office, in a modular space or individual office. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. In-person travel to court and for outreach/meetings may be required.

Physical Demands: While performing duties of job, the student is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The student must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

要求 -

• 完成法学院第一年的学习。
• Humility in working with colleagues, clients, and individuals of all identities, experiences, and perspectives.
• Commitment to complying with all California Rules of Professional Conduct, BayLegal funding requirements, and firm standards, policies, and practices.
• Current proficiency in email management (Outlook calendar; email) and data entry.
• Willing to be on-site at BayLegal office or advocacy site at least three days per week and as needed to serve clients.
• Must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by date of hire to be considered. Proof of vaccination required (self-certification).
• Students who speak Spanish, Cantonese, Russian, Vietnamese, or other Southeast Asian languages, are encouraged to apply.
• We encourage students who have completed the required Evidence Course to become certified by the California State Bar to represent clients in court.

资金 鼓励学生通过法学院和其他资助机会申请资助（如果我们能提供帮助，请联系我们）。参见 https://www.psjd.org/ 了解更多信息。

时间线 – Law clerkships are available throughout the school year, and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis for semester clerkships. For 2026 summer clerkships, BayLegal will begin reviewing applications in mid-November. We recommend applying before March 2026. Our summer program is nine weeks – beginning in early June through early August. If you are interested in a 2026 spring semester clerkship, please submit a completed law clerk application by clicking on the apply now link, below.

问题？ 向公益组织总监 Andrea Del-Pan 先生发送电子邮件 – probono@baylegal.org