Staff Attorney - Domestic Violence
- Posted
- 5 days ago
- Employment type
- Full-Time
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Closing date
About this organization
About the Buhai Center
Founded in 1982, the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law’s staff and pro bono volunteers provide free family law education and legal services to low-income individuals in Los Angeles County, including assistance with dissolution, child custody and support, visitation, parentage, and domestic violence restraining orders.
Our Mission
We ensure meaningful access to justice in the family law courts by providing free legal services, education, and advocacy for low-income residents of Los Angeles County. Our work empowers our clients to protect themselves and their children from domestic violence, poverty, housing insecurity, and other barriers to lasting stability.
About this job
The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law seeks a knowledgeable, organized, and personable attorney who loves lawyering and working with people to join our team as a Staff Attorney. The Staff Attorney will be assigned to provide direct legal assistance to low-income clients who are survivors of domestic violence.
Start Date: September 2025
Position: Full-time, Exempt
Salary and Benefits: $70,000 to $82,500 commensurate with experience. Benefits include: medical, dental, and vision insurance; voluntary employee retirement plan; paid vacation and holiday leave; professional development opportunities.
Location: Office in Los Angeles/Koreatown; the Buhai Center currently operates under a hybrid in-office/work-from-home policy, determined by the needs of the organization and the requirements of the position.
Roles & responsibilities
- Handle Domestic Violence Family Law Caseload: The Staff Attorney is expected to professionally and expeditiously resolve a continuously high volume of diverse and complex cases with limited resources. Casework may include any aspect of a domestic violence-related family law case, from initial papers to court hearings. Casework will be primarily focused on Domestic Violence Prevention Act cases including consultations with clients on restraining orders, drafting restraining orders, court representation in domestic violence restraining order cases, and safety planning.
- Manage, Develop, and Train Volunteers to Handle Cases: The Staff Attorney works with volunteer lawyers and law students to provide direct legal assistance and resolution of cases. The Staff Attorney will also assist in training volunteer attorneys on drafting requests for restraining orders and representing survivors at restraining order hearings as well as supervising volunteers on restraining order casework.
- Provide Community Outreach and Education: The Staff Attorney travels to locations throughout Los Angeles County to provide direct legal assistance and education, and to engage in public presentations.
Qualifications
- Member in good standing of the California bar;
- 0 - 5 years of family law or domestic violence experience;
- Strong writing and public speaking skills;
- Excellent analytic and organizational abilities;
- Demonstrated ability to work well with others;
- Capacity to travel locally and work weekends and evenings if needed.
- Compassion for domestic violence survivors and commitment to serving the survivor community.
To apply
Please fill out the application form via the direct link. No phone inquiries, please. Position open until filled. The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer.