Design a California law school's curriculum for $12/hr

Thanks to the reader who sent us this...

St. Francis School of Law is looking for a recent California Bar passer for assistance in curriculum development. This position is temporary for a particular project that is anticipated to take approximately 300 hours and needs to be completed as soon as possible. Should the chosen candidate perform well, similar projects may be available in the future.

The person we seek has ALL of the follow qualifications:
1. Recent Law School Graduate
2. Recently passed the California Bar Exam (2008 or later)
3. Available to work in our office (Redwood City, CA ) during normal business hours for first couple of days
4. Able to commit at least 4 hours a day (more preferred)
5. Begin immediately

The project involves creating model answers in the IRAC format from 1-2 paragraph fact patterns. Each fact pattern will contain 4-5 issues. Rules/outlines will be provided. You will be required to (1) issue spot, (2) select the proper rule(s), (3) complete the analysis, (4) furnish the conclusion, and (5) add formatting (underline, italicize, bold etc.) where appropriate.

Please respond with your resume and availability for an interview any day between Tuesday 4/10 and Friday 4/13 between the hours of 10am and 4pm. Upon receiving your resume, we will send you a sample fact pattern for you to IRAC. Please submit your completed IRAC as soon as possible, but no later than 1 hour before your interview is scheduled to take place.

Compensation: $12 per hour

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/lgl/2949043673.html

Paid legal internship in California's Bay Area

This career opportunity aimed at recent bar takers was forwarded to us by a reader, who keenly notes: "Notice that this position is in 'South' San Francisco, a different municipality altogether from San Francisco. Good thing for them, because that $10/hr salary would be illegal in San Francisco, where the minimum wage is $10.24/hr."

An attorney/client matching services firm is seeking a part time to full time legal intern (15-40hrs/week) to help with a variety of legal writing projects. Work will commence immediately and continue during the spring semester and potentially into the summer. Pay is $10/hr.

Qualifications: current law student or recent bar taker who is intelligent and motivated, with an interest in applications of law to business and technology. No prior legal experience is needed, but you must be a stickler for detail, a strong writer, a hard worker (no chronic web surfers please), and have the ability to think "outside the box."

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/lgl/2873760632.html

Entry-level attorney jobs in California's Bay Area

Every few months, this firm seems to advertise for entry-level lawyers on Craigslist. The good news is they've upped pay from $9 per hour to a whopping $14-$18 per hour! We would say don't spend it all in one place. But that might prove difficult in a pricey place like the San Francisco area. 

We are a small but fast growing law firm in Mountain View California. We now represent more than 13,000 clients, many of which are startups and small businesses across the United States. We want to ensure that we regularly communicate with each of our clients, and that we have a process in place to make sure that our existing clients are happy with our services and have an attorney with whom they can regularly speak.

As such, we are looking for three Client Relations Attorneys to join our growing team. You must have excellent client relations/customer service skills, and must be able to put the needs of our clients first. You must be licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. state, and must be courtious and diligent. Must be personable, a team player, and must be patient with clients.

This is an Entry level position, and is an excellent opportunity for a recent law graduate who has passed a State Bar (California or another state) to grow with our law firm. You will gain experience directly working with and managing our existing clients in a professional and courtious manner, and get a chance to join the ground floor of a fast growing law firm. Initially, the majority of your time will involve serving as a non-bilalble Client Relations attorney, but you will also get opportunities to help on billable matters at our firm as our requirements increase.

Compensation: Small base non-billable client relations work - $14 to $18/hr to start

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/lgl/2868595675.html

Entry-level trademark attorney job near San Francisco

We are a small but growing firm in Mountain View. We are looking for two attorneys who seek to get hands on experience working with clients having matters related to trademarks for their business names and logos. You will get the opportunity to learn from more experienced attorneys, and will have the opportunity to work on actual client trademark matters for smaller clients who do not have the budget to pay billable hour time or full law firm rates. Excellent opportunity for a new graduate/barred attorney who wants to get experience in the trademark space, and build relationships with smaller clients who may expand their needs for legal services. Must be a licensed member of at least one state bar. No experience required.

Small salary for first 3 months during training/initial period, $15 per hour. May increase if we decide to keep you on for a longer period of time and if market conditions based on market conditions.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/lgl/2771711881.html

Personal injury attorney job near San Francisco

Thanks to the reader who passed this along -- $15/hr. in the Bay Area...

A BUSY PLAINTIFF'S PERSONAL INJURY firm is looking for a Full Time EXPERIENCED, TOP NOTCH Plaintiffs Personal Injury Attorney / PRE-LIT CASE MANAGER who can handle all aspects of personal injury from A-Z, including initial client contact, requesting medical records, scheduling medical appointments, resolving PD and loss of use, reporting claims to Medi-Cal and Medi-Care for lien resolution, preparing files to submit and write demand writers, and handling of medical lien reductions.

Microsoft Outlook, Word and WordPerfect proficiency is mandatory.

Applicants MUST have good English skills and be able to type effectively and quickly. At least 60 WPM required.

Applicant must be a people person and MUST be able to manage 100 personal injury pre-lit cases at a time.

Applicants MUST be fast and efficient and be very comfortable and quick with the computer.

Compensation: Compensation: $15 to $20 per hour DOE

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/lgl/2676531054.html

Entry-level tax attorney job in Bay Area, California

Thanks to the reader who forwarded this job. It sounds like they want attorneys to work for free until you "make a mark on the firm"...

Small law firm with extremely busy practice seeks a new associate attorney who is willing to work hard to learn every aspect of the practice of law. Prior tax experience is not necessarily required, but some familiarity with tax law and/or tax preparation is a basic qualification.

Successful applicant will be assigned to a senior attorney with over 30 years experience in all aspects of tax law and will do everything that happens in a law office from legal research and writing to document organization to deliveries. Although many of the assigned projects will be for our tax cases, additional projects may also come from the family law and general practice areas handled by the firm. The practice of law can be tedious, boring and does not always require brilliance, just hard work. If you are too important to organize documents and assemble binders for an audit, don't apply. The successful applicant needs to have a willingness to perform all of the mundane tasks that need to be done in a law office, and always with perfection.

If you are ready, willing and anxious to learn how to solve client problems and if you love tax law, we welcome your application. If you think this job fits your vision for the future and you are willing to stay with it despite its mundane and sometimes boring nature, we will look forward to meeting you. Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why this particular job suits you better than the other applicants. Please do not send a writing sample until you are asked to do so.

This is an internship job. Compensation: $3,875/month plus discretionary monthly bonuses once you make a mark on the firm. 

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/lgl/2615403747.html

Family law attorney job in San Francisco

$14/hr. and no benefits in San Fran -- and they expect some experience. Thanks to the reader who forwarded this job...

We are seeking a part-time attorney to work 20-25 hours per week. Our office litigates family law cases which often include high-conflict custody and property cases with significant psychological issues. The ideal candidate should have a strong interest, and at least some experience, in family law. We offer flexible hours, parking is available and a casual dress code. We have offices on Montgomery Street and in the Inner Sunset. The attorney will be working at the Inner Sunset office. Compensation: $14.00 per hour- no benefits.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/lgl/2582267087.html

Entry-level attorney job near San Francisco

This job was forwarded by a reader, who notes: "This employer has been brought to your attention before. This a new job posting, but now the 'ideal candidate' would be able to speak French or German fluently. And attended law school. $9/hr."

A small but fast growing law firm in Mountain View California, with a new branch office in Paris France. In addition to more than 6000 clients in the United States, we now represent more than 200 clients across Europe, many of which are startups and small businesses. We want to ensure that we regularly communicate with each of our clients, and that we have a process in place to make sure that our existing clients are happy with our services and have an attorney with whom they can regularly speak.

As such, we are looking for an entry level European Client Relations Attorneys to join our growing team. You must have excellent client relations/customer service skills, and must be able to put the needs of our clients first. Ideal candidate will have gone to law school and be able to speak French or German fluently.

This is an Entry level position in our Mountain View office, and is an excellent opportunity for a recent law graduate with a European law/international law interest to grow with our law firm. You will gain experience directly working with and managing our existing clients in a professional and courtious manner, and get a chance to join the ground floor of a fast growing law firm. You will have opportunities to work from and/or travel between our offices in Mountain View and Paris. Initially, the majority of your time will involve serving as a non-bilalble Client Relations attorney, but you will also get opportunities to help on billable matters at our firm as our requirements increase.

Small base non-billable client relations work - $9/hour, $15/hr standard flat fee non-billable trademark review work (first 3 months training period), and $40 per billable hour for billable litigation, licensing, and corporate work (when available)

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/lgl/2548943655.html

Entry-level attorney job in San Francisco

Thanks to the reader who found this job -- $9 per hour in the Bay Area...


Small but fast growing law firm in Mountain View California. We now represent more than 6,000 clients, many of which are startups and small businesses across the United States. We want to ensure that we regularly communicate with each of our clients, and that we have a process in place to make sure that our existing clients are happy with our services and have an attorney with whom they can regularly speak.

As such, we are looking for three Client Relations Attorneys to join our growing team. You must have excellent client relations/customer service skills, and must be able to put the needs of our clients first. You must be licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. state, and must be courteous and diligent.

This is an Entry level position, and is an excellent opportunity for a recent law graduate who has passed a State Bar (California or another state) to grow with our law firm. You will gain experience directly working with and managing our existing clients in a professional and courtious manner, and get a chance to join the ground floor of a fast growing law firm. Initially, the majority of your time will involve serving as a non-bilalble Client Relations attorney, but you will also get opportunities to help on billable matters at our firm as our requirements increase.

Small base non-billable client relations work - $9/hour, $15/hr standard flat fee non-billable trademark review work (first 3 months training period), and $40 per billable hour for billable litigation, licensing, and corporate work (when available)

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/lgl/2508382942.html

Family law attorney job in San Francisco

$14 per hour for an experienced attorney in San Francisco. Luckily, it's only part-time because you'll need to work another job if you take this one...

Seeking part-time family law attorney for small firm. Approx. 20-30 hours per week. We offer supervised experience in the litigation of high conflict family law cases including, depending on experience and ability, client contact, depositions, research and writing, discovery, assisting at trial and appearing at hearings. Must have a high degree of interest and some experience in family law. Casual dress code, flexible hours and parking. Work to be done at our office in the Inner Sunset. We pay malpractice insurance. Compensation: $14.00 per hour.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/lgl/2464013306.html

Entry-level eviction defense attorney job in Oakland

We're a nonprofit law corporation that defends low-income tenants in their eviction actions with a focus on jury trials. We charge a small fee for services, from a sliding scale based on income, and all services for Berkeley tenants are free. The office is staffed by an Executive Director, 3 Litigation Attorneys, an amazing Office Manager, and occasionally an intern.

We are hiring a Litigation Attorney who is proficient in Spanish. We will accept applicants waiting on February 2011 bar results. To be an attorney you must be a well-organized, detail oriented, multi-tasking, fierce and fearless advocate who can hold your own in highly adversarial situations. You must be dedicated to serving the low-income community, and you must have a strong belief that ALL poor people deserve aggressive representation in court when they stand to lose something as important as their housing. You must have a heart of gold, an insane sense of humor, and the ability to work in high stress situations with clients in crisis. ONLY ACTIVISTS NEED APPLY! Proficiency in Spanish is mandatory. Starting salary between $36,000-$40,000, depending on experience, new attorneys are welcome to apply! Once on permanent staff, health benefits, and undying love and affection included. After two years, a modest loan repayment assistance program and 403b retirement account kicks in. Part-time (4 days a week with pro-rated salary) negotiable.

We are an energetic, diverse, left-leaning group of fun-loving people who have eachothers' backs through thick and thin and love our job. We hope you join us!

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/lgl/2429318564.html

Entry-level attorney job in Bay Area

Small but fast growing law firm in Mountain View California. We now represent more than 6,000 clients, many of which are startups and small businesses across the United States. We want to ensure that we regularly communicate with each of our clients, and that we have a process in place to make sure that our existing clients are happy with our services and have an attorney with whom they can regularly speak.

As such, we are looking for three Client Relations Attorneys to join our growing team. You must have excellent client relations/customer service skills, and must be able to put the needs of our clients first. You must be licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. state, and must be courtious and diligent.

This is an Entry level position, and is an excellent opportunity for a recent law graduate who has passed a State Bar (California or another state) to grow with our law firm. You will gain experience directly working with and managing our existing clients in a professional and courtious manner, and get a chance to join the ground floor of a fast growing law firm. Initially, the majority of your time will involve serving as a non-bilalble Client Relations attorney, but you will also get opportunities to help on billable matters at our firm as our requirements increase.

Compensation: Small base non-billable client relations work - $9/hour, billable $40/hour

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/lgl/2411135643.html

Immigration attorney job in Bay Area

Seeking a full-time experienced bilingual (Spanish/English) immigration attorney to provide client services in our Redwood City office. Our mission is to welcome, educate and serve immigrants and their families as they join and contribute to the community. Our Redwood City Office provides legal immigration and citizenship services to over 4,000 people per year.

Duties:
-Provide full representation, brief service, and/ or legal advice to low income clients filing applications, including family-based and humanitarian immigration petitions, waivers, U Visas, naturalization, and removal defense.
-Conduct workshops, clinics, outreach activities and information sessions, including occasional evening and weekend events.
-Train and help supervise law students and other volunteers
-Comply with policies, procedures, protocols, and best practices for non-profit immigration law practice and for the International Institute.
-Collect fees for services and issue receipts.

Qualifications:
-Admission to any state bar or the Washington D.C. bar.
-Two -- five years of experience in immigration law assisting immigrants with family visa petitions, waivers, naturalization, U Visas, and removal defense.
-Outstanding legal research, writing, and public speaking skills.
-Ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish (written and spoken).
-Dedicated to providing high quality legal assistance and capable of handling complex legal issues on behalf of low-income immigrant populations.
-Ability to conduct outreach and education events to groups of immigrants.
-Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail for forms completion.
-Commitment to serve immigrants and compassion for the issues faced by the low-income newcomer community.

Compensation: $44,000/year plus excellent benefits

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/lgl/2403341136.html

Spanish-speaking eviction defense attorney job in Oakland

We're a nonprofit law corporation that defends low-income tenants in their eviction actions with a focus on jury trials. We charges a small fee for services, from a sliding scale based on income, and all services for Berkeley tenants are free. The office is staffed by an Executive Director, 3 Litigation Attorneys, an amazing Office Manager, and occasionally an intern.

We are hiring a Litigation Attorney who is proficient in Spanish. We will accept applicants waiting on February 2011 bar results. To be an attorney you must be a well-organized, detail oriented, multi-tasking, fierce and fearless advocate who can hold your own in highly adversarial situations. You must be dedicated to serving the low-income community, and you must have a strong belief that ALL poor people deserve aggressive representation in court when they stand to lose something as important as their housing. You must have a heart of gold, an insane sense of humor, and the ability to work in high stress situations with clients in crisis. ONLY ACTIVISTS NEED APPLY! Proficiency in Spanish is mandatory. Starting salary between $36,000-$40,000, depending on experience, new attorneys are welcome to apply! Once on permanent staff, health benefits, and undying love and affection included. After two years, a modest loan repayment assistance program and 403b retirement account kicks in. Part-time (4 days a week with pro-rated salary) negotiable.

We are an energetic, diverse, left-leaning group of fun-loving people who have eachothers' backs through thick and thin and love our job. We hope you join us!

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/lgl/2400975463.html

Personal injury attorney job in Bay Area

Thanks to the reader who found this:

Attorney wanted for plaintiff's personal injury and general civil litigation firm in Eastbay. Salary $35,000 with health coverage. Serious and concrete opportunity for growth for highly motivated and driven candidate.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/lgl/2370807825.html

Personal injury attorney job in Bay Area

Thanks to the reader who found this:

Attorney wanted for plaintiff's personal injury and general civil litigation firm in Eastbay. Salary $35,000 with health coverage. Serious and concrete opportunity for growth for highly motivated and driven candidate.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/lgl/2370807825.html

Seeking attorney to write demand letter

This job was submitted to us by the client:

I have an offer from eSurance to give me $3,000 for an auto accident which their client caused. This is their response to my request for $20,000. I would like a substantially larger settlement from them.

They offered to pay for my medical care - -$3000 - as of the date of my claim, but not for pain and suffering or for risk of continued need for medical care. The accident was in SF, CA where I reside.

E-mail yesnowspinnaker@gmail.com

Unpaid attorney job in San Francisco

New law firm seeking motivated lawyer (licensed to practice law in California preferred but February bar takers may be considered) for legal internship.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Successful applicant will receive hands on legal experience including but not limited to: client contact; record review, summary and analysis; and legal research. If aptitude is shown, deposition and court appearances may be assigned. Flexible hours. This is an unpaid intern position, but a strong performance may lead to a salaried associate attorney offer.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/lgl/2267545603.html

Estate planning attorney job in San Francisco

An experienced, bright, motivated, personable estate planning is sought to fill out our San Francisco estate planning boutique law firm. Our requirements, in rough order of preference:
a. 3 years of experience seems to be the magic number. Less means we spend too much time on training. More means that your expectations for compensation likely do not fit within our budget, but its possible if you are humble and willing to take compensation that corresponds to your contribution.
b. People-oriented. Estate work requires a firm with a combination of talents. We have some variety here - tax geek, code-head, researcher-type, rainmaker, neat freak, and so forth. All of us share a love of people and their peculiarites.
c. Hard working. Even a "soft" area of law requires that you work evenings and weekends from time to time. We're sorry - but you're the one that chose to go to law school and become a lawyer. So did we. You have to work hard as a lawyer wherever you go. Estate work is no exception.
d. Long time horizon. Estate planning is about building up a client base over a long period of time. Its not litigation. There's no contingency award for a quick policy-limits demand letter. You need to think in terms of decades. That's how our clients think. They don't die every year, only to be born again to die the next year. Dying is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. One needs 3000-4000 clients to regularly see repeat business - family events such as deaths, births, marriages, divorces, and of course restatements and changes in tax law. It takes about 10 years to get 3,000 clients, even if you are a rock star.
e. Not afraid to fight. Disputes are inevitable. Ever read King Lear? Consider adding it to your reading list.
f. F is for fun. As hard as this practice area is, it is fun. The fact patterns you see in administration are often bizarre and entertaining. In planning, you must be serious and sober, and treat the client's situation with tremendous dignity and respect, regardless of their issues. There are highs and lows.

Some sub-specialization is inevitable in this field. Our subspecialties include high net-worth, business succession, elder law/MediCal, special needs planning, estate administration, trusts and estates litigation, tax controversy, international law and estate planning, and charitable/exempt entity work. Ideally you will have an interest or skill in one or more of these.

Please send a short (200-300 words) cover letter (the screening partner does not like reading the same old cover letter, but recognizes you need to say the basic platitudes. Just keep those short). Unless you have already written and published a bunch of articles and books, a not-to-exceed-1-page CV or resume should accompany your application.

We pay a very small minimum base salary with most of the compensation in the form of bonuses based on collected receivables attributable to your work.

Compensation: Its never enough.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/lgl/2269311571.html

Spanish speaking criminal attorney job in San Francisco

IMMEDIATE OPENING AT LAW OFFICE; $600 PER WEEK

STAFF ATTORNEY WANTED FOR COURT APPEARANCES THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. SOME EXPERIENCE IN CRIMINAL DEFENSE. (Between 1 to 3 years out of law-school; we're looking for relatively new attorneys)

JOB INCLUDES PRIMARILY DOING ARRAIGNMENTS, CONTINUANCES, AND FILING DOCUMENTS. (NO PX's or TRIALS)

SELF STARTER

ORGANIZED

WELL VERSED

FLUENT SPANISH SPEAKING REQUIRED

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/lgl/2257151547.html