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About CROC
CROC empowers domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking survivors in San Francisco to understand their legal rights and options, and we provide free legal services to help survivors enforce and protect those rights. CROC operates as a collaborative supported by four member agencies: Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach; Bay Area Legal Aid; the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco; and W.O.M.A.N., Inc. Our office is located in the Inner Mission District of San Francisco.
Open Positions:
Bilingual (Spanish/English) Legal Advocate
Victims’ Rights Staff Attorney
Bilingual (Spanish/English) Legal Advocate
About the Job:
The Bilingual Legal Advocate will perform trauma-informed, survivor-centered intakes; maintain ongoing communication with sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking survivors; provide interpretation for client meetings; and provide administrative support to CROC projects. The Legal Advocate will be responsible for the following duties:
Working as a team with other CROC staff members
Answering phone calls
Performing client intakes over the phone and in person
Providing crisis intervention, criminal legal system orientation, and resource and referral counseling
Interpreting in client meetings
Accompanying clients to meetings and hearings
Salary range: $28.00-$30.00/hour.
Remote Work/Hybrid Schedule:
This is a full-time position (35 hours per week).
Depending on the needs of the project, it is possible for this position to work some days remotely, with a minimum of 2 days a week working in the office. This position will be required to accompany clients to in-person hearings regularly in San Francisco Superior Court.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
At least 1 year of direct client experience working with survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, or human trafficking
Undergraduate degree in field related to this position preferred but not required
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
Bilingual English / Spanish (verbal and written fluency) (Spanish/English bilingualism is a requirement for this position, and candidates who are not bilingual cannot be considered for this position.)
Ability to interpret between Spanish and English for client meetings
Outstanding communication skills to interact effectively and professionally with diverse populations and clients in crisis and to work calmly and effectively with callers and drop-in clients
Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively with a team
Proficiency with standard office software and computing, and the ability to learn and adapt to new systems
Victims’ Rights Staff Attorney
About the Job:
The Victims’ Rights Staff Attorney will work as part of CROC’s Marsy Project to provide trauma-informed legal assistance and representation to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking at various stages of the criminal process. This includes the following:
Assisting victims in all stages of the criminal process that impact their safety and privacy, including investigations, charging, criminal proceedings, and sentencings
Representing victims in criminal hearings in San Francisco Superior Court
Providing advocacy in probation and parole hearings and revocation matters
Conducting outreach and participating in regional coalitions and advocacy groups
Engaging with systems partners, including the San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco District Attorneys’ Office, the Victim Services Division of the San Francisco DA’s Office, and the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department
Delivering workshops and training to community members and organizations
Preparing timely and accurate reports for funders
Collaborating across CROC’s programs to provide holistic, effective, wrap-around support to survivors
Salary range: $75,000 - $80,000/year
Remote Work/Hybrid Schedule:
This is a full-time position (35 hours per week).
Depending on the needs of the project, it is possible for this position to work some days remotely. This position will be scheduled to work in the office in San Francisco at least 2 days a week and will be required to make frequent in-person court appearances in San Francisco Superior Court.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Licensed member of the California State Bar in good standing
At least 2 years of legal experience in a victim service, family law, or other similar setting focused on responding to the practical and legal issues encountered by sexual assault or domestic violence survivors
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
Strong preference for bilingual Spanish language fluency
Outstanding written and oral communication skills to communicate with a broad range of people including survivors, other attorneys, judges and court staff, law enforcement, and community partner nonprofits
Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively with a team
Proficiency with standard office software and computing, and the ability to learn and adapt to new systems
Why work for us
We offer a collaborative, mission-driven work environment grounded in the commitment to empower and serve survivors from all communities.
We offer a generous benefits package, including multiple medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; pretax commuter, health, and dependent care accounts; employer paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance; a retirement and profit-sharing plan; and more.
CROC is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive workspace. We strongly encourage applications from people who can contribute to our diversity, including people with disabilities.
To find out more about CROC, please look through this website at www.roclinic.org; to find out more about CROC’s fiscal sponsor, the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, please visit www.sfbar.org.
To apply for either position:
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please submit the following to resumes@roclinic.org:
cover letter including response to application prompt below (no page limit)
resume
references
Application Prompt
Many of CROC’s clients are low‐ and very low‐income members of our communities. They include people of color, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, seniors, people with lived experiences of homelessness, people with disabilities, and people from other under-represented groups. CROC is committed to enhancing the provision of our services to all clients and creating an inclusive and respectful workplace in which differences are acknowledged and valued. CROC promotes and supports policies that enable us to work effectively in cross‐cultural situations with our clients, coworkers, and the community.
In your cover letter, please address the following:
How do you think your background or experiences have prepared you to: (1) serve our diverse client base effectively, (2) work effectively with colleagues from different backgrounds, and (3) acknowledge the systemic barriers that our clients face? Feel free to think broadly about your response to this question, provide examples, and draw on various aspects of your personal, professional, and lived experiences.
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