Disability Rights California - Attorney (Senior)

Disability Rights California is hiring a Senior Attorney within the Equal Access and Housing Practice Group to lead litigation and advocacy that advances disability rights and equitable access to housing and public/private programs.

The role combines impact litigation, individual representation, team mentorship, and cross-sector collaboration to address systemic discrimination affecting people with disabilities.

• Lead and participate in impact litigation, including class actions, complex matters, and appeals.
• Represent individual clients in negotiation, mediation, administrative, and judicial proceedings.
• Mentor/supervise attorneys, advocates, fellows, clerks, and interns as assigned.
• Develop legal trainings, publications, reports, and technical assistance resources.
• Collaborate with partner organizations/agencies on recurring disability-rights issues.
• Support practice-group planning and additional assigned advocacy duties.

• Juris Doctor (JD) and California Bar admission.
• 7+ years legal practice experience (or qualifying internal pathway as described by employer).
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex advocacy projects and collaborate effectively.
• Demonstrated commitment to disability-rights and low-income client advocacy.
• Expertise in disability-rights legal frameworks (e.g., ADA Title II, Section 504, FEHA, Unruh, related statutes).
• Experience in two or more of: administrative proceedings, discovery, motion practice, class actions, trial, or appellate litigation.
• Strong ethics, deadline management, and independent judgment.

• Ability to communicate fluently in Spanish, an Asian language, or ASL.
• Experience with ethnic/language-distinct communities.
• Strong practice of race-equity and community-lawyering principles.