Essential Functions
- Primary role is to aid tenants with housing and landlord-tenant law through the City of Fresno's Eviction Protection Program through the firm's contract with the City.
- Provides legal advice and represents tenants in unlawful detainer cases, including in court, mediation, and settlement negotiations.
- Additional practice areas in transactional and advisory legal advice and representation to private sector business, non-profit corporations, and education institutions (K-12 through higher education both public and private).
- Conducts legal research, analysis on a wide variety of business, landlord-tenant, labor/employment, and education law compliance matters.
- Maintains positive, collaborative, and professional relationships with other attorneys and support staff, as well as the firm's clients.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Nothing in this job description/posting restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Must have excellent customer service skills.
- Must have excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively prioritize to meet deadlines.
- Must have courteous and professional demeanor.
- Must be experienced with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point and comfortable working with cloud-based platforms.
- Must be emotionally mature and able to take personal responsibility for projects with minimal supervision
- Must be comfortable working remotely from home.
- Must have a can-do attitude and be comfortable working in an entrepreneurial business culture.
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Work environment is remote, home-based location. Some travel required.
- Must have appropriate workspace in home from which to work. Tools (e.g., laptop and other technology) provided by ES Legal as needed, including internet reimbursement.
- Must be able to communicate with clients and team members via telephone, text message, video conferencing and email.
- Occasionally required to position self to operate normal office machinery including computers and printers, and to lift to approximately 25 lbs.
Required Education and Work Experience
- California state bar licensure required.
- Juris Doctorate required.
- 1+ year of professional work experience required; 3+ years of professional work experience in a law firm setting preferred.
- Experience with residential landlord-tenant law preferred but not required.
Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Salary Range: $98,000 to $165,000 per year
To apply, email your resume to: aemerzian@eslegalinc.com
Emerzian Shankar Legal Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any protected class under California state or federal law. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Posted: May 6, 2024