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The Senior Attorney in the Mental Health Practice Group plays a leading role in individual and systemic advocacy to protect the rights of people with mental health disabilities.  The Senior Attorney works under the direct supervision of the Mental Health Practice Group senior staff and in collaboration with other Disability Rights California attorneys and advocates in their legal, advocacy, and outreach efforts.

The Managing Attorney provides leadership, strategic direction and overall management of the Mental Health Practice Group.  The Managing Attorney promotes a positive work environment and collaboration within the practice group and other DRC groups.

DRC is seeking a creative, bold, and experienced litigator to co-lead our Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Practice Group. to advocate for Californians with disabilities so they can live with autonomy, dignity, and respect in a barrier-free, inclusive, and diverse world that values each individual and their voice.

Justice in Aging seeks an attorney with a commitment to social justice to join our organization. The successful candidate will work closely with our strong, respected, and effective health team to ensure older adults receive the long-term services and supports that they require, with particular focus on older adults of color, women, those with limited English proficiency, and LGBTQ older adults.

California Rural Legal Assistance seeks a Staff Attorney for its LGBTQ+ program. The LGBTQ+ Staff Attorney is a primary client advocate in CRLA’s statewide advocacy for LGBTQ+ people and is essential in the implementation of its goal to increase access to justice for low-income LGBTQ+ people in rural California.

The Client’s Rights Advocate provides advocacy services to persons with developmental disabilities who are clients of regional centers and to persons who reside in the state developmental centers and community facilities. The Client’s Rights Advocate position will be located at or near an office of each regional center.