Program & Training Attorney
Hybrid (Bay Area–based) preferred, will consider a fully remote for the right candidate · Full-time, Exempt
$100,000–$125,000 commensurate with experience · Reports to: Executive Director / CEO
About Legal Link
Legal Link trains community partners to identify and address early-stage legal issues among their clients, so that low-income people can achieve greater economic stability. Since our founding in 2015, more than 4,000 frontline providers across six states have been certified through our innovative Legal First Aid® training program. By integrating critical legal support into trusted community-based settings, such as social services, healthcare, and housing providers, Legal Link helps prevent evictions, reduce homelessness, and build stronger, more resilient communities. We envision a world in which communities rise out of poverty with equitable access to a just legal system, and we are entering an exciting new chapter to get there: scaling nationally, deepening our technology integrations, and building the infrastructure to prove and expand our impact.
About the Position
Legal Link is looking for an attorney who lights up a room. The Program & Training Attorney is the lead trainer and facilitator for our Legal First Aid® program: the person in front of hundreds of frontline workers each year, in person and on Zoom, across California and the country, making legal knowledge feel usable, human, and even fun. Legal expertise is the foundation of this role, but exceptional facilitation is its heart. If you are the person colleagues ask to lead the workshop, run the retreat, or explain the hard thing to the non-lawyers in the room, we want to meet you.
You'd be joining at a significant moment. California is currently considering proposed Rule of Court 9.45.1, which would authorize Community Justice Workers statewide. Legal Link intends to support training efforts for that program alongside legal services organizations and other partners. Regardless of pending rule changes, the heart of this job stays the same: designing and delivering the trainings that turn trusted community workers into skilled legal first responders.
Roles & Responsibilities
Training Delivery & Facilitation
- Serve as lead facilitator for Legal First Aid® certification trainings: live virtual sessions, in-person workshops, and multi-session cohorts for partners nationwide.
- Deliver contracted training programs, from local contracts working to increase housing stability and prevent evictions to rural, partner-based contracts in southern and midwestern states.
- Design and lead train-the-trainer sessions that equip partner organizations to sustain the work locally.
- Travel periodically for in-person trainings, convenings, and conferences (estimated 5–10% of time).
Curriculum Development
- Develop and continuously improve training content in collaboration with the program team and the Director of Legal Innovation & Technology.
- Ensure legal accuracy, accessibility, and cultural responsiveness across all training materials.
- Pending Rule 9.45.1 adoption, contribute to statewide training efforts for California's Community Justice Worker program, including supporting the development and delivery of minimum standards curriculum on ethics, UPL boundaries, confidentiality, and supervision.
- Adapt curriculum for new geographies, issue areas, and partner cohorts as Legal Link scales.
Network Engagement & Legal Support
- Grow and support Legal Link's national network of 4,000+ Legal First Aid® certified providers through communications, forums, and peer learning.
- Provide legal consults to trained providers navigating complex client situations across housing, benefits, debt, immigration, and related areas.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more legal issue areas most commonly impacting low-income communities, such as housing, family law, immigration, and public benefits.
Program Evaluation & Organizational Learning
- Track training outcomes, including pre- and post-training assessments, in partnership with Legal Link's evaluation team.
- Assist with funder reporting, grant deliverables, and impact storytelling.
- Participate in internal program strategy and planning discussions.
Qualifications
Required
- Active license to practice law, in good standing, in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; California licensure preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of legal experience in housing, public benefits, immigration, consumer debt, family, or related poverty law.
- Exceptional public speaking and facilitation skills, with demonstrated experience teaching or training adult audiences.
- San Francisco Bay Area-based, with availability for regular in-person trainings and partner engagements.
- Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple training engagements simultaneously.
- Commitment to Legal Link's mission and to racial and economic equity in the legal system.
Strongly Preferred
- Experience designing or delivering community-based legal education or adult learning programs.
- Experience working with frontline service providers and low-income communities.
- Training or certification in facilitation, or experience teaching adult learners.
- Familiarity with virtual training tools and learning management systems.
- Conversational proficiency in Spanish or another language.
- Comfort working in a small, collaborative, hybrid team environment.
Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this position is $100,000–$125,000, commensurate with directly relevant experience.Legal Link offers a 4-day, 32-hour work week and competitive benefits including health coverage, generous paid time off (including a winter break office closure), 401(k) with a 5% match, and parental leave.
About the Legal Link Team
We are passionate advocates with a deep commitment to justice, and we welcome diverse educational, professional, and lived experiences. We strive to center the communities we serve in every decision. At Legal Link, we believe transparency, compassion, and humor are essential to effective and sustainable social justice work. Our team culture is rooted in trust, mutual respect, and accountability, and we recognize that work-life balance is key to sustaining this work for the long haul.
- We practice organizational transparency and honesty.
- We engage with one another through a lens of humanity, compassion, and vulnerability.
- We celebrate and uplift the unique strengths each team member brings.
- We approach feedback with curiosity, humility, and a commitment to growth.
- We never underestimate the power of humor to keep us grounded and connected.
To Apply
Please submit a resume and application through this page. The preferred deadline to apply is August 9th, 2026. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. We value lived and diverse experiences.
