CLSSD CAREERS
Welcome to the Children's Legal Services of San Diego's Employment Center. Here, we will provide you current information about the various job opportunities available at our firm.
CLSSD strives to provide the highest quality legal representation for our clients as well as a professional, challenging and supportive work environment for our employees. CLSSD’s objective is to provide all of its staff members with a viable career path in the area of child welfare law.
We are always searching for exceptional individuals to join our professional defense team. If you are interested in helping the thousands of families involved each year in San Diego County’s juvenile dependency system, we invite you to submit your application today.
Available Job Postings
To see our available job listing and to apply, click below.
NON-EMPLOYEE OPPORTUNITIES
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Independent Contractor - PANEL ATTORNEY​
We are seeking attorneys for our Conflict Attorney Panel. The Panel Attorney is an independent contractor subject to a legal agreement between the Panel Attorney and CLSSD. The Panel Attorney is responsible for representing clients who range between the ages of 0-21 years old who are dependents of the juvenile courts in San Diego County when there is a conflict within CLSSD’s internal firms. For children and youth under age 18, Panel Attorneys serve as their attorney and Guardian Ad Litem. Panel Attorneys are required to visit and to communicate with clients. Panel Attorneys may be required to appear on cases in any of the courtrooms throughout San Diego County. Dependency cases are heard in the following courthouses: El Cajon, Vista and Meadowlark (located in Kearny Mesa). Panel Attorneys must meet the competency/training requirements outlined in San Diego Local Rule of Court 6.3.3 and must meet the standards of representation described in San Diego Local Rule of Court 6.3.4. For more information, https://www.clssandiego.org/jobs.
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Independent Contractor - WRITS ATTORNEY
We are seeking writ attorneys to contact when a writ is needed. Writ attorneys will be independent contractors and not eligible for CLSSD benefits. Dependency writ and appellate experience preferred. For further information, please contact Karen Prosek, Director of Legal Services, at KarenP@clssandiego.org, 858-264-7460