Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) ATTORNEY

POSITION TITLE: CSEC ATTORNEY

Reports to: Supervising Attorney

Salary: $88,510-$118, 946/annually (compensation reflective of qualifications and credentials)

Job Snapshot

The CSEC Program provides a collaborative and intensive model of legal representation and service delivery to some of CLC’s most high-need clients: youth in foster care who have been trafficked or exploited. A CSEC Attorney will represent up to 60 CSEC clients at any given time, advocating for youth and emerging adult clients both in and outside of the courtroom. The CSEC Attorney will also collaborate with a cross sector of child welfare, workforce, educational, and other community and county agencies working with transition-age clients to ensure access to necessary resources and services to prepare for life after foster care.?

Your Impact on the Mission – Excellence in Advocacy

• Provide direct representation for up to 60 youth within the first year in the CSEC dependency courtroom;

• Attend and participate in multi-disciplinary meetings (MDTs) on behalf of clients;

• Pick up all new Welfare & Institutions Code Section 300(b)(2) filings assigned to the CSEC dependency courtroom; accept transfers of CSEC identified cases from other CLC firms;

• Collaborate with other members of the CLC CSEC Team which may include attorney and investigator supervisors, investigators, peer advocates, MSW interns and other supporting staff;

• Work closely with the Supervising Attorney to attend and participate in meetings which may include, but are not limited to:

o CSEC Steering Committee Meeting

o Victim Witness Protocol Meeting

o ICAN CSEC Meeting

o CLC CSEC Monthly Check-in Conference Calls

• Develop professional relationships with CSEC service providers in the community;

• Assist the Policy Team as needed on issues of legislation and policy impacting CSEC youth;

• Attend at least one CSEC training per month; Attend at some Saturday CSEC Empowerment Events and the 3-day Annual Empowerment Conference; and

• Provide CSEC training and consultation to case-carrying CLC attorneys, investigators, peer advocates and other staff as needed.

Continuous learning: staying informed and adapting evolving social dynamics to better engage and support clients from all backgrounds.