Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP:   San Francisco – Construction Associate

Sedgwick’s San Francisco office seeks an attorney with 3 – 5 years experience in construction litigation. Knowledge of mechanics’ liens, stop notices and construction damages and remedies is required. Experience in construction, engineering or architecture is a plus. All candidates must have excellent research, writing and oral skills.

Please send all resumes and cover letters to Sabrina Lonergan at sabrina.lonergan@sdma.com.

Di Maria & Cone: Family Law Associate

Di Maria & Cone provides quality legal representation from compassionate Palo Alto family law and divorce attorneys. They are a dedicated team who take a flexible but firm approach to representing our clients in family matters such as divorce, legal separation, child custody and visitation, child support and spousal support, attorney’s fees, property division, marital settlement agreements, and domestic violence.

Please send cover letter, resume and references to dimaria-cone@sbcglobal.net. Attention: Jennie Cone.

API Legal Outreach:  Law Clerk

Law clerks will work closely with legal staff to assist mono-lingual survivors of domestic violence in restraining order, divorce and custody proceedings.  Clerks may also assist clients with immigration, elder law/ elder abuse, public benefits, LITC and housing preservation legal needs and issues.  Assignments may include completing legal research and writing, doing client intakes by phone and in person, conducting client interviews, assisting in the free community legal clinics, and giving presentations in community education and training sessions.  If certified, law clerks may represent individuals in court hearings under attorney supervision.  Preferences will be given to applicants who can commit to longer terms of service, and who are bilingual in English and one or more other languages (e.g., Hindi, Punjabi, Farsi, Dari, Vietnamese, Japanese, Laoation, Hmong, Russian, Spanish, etc.)

This is a 10 week, summer clerkship program starting in late May/early June 2011 and /or a 10-15 week, minimum 150 total-hours fall 2011 or spring 2012 commitment.

For more information, contact Robert Uy at ruy@apilegaloutreach.org or visit www.apilegaloutreach.org.