PUBLIC INTEREST TENANTS RIGHTS ATTORNEY. Strategic Actions for a Just Economy is a Los Angeles based popular education and economic justice organization that helps build economic development policy from the grassroots up. We are responsible for creating the first welfare-to-work bank account in the country, for negotiating the nation's largest and most comprehensive community benefits agreement with a major developer, and we are presently organizing tenants to create the first "anti-displacement zone" in Los Angeles. We are currently looking for a recent public interest law graduate to join our team of organizers who staff the Figueroa Corridor Coalition for Economic Justice - a coalition of 31 organizations and hundreds of local residents from the neighborhoods which surround the 40 block strip of Figueroa which stretches from USC to the Staples Center. The Tenants Rights Attorney will: Receive training and support from the Eviction Defense Center of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. Work collaboratively with organizers and tenant activists to counter evictions, discrimination and harassment of tenants with an eye towards fighting slumlords and protecting affordable housing. Hold weekly tenants right workshops to educate local tenants on their rights. Represent tenants in landlord-tenant disputes. Manage and track the cases of tenants who have sought help from the project. Participate in the development of L.A.'s first Displacement Free Zone. Requirements include: Bi-lingual in Spanish and English. Completed law school and the bar examination. Ability to work collaboratively with diverse organizers and residents. Attention to detail. Ability to see the big picture of tenants rights. Minimum one year commitment with SAJE. Please mail, fax or e-mail resume and cover letter to Gilda Haas, Executive Director, SAJE, 2636 Kenwood Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007, fax: 323-733-8831, e-mail: ghaas@saje.net.

There is now a new African American employment web site called http://www.Employus.com. Currently seeking professional African Americans to build a resume pool. So get your resume online now! This site is fully automated and has some nice features. For example, you can have an email sent to you whenever an employer views your resume.This site will only get better in time with the support of the online African American community. This site is 100% black owned. Please forward to everyone you know!

Log on to Constance@egroups.com for numerous job listings directly to your email. A great source if you're looking for a job. Department of Justice Attorney vacancies. Check website LARP@usdoj.gov.

Los Angeles Office of EEOC anticipates hiring several attorneys with strong litigation experience. Email Anna Park at annapark@aol.com for further information.

New California Department of Justice Career Opportunity Hotline telephone number: (916) 445-7676. This 24-hour automated telephone service provides weekly updates of job vacancies, attorney examinations, special agent examinations, forensic examinations, etc. You may also visit their website at http://caag.state.ca.us

The Board of Prison Terms seeks attorneys to represent parolees at parole revocation hearings and to represent inmates sentenced to life with the possibility of parole at suitability hearings. Statewide hourly assignments for hearings at correctional facilities and county jails are available. $30.00 per hour. Applicant must be a member and in good standing with the State Bar of California. Contact the Board at: 1515 K Street, 6th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 324-1924 or access our website at http://www.bpt.ca.gov.

The Oakland Private Industry Council (OPIC) is accepting applications for: General Counsel rade: 10 Salary: $4,613 to 5,731 monthly, plus benefits Job Number: 08-02-EA. HOW TO APPLY: Internal & External applicants submit resume with cover letter to the following address: Oakland PIC, ATTN: Human Resource Manager, 1212 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94612.

SUPREME COURT FELLOWS PROGRAM. The Supreme Court Fellow Commission invites applications for the 2003-2004. Fellows Program. Fellows spend one calendar year in Washington DC based at the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Judicial Center, the Administrative Office of the Untied States Courts, or the United States Sentencing Commission, working on projects related to the federal court system and the administration of justice. Four positions are available. Candidates must have at least one postgraduate degree. Two or ore years of professional experience with a record of high achievement. Multi-disciplinary training, including familiarity with the judicial system. Salary is equivalent to GS-15/3, presently $98,198. Application deadline is November 11, 2002. Additional information, an online application and complete instructions are available at www.fellows.supremecourtus.gov. Elyse Mendel, Director Career Services Office Baruch College School of Public Affairs. Mailing Address Only: 17 Lexington Ave, Box C311, New York, NY 10010, Ph: 212-802-5916, Fax: 212-802-5917.

MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC is seeking applications applicants should possess the potential to achieve excellence in teaching and scholarship, as well as a record of academic success. Applicants should be excited about interacting with students and interested in developing areas of scholarly expertise. We have the flexibility to accommodate most areas of scholarly and teaching interest. McGeorge School of Law is located in the state capital, Sacramento, an affordable, diverse and dynamic city half way between the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. The school, located on a beautiful 22-acre campus dedicated exclusively to the study of law, offers a collegial working environment. People of color, women and others who would add to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply. Interested individuals should submit a resume and references, preferably by September 1, to Professor Lawrence C. Levine, UOP*McGeorge School of Law, 3200 Fifth Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95817. Telephone: 916-739-7155 Fax: 916-739-7272 E-mail: llevine@uop.edu.

BET TZEDEK LEGAL SERVICES: CONSUMER FRAUD ATTORNEY III. Responsible for conducting state and federal court litigation relating to predatory lending and other consumer law issues. Will handle own caseload and additionally will mentor less experienced legal staff, volunteer attorneys and law clerks. Will litigate on behalf of individual clients and will also handle impact litigation. The attorney will conduct legislative advocacy to secure the rights of consumers and work with other public interest organizations and law enforcement agencies. QUALIFICATIONS: At least 4 years federal and state court litigation experience; Active member in good standing with the California State Bar; Demonstrated experience formulating and commenting on public policy on the issues of home equity fraud and other consumer fraud issues preferred; Experience in landlord/tenant issues typical in legal services offices; Experience in supervision of legal staff. Ability to work with volunteer law students and volunteer attorneys; Ability to work independently; Demonstrated commitment to serving the disadvantaged and elderly. SALARY: $4,675.58 - $6,443.58 monthly, commensurate with experience and the 2002 Attorney III Classification; this is a full-time, union position. Good benefits. *Salary Supplement for Bi-Lingual Spanish oral and written language skills. TO APPLY, mail or fax cover letter and resume to: Robin Sommerstein, Human Resource Director/Volunteer Coordinator, BET TZEDEK LEGAL SERVICES, 145 South Fairfax Avenue, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90036; 323.939.1040 fax. Bet Tzedek is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, handicap or sexual orientation. In an effort to improve compliance with court-ordered child, family and spousal obligations, certain employment and identification information (i.e. name, address, Social Security number and date of hire) is regularly reported to the State Directory of New Hires which may assist in locating persons who owe these obligations. Welfare and Institutions Code Section 11478.8 also permits the District Attorney to request additional employment and identifying information under specific circumstances. Applicants will not be disqualified from employment based on this information.