Bay Area Legal Aid
Gabriela Schneider is an accomplished attorney currently serving as an SSI Attorney at Bay Area Legal Aid since August 2023 and as a Board Member for the Playwrights Foundation, contributing to organizational health and fundraising efforts. Previous experience includes working as a Staff Attorney at Hausfeld, where research and document review played a key role in antitrust and qui tam litigation, and as an Associate at Bursor & Fisher, handling various legal documents and client communications. Gabriela's early legal experience includes a summer internship with the Knight First Amendment Institute focusing on First Amendment and FOIA litigation, as well as a summer externship with U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Gabriela's background also encompasses significant involvement in the arts, including dramaturgy and production roles with multiple theater companies. Gabriela Schneider holds a JD from New York University School of Law and a BA in Performing Arts from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) ensures fairness in the civil justice system for the most vulnerable members of our community. From Silicon Valley to Napa Valley, we help clients protect their livelihoods, their health, and their families. Our clients include the working poor, families with children, foster youth, seniors, immigrants, veterans, and persons with disabilities. Through our regional county offices, our mobile advocacy clinics, and our nationally-recognized Legal Advice Line, BayLegal prevents domestic violence and sexual assault, increases economic stability, protects consumers, expands access to healthcare, and prevents homelessness. For our clients, BayLegal makes the difference between staying in poverty and thriving toward a brighter future. We provide low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, including legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and legal representation. We are the largest civil legal aid provider serving seven Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara. BayLegal thrives on our diversity and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culturally diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, persons of color, LGBTQ individuals, veterans, persons with disabilities, and persons from other underrepresented groups to apply. Join us: https://baylegal.org/get-involved/employment-opportunities/