Bay Area Legal Aid
Susan P. Widule, MA, JD, is a Senior Staff Attorney at Bay Area Legal Aid since March 2021, bringing extensive legal experience, particularly in estate planning, probate, taxation, and elder law from a prior law practice. With a background as a Staff Attorney at People With Disabilities Foundation and as a Senior Academic Coach at Carrington College California, Susan has implemented strategies for student retention and developed educational curricula. Additionally, Susan has served as an Academic Librarian at Notre Dame de Namur University and held teaching positions at Washington Manor Middle School and Cambridge Elementary School, where contributions to library initiatives and student engagement were notable. Susan holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and advanced degrees in Education and English/Philosophy, highlighting a commitment to both legal and educational fields.
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Bay Area Legal Aid
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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/