Bio
Jennifer Daly is a senior attorney and Dependency Project Lead at Legal Services for Children. She has over 20 years of experience working with youth in various capacities. Jen began her career in 1997 as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). She spent several years working as a counselor for drug addicted teens at Thunder Road Adolescent Drug Treatment Center in Oakland. She left Thunder Road to attend law school at Northeastern University School of Law. While in law school, Jen focused on juvenile justice issues. For the nine years prior to joining the LSC team, Jen had a private law practice representing both parents and children in the San Francisco Dependency Court. As the dependency project lead at LSC, Jen’s work is centered on both direct representation of children and advocating for broader policy change on behalf of foster youth. Jen works with government agencies, CBOs and policy advocates to elevate youth voice and assure system accountability. Jen maintains a high level of expertise in a broad range of legal issues that impact the lives of foster youth in order to provide training and technical assistance to others practicing in the dependency field.