Description:
In celebration of 50 years of providing high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles' most vulnerable residents, An American Non-Profit Human and Poverty Rights Organization seeks a Directing Attorney to build on our legacy of innovation in the community. The Directing Attorney: Generalist Services for Specialty Populations will manage a diverse range of attorneys, support staff, and volunteers, and be primarily responsible for supervising teams' day-to-day work at area senior centers, the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (“Harbor”), and with Holocaust survivors wherever they may be.Our Senior Outreach team brings civil legal services to older adults through partnerships with senior centers, the Ezra Network, and other community-based organizations. Our Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) co-locates legal staff at Harbor, where we collaborate with medical professionals to address patients' social determinants of health through legal advocacy. Our Holocaust Services Program (HSP) team continues to help survivors with applying for and maintaining Holocaust reparations while also providing wrap-around legal services across a range of issues.
This position is eligible for An American Non-Profit Human and Poverty Rights Organization Legal Services' hybrid/remote workplace designation. While the primary workplace is An American Non-Profit Human and Poverty Rights Organization's offices, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor, the employee may be permitted to work remotely or may be required to work in other locations depending on workload/business obligations. The ideal candidate will be a skilled and experienced manager with a proven track record for successfully managing people, projects, and grants.
Essential Duties:
- In collaboration with the President & CEO, VP Legal, fellow Directing Attorneys, program staff, and community representative, identify legal issues impacting Holocaust survivors, older individuals, and members of the communities surrounding Harbor by evaluating An American Non-Profit Human and Poverty Rights Organization's role in addressing those issues and ensuring delivery of effective responses.
- Supervise and manage substantive legal work performed by staff, including intake and client representation provided by staff attorneys and support staff, by reviewing legal work, conducting case reviews, and resolving escalated client- and case-related issues to ensure client legal needs are met at the highest standard.
- Supervise and manage program workflows including intake, case management, assignment of cases and tasks, and monitoring and improving case handling procedures to ensure client needs are met and deliverables and goals are achieved while fostering a positive work-life balance for staff.
- Manage and support staff onboarding, offboarding, recruiting and hiring, training, coaching, goal-setting, evaluation, reclassifications, and performance improvement/discipline.
- Work with Human Resources to develop clear, measurable, and achievable professional development opportunities for program staff and support staff in achieving their professional development goals.
- Actively manage grants which fund the Senior Outreach, HSP, and MLP teams, including being primarily responsible for translating grant deliverables into program metrics to ensure grant deliverables are met, and working with Grants Team to track and report grant deliverables.
- Work closely with President & CEO, VP Legal, and Grants Team to identify, pursue, and fulfill funding opportunities.
- Work with Impact Advocacy team to develop legislative and regulatory proposals that relate to program work.
- Work with Pro Bono Department to set metrics related to pro bono and volunteer participation, develop pro bono and volunteer opportunities for the program to meet metrics, and support staff in the training and mentoring of pro bono attorneys and volunteers.
Requirements:
- Licensed to practice law in California (required);
- At least three (3) years of experience managing individuals with a proven track record that includes handling orientation and onboarding, offboarding, recruiting and hiring, training, coaching, goal-setting, evaluation, and performance improvement/discipline (required);
- At least two (2) years of active practice of law in California immediately prior to application (required);
- Significant experience areas of elder law topics or civil legal services (5 years required; 8 years strongly preferred);
- Excellent people skills, including high emotional intelligence and ability to navigate difficult conversations with clarity and empathy (required);
- Excellent project management skills and proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously (required);
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners (required);
- Exceptionally organized, self-motivated, and goal-oriented (required);
- Experience in and understanding of grant-writing, project development, and grant compliance (preferred);
- Understanding and commitment to An American Non-Profit Human and Poverty Rights Organization's mission of equal justice for all and An American Non-Profit Human and Poverty Rights Organization's core values of leadership, community-based advocacy, and innovation (required); and
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (required).
