Supervising Attorney 1

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Supervising Attorney 1
Duties: Provides legal advice and representation to clients who are part of Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) initiative in legal matters related to criminal records relief, housing, domestic violence, human trafficking, wage theft, family law, and other civil legal areas of law. Develops, plans for, implements, manages, and evaluates the CP4P Justice Corps in accordance with the goals and objectives. Supervises professional and support staff in one or more service divisions or special projects, and provides leadership in agency-wide or extra-agency activities. Works with diverse staff and service population. Will be stationed in the communities we serve and engage directly with partner agencies. Under the general supervision of the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society and the Managing Attorney of the relevant Practice Group. Directs the day-to-day operations of service divisions or projects as assigned, and enforces and agency policies. Provides for the training and professional development of assigned staff and volunteers. Assigns and regularly reviews the work of supervised staff and volunteers, making adjustments in the distribution of cases and assignments as necessary to provide equitable and manageable workloads as well as high quality client services. Evaluates the conduct and competence of all assigned staff in consultation with the Managing Attorney, and recommends appropriate pay increases and promotions. Determines work schedules for assigned staff and volunteers, and makes decisions as to routine departmental personnel administration for staff supervised. Participates with the Managing Attorney in the selection of staff assigned to the service divisions or projects supervised. Maintains knowledge of the status of cases and projects in area of responsibility and appropriate statistics as to activities supervised; reports on such activities as requested. Reviews client grievances according to established procedures, and responds to outside information requests or complaints concerning the assigned service divisions or projects. Authorizes release of funds from client trust accounts and authorizes expenditures for litigation costs, transportation, and other routine purchases according to agency and program policies. Maintains awareness of relevant law or policy issues and developments, initiating and participating in appropriate public agency reform, court reform, legislative reform, affirmative litigation, policy analysis, and similar systemic activities in the interest of clients. Provides direction and leadership around such activities to supervised staff and volunteers. Handles an appropriately limited caseload of direct legal services to clients, taking responsibility for difficult, unusual, or sensitive cases as warranted. Develops and maintains constructive relationships with other service divisions and projects of and with the rest of the agency, promoting the maximum development of the multidisciplinary potential of the agency on behalf of clients. Actively and affirmatively participates in organized bar and similar professional activities in the interest of and its clients in a leadership level. In consultation with the Managing Attorney, plans, develops, initiates, and participates in outreach and public relations activities of and the agency, including community education, collaboration with other groups, contacts with government officials and community leaders, and similar community activities. Promotes and directs such activities within the assigned service divisions or projects. Actively and affirmatively participates in program planning and in the implementation of program goals and objectives. Takes responsibility for additional program-wide or agency-wide assignments at a managerial level. May be required to take charge of the Legal Aid Society in the absence or at the request of the Director or Managing Attorney. Works effectively with diverse staff and service population, including regular travel across the area to different communities.

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