Supervising Attorney

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Oversee attorneys and advocates, which includes managing workloads, providing training, mentoring, and monitoring staff performance.

• Direct a team with a focus on helping them develop and execute strategies to achieve team objectives.

• Ensure that all activities adhere to grant stipulations and meet procedural and quality benchmarks, including the proper management of personally identifiable information.

• Conduct weekly teleconferences with attorneys and advocates regarding ongoing work.

• Address inquiries and complaints related to services offered.

• Educate attorneys, advocates, clients, and others about substantive disability rights law.

• Collaborate with the ACE Supervision Team to lead and/or support ACE projects and initiatives, which includes leading hiring teams.

• Work with colleagues to optimize resources and enhance the quality of client services.

• Regularly conduct quality assurance reviews of casework and outreach efforts.

• Compile reports from supervisees for submission to the LAU Director in support of LAU’s grant reporting requirements.

• Engage in outreach and support while monitoring supervisee outreach activities targeting traditionally underserved communities.

• Fulfill additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) or equivalent, along with membership in the California State Bar.

• A minimum of 7 years of legal practice experience; or internal candidates who have been with DRC for three uninterrupted years and possess 6 years of legal practice experience.

• Proven dedication – through personal experience and/or professional background – to working with individuals with disabilities and low-income clients, while integrating race equity and community lawyering principles into their work.

• At least 2 years of experience successfully leading, developing, mentoring, or supervising law clerks, attorneys, or advocates.

• Proficiency in one or more substantive legal areas pertinent to the position.

• At least 2 years of experience successfully managing multiple advocacy projects, such as intake/outreach initiatives, administrative proceedings, writs, or individual client lawsuits.

🏝️ Benefits

• 8% Match – 401K

• Health benefits (HMO options)

• Additional Benefits: dental, vision, basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, and commuter).

• Health Reimbursement Accounts available for select HMO Plans.

• Pet Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Teladoc services

• Generous vacation policy

• Sick / Self Care time

• Holidays (including the last week of December)

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - eligible employer.