Managing Attorney: Under the supervision of the Executive Director, provide leadership for aggressive, innovative and effective advocacy for low income people throughout northern California in collaboration with other LSNC offices.
Duties:
1. Provide supervision and professional development support to advocates and support staff.
2. Engage in high quality legal representation and community engagement on priority legal issues affecting low-income persons and communities.
3. Communicate and engage with client communities, local agencies, the judiciary, and the private bar.
4. Organize and manage an effective private bar pro bono program, in coordination with the pro bono manager.
5. Coordinate regular office case reviews, conduct staff meetings, participate in staff hiring, and ensure office morale.
6. Assure caseload control and compliance with applicable rules, regulations and funding guidelines for legal services work.
7. Participate with other LSNC managers in the management of the overall program, including participation on management committees and task forces.
8. Complete priority surveys and work plans.
9. Resolve staff, client and public grievances.
10. Ensure the financial integrity of the office and develop, administer and report on grants.
Staff Attorney: Under supervision of the managing attorney, will participate in all aspects of advocacy and litigation including, but not limited to: client interviews, factual investigation, legal research, discovery, preparation of legal documents, negotiations, trials, and appellate work in both state and federal courts; appear at administrative hearings; provide legal advice to individual clients, and general legal information to eligible community groups as well as to the public in general. Frequent travel in the counties the office serves and occasional travel in other parts of LSNC’s service area.
