Managing Attorney

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Managing Attorney
RESPONSIBILITIES: Operating their assigned office/unit to ensure that staff act in pursuit of mission and vision and consistent with policies and procedures. Providing direct supervision of advocate and support staff, implementation of program policy and compliance requirements, and development and maintenance of local, client, community and public relations. Engaging with client communities and groups to identify and facilitate local/regional response to client legal needs, including direct service to clients and engagement in systemic advocacy. Serving as the face within the service area (including with local stakeholders, governmental contacts, and media), including serving as liaison between the local community and Executive Director as needed. Ensuring provides the training and resources necessary to support the office and its work. Serving as an advocate for local staff, client and community needs in the development and implementation of statewide strategic plans, goals and initiatives. Makes attorney hiring recommendations, hires non-attorney staff, and provides ongoing coaching and support to their assigned office/unit staff; takes corrective action to address any performance issues; and, in consultation with the Senior Managing Attorney, Human Resources Director, and Senior Management as appropriate under the circumstances, recommends and implements disciplinary decisions, including termination of employment. Final authority over the work assignments and performance of non-exempt office staff, Assistant Managing Attorneys or Lead Attorneys as relevant to the office/unit. Provide direct client representation as appropriate within the framework of their duties, including as needed, serving as lead counsel or co-counsel on cases to train new advocates or to expand the substantive expertise of advocates and/or provide needed support on systemically important or sensitive cases. Communicates clear performance expectations for all office/unit staff as well as providing necessary support to enable staff to meet expectations. Works collaboratively to provide basic tools required to perform duties, including identification and support of training needs. Provides regular, ongoing supervision and informal coaching in addition to participating in defined performance appraisal process. Works collaboratively with support staff to identify opportunities for skill development, leadership opportunities, staff recognition and rewarding achievement. Takes appropriate steps to improve any deficiencies in performance. Engages with each advocate to identify and support training needs. Provides regular, individualized, ongoing coaching and conducts defined performance appraisal process. Identifies opportunities for skill and career development, leadership opportunities, staff recognition and rewarding achievement. Makes promotion recommendations regarding Lead Attorneys and/or Assistant Managing Attorneys as relevant within their office/unit. In consultation with the Deputy Director and/or Director of Advocacy as appropriate, serves as resource for advocates to problem solve including: Regulatory Compliance; Quality concerns/malpractice/risk management; Conflict resolution. Development, maintenance of local community, public relations and community engagement: Develops and implements office/unit community engagement plan that is practicable, achievable and inclusive of the local community, and specifically seeks out marginalized or traditionally underserved populations. Develops and maintains relationships within the region’s communities, key partners and stakeholders, e.g. regional planning, VLP’s, social services, governmental and other entities. Identifies, promotes and provides logistical support for funding opportunities or initiatives to support local office/unit or other advocacy needs, e.g. grant proposals, special project needs, fellowship opportunities, private donors, etc. Direct service to clients and engagement in systemic advocacy and with client communities. Demonstrates leadership on systemic and affirmative litigation and advocacy. Participates in advocacy support activities, i.e. task forces, Strategic Advocacy Focus development and work groups. Handles reduced caseload commensurate with managing responsibilities; Maintain reasonable advocacy project-based workload. Manages system for case acceptance, assignment and implementation of caseload guidance to ensure high quality legal services and professional development of all staff. Makes office/unit caseload capacity and related decision-making, including temporary intake closures, as needed to ensure competent case handling capacity within office/unit. Facilitates the office/unit’s regional case service priority setting process to ensure compliance with program policy and grant requirements, identify the most pressing legal needs in the community to guide planning, development and facilitation of office strategic response to client needs. Managing Attorney is expected to lead their office/unit in a manner which is consistent. Leads office or unit it to ensure high quality services, to create a cohesive work environment, to maintain good morale and to address support needs within an office or unit. Participates in development of and implements Strategic Plan and other initiatives. Communicates staff concerns to Senior Managing Attorney, Human Resources staff or other appropriate members of the Senior Management team. Communicates impacts of program policy to Senior Management and related staff needs, accomplishments of team efforts and other staff recognition, etc. Advises the Senior Management as to office/unit policy initiatives, advocates for office/unit team and for local clients and community needs, recognizes and rewards innovative solutions to client and community needs and report as appropriate. Participates in and contributes to meetings with Senior Managing Attorney and Senior Management team.

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