The Legal Aid Society Civil Practice is seeking an experienced and talented lawyer with a deep commitment to public interest practice and policy to join a dedicated team of managers, staff attorneys, social workers, supervisors, paralegal casehandlers, and support personnel as the Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice's Bronx Neighborhood Office. The Attorney-in-Charge (AIC) is responsible for the overall administration and oversight of approximately 140 staff comprised of unionized staff attorneys, paralegal and administrative staff and a management team of 16. The AIC participates in Practice-wide and Society-wide management discussions and decision-making and is responsible for maintaining relationships with other stakeholders in the legal, court, and service communities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Together with the Chief Attorney of the Civil Practice, provide legal and managerial leadership for the Civil Practice in the Bronx
• Responsible for overall office management and operations
• Supervise, mentor, train, and encourage professional development of managers, staff attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and support staff
• Monitor and maintain a high standard of representation and client service
• Assist with the development, funding, implementation, and reporting of programs
• Coordinate intake
• Provide oversight of pro bono initiatives within the office
• Respond to client, community, and staff concerns
• Foster and encourage teamwork and communication
• Reinforce and maintain staff accountability
• Develop and maintain community support and relationships with community-based organizations, advocates, government agencies, elected officials, and courts
• Represent the Civil Practice and Legal Aid in the community
• Facilitate and conduct community education, training, and outreach, and promote the work of the office and the Civil Practice
• Other duties as assigned

• Admission to the New York State Bar
• Minimum of eight years of legal practice preferred
• Demonstrated commitment to addressing fundamental issues of poverty and justice within a comprehensive civil legal services model of representation and an interest in creative approaches to management and staff development
• Experience litigating in various legal forums, including state and federal courts
• Knowledge in various practice areas within civil legal services preferred
• Excellent litigation, oral, and written advocacy skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Supervisory and management experience required
• Experience supervising and mentoring others with diverse backgrounds, experience levels, and work styles
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organization skills
• Commitment to exploring creative and alternative approaches for legal practice
• Pro bono, government, public service, and academic experience is desirable, but not required
• Grant-writing and fundraising experience preferred
• Proficiency in languages other than English is desirable, but not required

SALARY TRANSPARENCY

The posting reflects the range of potential salaries for the role. The specific salary offers will be dependent on candidate qualifications, including collectively bargained salary steps for unionized roles.

Salary Range/ Salary: $164,465

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The leadership of The Legal Aid Society believes in attracting and retaining exceptional talent committed to serving our clients. We offer a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Salaries for our unionized jobs are governed by our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please visit our Careers page for additional information. Salary and benefits information will be available to applicants, when and if an offer is made.

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HIGHER EDUCATION AND LOAN FORGIVENESS

The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This position allows an employee to take advantage of PSLF and other State and Federal loan forgiveness programs.

Additionally, employees who are New York residents may be eligible for assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments, depending on years of practice.To learn more, click the links below.

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hesc.ny.gov/loan-forgiveness-programs

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

The leadership of The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients, to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit. We are currently unable to sponsor employment visas or permits. (However, for citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa.)

HOW TO APPLY

All applications must be completed online. We do not accept paper submissions. Please visit our Careers Page to review all current job postings, and instructions on the application process. For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email jobpostquestions@legal-aid.org.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one's internal deeply-held sense of one's gender which may be the same or different from one's sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one's name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please submit these documents as a single combined PDF when you apply via the LAS (Legal Aid Society) Recruitment Portal.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Writing Sample