Supervising Attorney

2 weeks ago

Oakland, United States Bay Area Legal Aid Full time

**BayLegal’s Youth Justice Team (YJT) **includes attorneys and a social worker who advance the rights of youth throughout the San Francisco Bay Area by providing civil legal services to young people experiencing homelessness, youth who are involved with the foster care or juvenile justice systems, trafficked youth, youth experiencing homelessness, youth in the school-to-prison pipeline, and young people with disabilities. The attorneys represent youth in a diverse range of legal issues, including foster care entry, public benefits, guardianships, education advocacy, immigration relief, domestic violence, and other civil legal practice areas. We believe that all young people should be treated with respect and have the resources they need to meet their goals. To that end, in partnership with the young people we serve we engage in civil legal representation, social work, community collaborations, and systemic advocacy.

**Position**: BayLegal seeks an experienced attorney with a strong commitment to public interest and social justice to be the Supervising Attorney of our Youth Justice Team. The Supervising Attorney is responsible for supervising the legal work of the YJT staff to ensure high quality legal services for youth in a wide range of civil legal areas in which the team practices. As a member of BayLegal's management team, you will report to the YJT Managing Attorney and work in collaboration with other supervising attorneys and staff throughout the firm. The Supervising Attorney works with the Managing Attorney to further develop and implement the vision and direction of BayLegal’s Youth Justice work. The position will be based in one of BayLegal’s regional offices, including working out of our Oakland office and travel throughout the Bay Area as necessary to best supervise the team’s work and engage in advocacy for youth.

**As a Supervising Attorney you will have the opportunity to**:

- Learn about and engage with the diverse legal needs of low-income communities in the broader Bay Area and the unique legal needs and issues youth encounter and contribute to BayLegal’s work and mission to reduce homelessness, enhance stability, break systemic cycles of poverty, and address social injustice.
- Assist the Managing Attorney in providing day-to-day legal supervision and support to attorneys, including:

- reviewing writings and pleadings, observing intakes and hearings, and co-counseling cases as needed to assure high-quality advocacy;
- regular/weekly unit review of new and ongoing cases, intake trends, case strategy, and advocacy opportunities;
- review of open and closed cases of unit advocacy staff as to quality, quantity, priorities, and compliance with BayLegal policies and requirements imposed by the Legal Services Corporation and other funders; and
- guiding staff in developing and executing appropriate advocacy strategies, whether through direct client representation, community outreach and education, policy advocacy and/or impact litigation.
- Carry a client caseload and/or perform direct client services commensurate with supervisorial responsibilities.
- Assist Managing Attorney in the professional development of unit staff members by:

- helping construct individual professional development and training plans; mentoring staff and encouraging particular experiences or trainings geared to improving their advocacy skills; and
- evaluating individual staff performance and providing regular constructive feedback.
- Work with the Managing Attorney and BayLegal’s Human Resources department to conduct evaluations and address performance related matters.
- Develop, support, and engage in collaborations with community partners to address systemic barriers facing BayLegal's client community.
- With the Managing Attorney, engage the team in annual planning, periodic reviews of priorities, and responses to emerging issues in the client community.
- Work with BayLegal's development, grants and contracts, and communications teams to promote BayLegal's mission, resource development and compliance with funding requirements.
- Engage in other tasks and projects that further BayLegal's mission and operations as a non
- profit.
- Humility in working with colleagues and clients across the spectrum of diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, immigrant status, religious identity, physical and mental disabilities, and/or limited English proficiency.
- Commitment and skills to lead a diverse, dynamic team with varied communication styles, learning styles, and levels of experience, identifying and resolving inter-personal conflicts, identifying and professional development opportunities and working collaboratively with a dynamic team on setting and achieving goals for professional growth and recognizing, addressing, and resolving interpersonal conflicts.
- Membership in good standing in the California State Bar.
- At least five years as a licensed a

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