Adult Legal Program Manager

3 weeks ago

Phoenix, United States Florence Project Full time

**The Organization**:
The Florence Project was founded in 1989 to respond to a representation crisis for indigent non-citizens detained at the rural Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in Florence, Arizona. Through our programs today, we provide services to thousands of adults, youth, and children detained in Eloy, Florence, Phoenix, and Tucson, Arizona on any given day. In 2001, the Florence Project implemented our Integrated Social Services Program, one of the first of its kind in this field. The Florence Project provides high quality legal and social services and supports initiatives for national changes in immigration law and policy.

**Primary Purpose of the Job**:
The Adult Program Manager oversees the organization’s work serving adults in immigration detention held in three remote facilities in Florence and Eloy, Arizona. The Program Manager will provide programmatic leadership and supervision of the Adult Program’s delivery of legal services. The Adult Program Manager will directly supervise an Associate Program Manager and Managing Attorneys in the Adult Program and provide coverage for Managing Attorneys as needed. The Program Manager will also lead and oversee program development as well as contribute to the design and implementation of organization-wide developments in conjunction with the Deputy Director, Legal Director, and Executive Director.

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Supervise Associate Adult Program Manager and Managing Attorneys for the Adult Program. This includes overseeing and being responsible for the quality of services provided before the courts, conducting case reviews with supervised staff as needed, and providing training, mentorship, and support to supervisees. The Program Manager will work closely with the Associate Program Manager and Managing Attorneys to ensure they are also providing proper supervision and oversight to their legal staff.
- In conjunction with the Deputy Director and Executive Director, oversee the hiring of legal staff and interns and follow the process and procedures required for these efforts.
- Facilitate and lead programmatic meetings with legal staff.
- Coordinate in conjunction with the Associate Program Manager, Adult Program Managing attorneys the Office of People and Culture, and the Deputy Director needed orientations for new hires.
- Collaborate with the Associate Program Manager Adult Program Managing Attorneys, Professional Development Coordinator, and the Deputy Director(s) to develop regular training and mentorship opportunities for Adult Program staff.
- Participate in regular Leadership Team meetings and assists with strategic visioning for the Adult Program and organization as a whole. Assist and lead in Leadership Team projects as appropriate.
- Manage stakeholder relations and address issues as they arise, including but not limited to detention facilities, government actors, and community organizations.
- Provide coverage for Managing Attorneys as needed.
- While prioritizing programmatic managerial needs and when capacity allows, maintain a small caseload of deportation defense immigration cases, providing representation adults detained in Florence and Eloy facilities, with the opportunity to select challenging casework or appeals of particular importance, including cases involving individuals with severe mental health conditions or district court advocacy.
- While prioritizing programmatic managerial needs and when capacity allows, provide mentorship and serve as second chair to new attorneys in a wide variety of deportation defense cases.
- Participate in program development with organizational leadership, including participating in annual strategic planning retreats with the Board and staff. Lead the implementation of any changes to the scope of legal services provided or the model for delivering those services.
- Manage key adult program contracts and grants in collaboration with the Executive Director, Deputy Director, and the finance and development departments as appropriate.
- Manage Adult Program budget and staffing in collaboration with the Executive Director, Deputy Director, OPC, and finance departments as appropriate.
- Oversee collection of data by the legal staff, complete quarterly reporting for funders, and participate in Legal Orientation Program and National Qualified Representative Program calls, meetings, and trainings.
- Communicate with the Legal Director and Deputy Director about possible advocacy initiatives, strategic litigation, and legal training for the community or staff.
- Support Florence Project outreach and development activities as needed.
- Other administrative duties as needed.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- J.D. and admission to any state bar.
- 2 years minimum experience providing direct representation to immigrants in removal proceedings or other relevant experience required. Other relevant experience as a lawyer could be considered.
- Must have proven e

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