Managing Attorney

15 hours ago

Los Angeles, California, United States Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Full time
Job Title: Managing Attorney - Asian Community Outreach

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Managing Attorney to lead our Asian Community Outreach Project. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team dedicated to increasing access to justice for the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community.

About the Project:

The Asian Community Outreach Project provides linguistically accessible, culturally intelligent, and trauma-informed services to API clients in their preferred language. As the Managing Attorney, you will oversee the project's operations, ensuring that our services are consistent with LAFLA's priorities, policies, and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Oversee the administration of approximately 10 staff members within the API workgroup.
  • Organize and coordinate community education and outreach activities to the API community.
  • Identify significant legal needs and issues in the API community and develop plans to address those needs and issues.
  • Work with the Director of Community and Economic Justice to ensure the Foundation's mission is being fulfilled and reflected in the workgroup's annual work plan.
  • Conduct annual performance evaluations of all workgroup staff and implement performance standards for the same.
  • Ensure grant compliance, compile grant reports, respond to grant audits, and maximize satisfaction of grant deliverables for the grants funding the API workgroup.
  • Participate in resource development, including identifying and pursuing grants and other funding opportunities.
  • Secure training opportunities for workgroup staff in relevant substantive legal areas.
  • Conduct case review meetings to ensure that legal services provided are consistent with LAFLA's priorities, policies, and procedures.
  • Recruit, train, and supervise volunteer attorneys, law students, and other community members.
Requirements:
  • Active membership in the State Bar of California.
  • Minimum five (5) years' experience in the practice of law.
  • Extensive ties to the API community.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of poverty law and community legal needs, preferably in the areas of immigration, family law, housing, or government benefits.
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise the legal work of others engaged in direct services, policy advocacy, and/or litigation.
  • Ability to deal with people tactfully and effectively.
  • Willingness to assume responsibility quickly.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Willingness to work beyond a minimum 0 hour workday, including evening and weekend meetings and events, and workweeks in excess of 35 hours when caseload or other obligations so necessitate.
  • Past experience mentoring attorneys, paralegals, and/or law clerks.
  • Experience managing and implementing grants and preparing grant reports preferred.
  • Bilingual in an Asian language preferred.
How to Apply:

Please submit a cover letter and resume online to https://www.lafla.org/careers. Include "Managing Attorney-API" in the subject line.

LAFLA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law.

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