Legal Director
3 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Director to lead our legal team and provide strategic guidance on our advocacy efforts.
About the RoleThe Legal Director will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of our legal strategy, including litigation, policy initiatives, and community outreach. This individual will work closely with our senior management team to promote the health and longevity of the organization and ensure that our clients receive high-quality services.
Key Responsibilities- Provide leadership and litigation support to our legal team, directing all major advocacy efforts, including appellate work and policy initiatives.
- Directly supervise and oversee supervision of staff attorneys, legal fellows/interns, paralegals, and intake staff.
- Co-counsel with staff attorneys or pro bono counsel on a range of litigation, including individual and group representation in eviction and building court cases, and in affirmative litigation in state and federal court.
- Work with the Executive Director to direct staff attorneys in the implementation of a strategic vision for our legal work and devise creative, high-impact advocacy strategies to prevent displacement and preserve affordable housing.
- Collaborate with legal program/project leads, intake staff, and the Supportive Services Director to ensure that our clients receive quality, client-centered services at each point of contact with the organization.
- Work with pro bono coordinator and staff attorneys to increase pro bono participation from law firms and corporations.
- Promote and facilitate relationships with current and potential partners, such as community-based organizations and government officials, and ensure that we have representation in local, state, and national coalitions, working groups, committees, and task forces.
- Ensure that casework and advocacy efforts are well-coordinated with our special projects, policy, communications, and operation staff.
- Serve as a partner to our development team by contributing to program direction and development, and monitoring and reporting on grant compliance.
- Admission to the Illinois Bar with at least ten years of litigation experience. Class and group representation experience a plus.
- Strong people and program management skills, including at least two years in a managerial role responsible for hiring, motivating, supervising, and evaluating staff with varied levels of experience.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication (oral and written) skills.
- Expertise and experience in landlord-tenant, fair housing, or consumer law, or a substantive area of poverty law with significant litigation practice preferred.
- Experience advancing legal and policy issues (e.g. lobbying, working with community organizers, media) that impact people in poverty, or strong ties to Chicago's low-income communities preferred.
- Insights into issues affecting our clients that will bring a new perspective to our organization, which may be based on personal experience with eviction court, housing instability or poverty, personal experience as a member of a marginalized group, and/or deep knowledge of a relevant body of law.
- Commitment to the vision and mission of our organization.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental/vision, 401k retirement plan, and other pre-tax benefits. We also provide generous paid time off, including holiday, vacation, personal, and sick leave.
Please submit your resume and a cover letter to [insert contact information]. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.
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