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Supervising Attorney

1 month ago


San Diego, California, United States Legal Aid Society of San Diego Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supervising Attorney to join our team at the Legal Aid Society of San Diego. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising a team of attorneys, advocates, and support staff, and will play a key role in ensuring the effective representation of our clients in fair housing litigation and administrative proceedings.

Key Responsibilities
  • Supervise a team of attorneys, advocates, and support staff, providing guidance and support to ensure the effective representation of clients in fair housing litigation and administrative proceedings.
  • Develop and implement strategies to address systemic barriers to economic and social security, working closely with our client communities to develop and implement new strategies for resolution of structural inequities.
  • Train and mentor less experienced attorneys, advocates, and support staff, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge needed to effectively represent clients.
  • Collaborate with the Managing Attorney to develop and implement grant projects, including review of staff time and case note entries, monitoring productivity, and preparation of documentation and information as requested by funders.
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with the court and other partner organizations, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
  • Ensure compliance with all program and grant requirements, including timely completion of deliverables, drafting and submitting grant reports, and responding to funders.
Requirements
  • Member of the California Bar.
  • Three (3) years' experience as a practicing attorney, two (2) of which must be in civil poverty law or public interest law.
  • Demonstrated capabilities in using basic tools of a litigating attorney, including drafting answers, propounding and responding to discovery, depositions, negotiations, law and motion trial experience, and post-trial remedies.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with administrative proceedings.
  • Desire and demonstrated capacity to train and mentor lesser experienced attorneys.
  • Demonstrated experience in working with and representing our client communities.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work with other teams, the public, volunteers, court personnel, government agencies, and partner organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Fluency in written and spoken Spanish.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with housing law, including landlord-tenant law, unlawful detainer proceedings, and administrative law pertaining to subsidized housing.
  • Excellent Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills.
  • Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income people.
  • Ability to work successfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
Benefits

The Supervising Attorney position is an exempt position with an annual salary range of $95,000 - $135,000. The starting pay rate is $95,000. In addition, there is a bilingual pay increase of 2% for passing an oral test and 2% for passing a written test for threshold languages other than English.

LASSD offers a generous benefits package, a 35-hour workweek, paid vacation leave and sick leave, and 100% employer-paid medical premium, 50% employer-paid premium for dependents under LASSD health plan, as well as dental, vision, and life benefits. Staff also have the option to participate in a 403(b)-retirement plan and dependent and health flex savings accounts (FSA). LASSD has its own law school loan repayment program and is an eligible nonprofit employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

LASSD is an equal opportunity employer, hiring without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other status protected by state or federal law.

LASSD has adopted a hybrid work environment in which most staff are required to work in the office part of the week and permitted to work remotely for the remainder of the week, provided their job duties allow. All employees are issued LASSD computers and provided with appropriate supplies to perform their work. LASSD has implemented and continues to explore additional technologies to make our hybrid working environment as efficient and connected as possible.

All employees must be available to travel to LASSD offices and service locations throughout San Diego County as needed and in compliance with public health advisories. Applicants must reside in or near San Diego County or plan to relocate in or near the County prior to their start date and must be able to commute to the physical Legal Aid Society of San Diego office locations or service delivery locations within San Diego County.

LASSD's normal business hours are 9am-5pm, but we are open to providing flexible work schedules to the extent feasible for the position. LASSD reserves the right to change these policies at any time.