Team Manager Farmworker Team

Min 5 yrs required

Full-time

No

Summary:

Organization: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA)
Position: Team Manager for Farmworker Team Practice Area
Experience: At least 5 years of federal litigation experience in employment law preferred
Location: South Texas, with a multi-state docket including the Southwest and Midwest
Salary: Commensurate with salaries paid by other LSC-funded legal services programs
Benefits: Medical, dental, and disability coverage, life insurance, retirement plan, and law school loan forgiveness plan

Position Description:

- TRLA, a non-profit law firm, is seeking an employment-law attorney to manage the Farmworker Team practice area.
- The preferred office placement is in one of TRLA’s offices along the border in south Texas, but the practice will involve a multi-state docket.
- TRLA provides free civil legal services to residents in 68 Southwest Texas counties and represents migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout the state and in six other southern states.
- The Farmworker Team Manager will oversee TRLA’s Farmworker Practice Area, which represents agricultural workers throughout the state of Texas.
- The Manager should have sufficient familiarity with laws and legal processes impacting farmworkers, such as claims under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and more.
- The Manager will also supervise outreach to migrant farmworkers and work with staff to implement strategic and creative legal strategies.
- The Manager will carry overall responsibility for the smooth functioning of the team, including directing administrative processes and advocating for farmworker clients and staff as part of TRLA’s Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Applicant Qualifications:

- Applicants should have proven litigation skills, management experience, a commitment to workers’ rights, and the ability to establish trusting relationships with staff and low-income clients.
- Membership in good standing in any state bar and willingness to become licensed in Texas.
- Proficiency in spoken and written Spanish is strongly preferred.
- At least 5 years of federal litigation experience in employment law preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to engage and build trust with staff and lead advocacy with governmental and other non-profit or social service agencies.
- Experience in project management or other supervisory roles is preferred.
- Ability to mentor and coordinate a team of lawyers, paralegals, and other support staff across geographically distant offices.
- Strong office management organizational skills, including implementing systems to ensure compliance and meeting case deadlines.
- Ability to think creatively, systemically, and with a willingness to implement unconventional strategies.
- Experience working with diverse populations, including non-English-speaking and migrant communities.
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice and knowledge of the TRLA service delivery area.

Related Timelines:

- The consideration of candidates is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary and Benefits:

- Salary depends on experience and is commensurate with salaries paid by other LSC-funded legal services programs.
- TRLA is an equal opportunity employer that seeks a diverse workforce.
- Benefits package includes medical, dental, and disability coverage, life insurance, retirement plan, and law school loan forgiveness plan.
- TRLA has a unionized workforce.

Not specified

Medical, dental, and disability coverage, life insurance, retirement plan, law school loan forgiveness plan.

Spanish (preferred)

Litigation, management, cultural competency, Spanish proficiency, legal research, writing, interpersonal, advocacy, mentoring, coordination, office management, organizational, strategic thinking, unconventional strategies, diversity, medical, dental, disability, life insurance, retirement plan, law school loan forgiveness, unionized workforce.

Not specified

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and three references to [contact person name] at [email, address, or other contact information]. Please include "Farmworker Team Manager" in the subject line.

Qualification and Experience Membership in good standing in any state bar, willingness to become licensed in Texas, proficiency in Spanish (preferred), 5+ years of federal litigation experience in employment law (preferred), project management or supervisory experience (preferred), commitment to workers' rights, cultural competency, strong interpersonal skills, experience working with diverse populations, commitment to social justice.

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