Supervising Attorney

Min 6 yrs required

Full-time

No

Supervising Attorney
Lawyers Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project

Organization: Inner City Law Center
Position: Supervising Attorney


H1 Heading: Join Inner City Law Center and Help End Homelessness in Los Angeles

H2 Heading: Supervising Attorney Opportunity

Inner City Law Center (ICLC) is a nonprofit law firm located in the Skid Row neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles. ICLC is looking for extraordinary people to help end homelessness in Los Angeles and is seeking a dynamic attorney and supervisor to join their team. This full-time position is an exciting opportunity to help provide high-quality legal services to clients who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness and people living with HIV.

Job Description:
• Supervise attorneys and paralegals with creative problem solving and litigation in six legal areas: Housing, Public Benefits, Consumer Debt, Criminal Record Expungement, Citations and Parking Tickets, and Obtaining Vital Documents
• Provide substantive legal support to the team
• Partner in furthering relationships with current and new funders
• Assist in various areas in grant reporting
• Help coordinate the various aspects of the team’s work
• Take the lead on training new attorneys
• Establish best practices for advocacy in the team’s substantive practice areas
• Participate in legal clinics and other community outreach events
• Serve as an integral part of ICLC's management team
• Work closely with the team’s Directing Attorney, other Supervising Attorney, other ICLC teams, and with pro bono counsel

H2 Heading: Hiring Criteria
• Commitment to ICLC’s mission and values
• At least six years of legal experience
• Experience training and supervising legal staff
• Excellent communication, teaching, and negotiation skills
• Innovative and solution oriented
• Ability to interact with a wide range of clients utilizing client-centered lawyers and trauma-informed frameworks
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to cultivate relationships with clients, team members, and partner organizations
• Desire to mentor junior staff, work as part of a team, and collaborate with projects staff and partners
• Comfort and readiness to participate in creative and aggressive civil litigation, including restraining orders and unlawful detainer trials
• Ability to use good judgment, multitask and meet deadlines
• Access to reliable transportation
• Admitted to the CA State Bar or in another state and eligible to practice as a Registered Legal Aid Attorney under rule of the California Rules of Court

H2 Heading: Compensation
Salary ranges from $91,000 to $107,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits.

H2 Heading: How to Apply
Cover letters and resumes are reviewed upon receipt and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Inner City Law Center is committed to having a diverse staff and an equitable and inclusive workplace. To read their full DEI Statement, please click here. All qualified applicants with criminal histories shall be considered in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. To keep their Staff and Clients safe, ICLC requires all Staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Excellent benefits package including health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and more.

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Legal research, litigation, client advocacy, supervision, grant reporting, community outreach, relationship building, mentoring, team collaboration, civil litigation, restraining orders, unlawful detainer trials

Admitted to the CA State Bar or in another state and eligible to practice as a Registered Legal Aid Attorney under rule 9.45 of the California Rules of Court.

To apply, please upload your resume and a cover letter detailing interest in the position directly at .

Qualification and Experience Admitted to the CA State Bar or in another state and eligible to practice as a Registered Legal Aid Attorney under rule 9.45 of the California Rules of Court. At least six years of legal experience.

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