INTAKE ATTORNEY

Min 5 yrs required

Full-time

No

# Intake Attorney

Organization is seeking an Intake Attorney to join our team. The Intake Attorney is responsible for day-to-day supervision of the organization's intake team and ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization's intake process. This position coordinates intake operations; and engages in casework and litigation.

## Responsibilities

- Provide oversight, planning, and strategy for the organization's intake unit and staff.
- Provide direct supervision to intake staff and oversight of all intake requests.
- Conduct legal analysis for intake requests, coordinate distribution of intake requests to legal staff.
- Maintain assigned caseload providing organization clients with legal services including advice, counsel, and legal representation in informal and formal advocacy settings.
- Develop and maintain a working knowledge of all substantive areas of law within the organization's case acceptance priorities.
- Develop and maintain legal practice skills including legal research and writing, negotiation, case management, and administrative, trial, and appellate practice.
- Maintain and make recommendations about updates, as necessary, to intake policies and procedures.
- Provide reports for the organization Board of Directors.
- Provide data for and draft agency annual performance reports.
- Perform other duties as required.

## Characteristics and Qualities

- An inclusive and transparent leadership style with demonstrated experience in strategic thinking and effective collaboration.
- Strong capability to serve as both a collaborative team leader and member.
- Strong commitment to the human, civil, and legal rights of Rhode Islanders with disabilities.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Experience with legal strategy including litigation.
- Ability to learn complex legal and grant requirements, including case-management database.
- Clarity of communication, specifically with diverse audiences.
- Excellent listener with the ability to consider all perspectives on relevant issues.
- Extensive understanding of the disability system preferred.

## Education and Skills Requirements

- Graduate of accredited law school and admitted to, or eligible for admission to, the Rhode Island Bar and a member of good standing in any other jurisdiction.
- Experience in supervision and management.
- At least five years of experience as an attorney.
- Admitted to, or eligible for admission to, . District Court for the District of Rhode Island, and . Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
- Commitment to the mission of the P&A and to the civil rights of all people.
- Understanding of and commitment to client directed advocacy.
- Proficiency in oral and written communication, and computer literacy.
- Ability to work with individuals from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and to effectively negotiate confrontational situations and stressful interactions.
- Ability to travel.

## Application Process

Interested candidates must submit a letter of application explaining their interest in the position and the experience they believe demonstrates their ability to contribute to the future of the organization, a resume, and a list of three professional references, including their . Applications will be accepted immediately and reviewed on a rolling basis. In interested, candidates are encouraged to apply early.

## Salary and Benefits

Salary is commensurate with experience. The organization provides excellent benefits, including health, vision, and dental insurance, paid sick and annual leave, and 401(K).

## Equal Opportunity Employer

The organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the organization to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, medical condition or genetic information, veteran status, national origin, disability, marital or other protected status. The organization encourages candidates with disabilities, women, persons of color and others who represent distinct linguistic or cultural communities to apply.

Not Specified

Health, Vision and Dental Insurance, Paid Sick and Annual Leave, 401(K)

Not Specified

Supervision and Management, Strategic Thinking, Collaboration, Human, Civil, and Legal Rights, Organizational Skills, Litigation, Disability System, Oral and Written Communication, Computer Literacy, Negotiation

Graduate of accredited law school

Submit a letter of application, resume, and list of three professional references via email to

Qualification and Experience Graduate of accredited law school and admitted to, or eligible for admission to, the Rhode Island Bar and a member of good standing in any other jurisdiction, Experience in supervision and management, At least five years of experience as an attorney, Admitted to, or eligible for admission to, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

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