Bet Tzedek Legal Services

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For nearly 50 years, Bet Tzedek Legal Services has provided high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles’ most vulnerable residents. Today, delivery of those legal services requires innovation and partnership. Bet Tzedek seeks an Access to Justice Programs Directing Attorney to lead and manage our pro per services programs, which currently include our Self-Help Conservatorship Clinic (SHCC), Elder Abuse Restraining Order Clinic (EAROC), and Decedents’ Estate Clinic (DEC), created in partnership with the Los Angeles Superior Court. These programs seek to leverage streamlined processes, innovative technologies, and volunteer resources to provide timely and meaningful self-help assistance to a high volume of unrepresented individuals seeking conservatorships, elder abuse restraining orders, and probate of small estates left by loved ones who passed away without wills.The Access to Justice Programs Directing Attorney will manage a diverse staff of attorneys, support staff, and volunteers, and be primarily responsible for supervising the teams’ day-to-day work and supporting team members’ professional development. The ideal candidate will be a skilled and experienced manager with a proven track record for successfully managing people, projects, and grants.ESSENTIAL DUTIESIn collaboration with the President & CEO, VP Legal, fellow Directing Attorneys, program staff, and court staff, develop, maintain, and innovate on per per service programs to address the legal needs of older individuals, dependent adults, caregivers, and other vulnerable communities in Los Angeles.Supervise and manage substantive legal work performed by staff, including litigant screening, document preparation, and workshops and presentations provided by staff attorneys and support staff, by reviewing work product and resolving escalated litigant-related issues.Supervise and manage program workflows including litigant screening/intake, assignment of tasks, and monitoring and improving clinic procedures to ensure litigant needs are met and deliverables and goals are achieved while fostering a positive work-life balance for staff.Manage and support staff by holding primary responsibility for staff onboarding, offboarding, recruiting and hiring, training, coaching, goal-setting, evaluation, reclassifications, and performance improvement/discipline.Work with Human Resources to develop clear, measurable, and achievable professional development opportunities for program staff and support staff in achieving their professional development goals.Work closely with President & CEO, VP Legal, and Grants Team to identify, pursue, and fulfill funding opportunities.Actively manage grants which fund the SHCC, EAROC, and DEC programs, including being primarily responsible for translating grant deliverables into program metrics to ensure grant deliverables are met, and working with Grants Team to track and report grant deliverables.Work with Impact Advocacy team to develop legislative and regulatory proposals that relate to program work.Work with Pro Bono Department to set metrics related to pro bono and volunteer participation, develop pro bono and volunteer opportunities for the program to meet metrics, and support staff in the training and mentoring of pro bono attorneys and volunteers. View More