SUPERVISING ATTORNEY
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
West Palm Beach, FL
Legal / Public / Security
POSITION OVERVIEW
Sanctuary’s Community Law Project (CLP) is seeking a Supervising Attorney to supervise a team of attorneys in family law ,matters including custody, visitation, order of protection, child support, and contested divorces. The Supervising Attorney will represent clients in all 5 boroughs and engage in legal advocacy to effectuate systemic change. The Supervising Attorney will also train, supervise and mentor staff attorney(s), project assistants, pro bono attorneys and interns on family law matters. The ideal candidate will be an experienced family law attorney with strong litigation, advocacy and management skills, who is passionate about asserting the rights of survivors of gender-based violence. The Supervising Attorney will also staff the Legal helpline and participate in community based organizations (CBO) legal clinics.
Responsibilities
- Represent survivors of gender-based violence in complex family law matters, including custody, visitation, order of protection, support and contested divorces. Provide legal advocacy on behalf of survivors of gender-based violence;
- Train, supervise and mentor CLP’s staff, including probono attorneys, interns and volunteers;
- Develop and provide internal and external family law trainings and updates to staff, Sanctuary’s Board of Directors and other agency committees, clients, and other community-based organizations, as needed and as requested;
- Collaborate with other projects within the legal center, and departments throughout the agency, on family law matters, and refer clients for assistance with other legal issues, or Clinical or case management needs;
- Staff the Legal helpline;
- Participate in rotation of Legal Clinics with Community Based Organizations (CBO’s);
- Participate in outreach and training in all 5 boroughs;
- Perform other department or agency-related duties or special projects, as directed by the Sr. Director and the Sr. Deputy Director of the Legal Center.
About the company
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National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA), founded in 1911, is America’s oldest and largest nonprofit association devoted to excellence in the delivery of legal services to those who cannot afford counsel. For over 100 years, NLADA has pioneered access to justice at the national, state and local level through the creation of our public defender system, development of nationally applicable standards for legal representation, groundbreaking legal legislation and the creation of important institutions such as the Legal Services Corporation. NLADA serves as the collective voice for our country’s civil legal aid and public defender services and provides advocacy, training, technical assistance and the NLADA Insurance Program to its members, who are comprised of legal professionals, institutions and the people they represent.