Description:

A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County is a non-profit legal services organization, the community-based clinical program for U.C. Berkeley Law School, and one of the Bay Area's largest and most effective systems disrupters. With a dual service and teaching mission, A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County is a racial justice organization committed to building a culturally diverse workplace, centered on equity. With about 80 staff, 150 law students a year, and a nearly $10 million annual budget, A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County is the largest provider of free legal services in Alameda County, providing multimodal, collaborative, and holistic legal services to over 5,000 clients annually and engaging in legislative and policy advocacy at the state and local level.

The Opportunity:
A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County is excited to recruit a Program Director to lead the Health and Welfare Program's direct legal services work and policy advocacy focused on health equity and the social determinants of poor health outcomes that impact historically excluded and underserved communities in Alameda County. The Director will support a team of 5 advocates in providing holistic legal services to clients referred through several long-standing medical-legal and community partnerships. The Director will also collaborate with the team to develop and pursue policy initiatives aligned with the A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County's Women of Color-Centered Platform . Under the supervision of A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County's Co-Deputy Director, the Program Director supervises 3 Staff Attorneys, a Paralegal and a Program Coordinator, and helps train and supervise law students as part of A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County's clinical program .

The Health & Welfare Program provides critical legal services to Alameda County residents who are at risk of poor health outcomes due to poverty, unsafe living conditions, homelessness, inadequate health care coverage, and other destabilizing social conditions. The program takes a holistic approach in helping clients obtain critical care and income, with a focus on appeals of denied or terminated disability and other public benefit programs, as well as post-entitlement public benefit appeals.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage the Health and Welfare Program providing vision, planning, and implementation of the work within the context of A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County's larger racial justice mission;
Supervise a 5-person team providing support and direction on substantive work, professional development, performance evaluation, workload management, and wellness;
Manage a smaller caseload of public benefits cases;
Develop and support policy initiatives designed to address the social determinants of poor health outcomes and improve conditions for clients, particularly women of color;
Engage in community outreach and education;
Teach, supervise, and mentor law students enrolled in the Health and Welfare Clinic, including helping to design curriculum, providing highly interactive legal and skills training, and co-facilitating weekly individual and group supervision meetings;
In collaboration with the team, provide technical assistance and support to Berkeley Law Student-Initiated Legal Projects (SLPS), such as the Name and Gender Change Workshop
Participate in ongoing professional development to improve management skills, client services, and student supervision;
Work with Executive Director, Deputy Director, and Development team to attract financial support for Health and Welfare, oversee grants management, and provide general administrative oversight;
Serve on A Largest Provider of Free Legal Services in Alameda County's management team, providing input and support for the broader organization;
Serve as the primary contact with the community and media, including responding to press and service provider inquiries, making presentations to the public, community, and other professional groups, and overseeing staff to whom these tasks have been delegated; and
Other tasks as assigned by the Deputy Director.

Requirements:

JD required;
Member of California Bar;
Minimum 5 years of experience providing representation in public benefits cases; administrative hearing experience strongly preferred;
Strong interest in law student supervision and clinical teaching;
Demonstrated commitment to racial and disability justice, serving LGBTQ+ communities, and people living with HIV/AIDS
Demonstrated inclusive leadership skills;
Excellent time management, priority-setting, and organizational skills;
Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and demonstrated ability to work well independently and as part of a team;
Ability to provide supervision and guidance within a highly collaborative working environment;
Excellent oral and written communication and advocacy skills; and
Ability to partner and work effectively with a diverse range of people, including but not limited to clients, law students, service providers, medical partner staff, school staff, judges and other government employees, community partners, elected officials, and law school faculty.