Description:
The Managing Attorney for Intake is a leadership role within the firm, overseeing GLS' intake processes; responsibilities will include leading assignments and performing independently. This position is expected to provide guidance, mentoring, direction, and leadership to their team and throughout the agency and to carry a substantial case load focused on delivering advice and brief services to clientele. This individual is responsible for managing delivery of service through expertise within a variety of areas of law and supervises other team members within the unit. They possess exceptional leadership and problem-solving skills. This position is expected to deliver superior performance at a high capacity with a client-centered approach to services.Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversight of volunteer/pro bono program, intern/extern programs, and co-counseling relationships, monitoring case statuses.
- Serves as a manager, trainer, mentor, and resource for other staff within the organization.
- Provides high quality advice-only and brief services representation to qualifying clientele.
- Supervises Client Services Specialist(s).
- Supervises other attorneys, paralegals, victim advocates, and students as assigned.
- Provides regular reports on the needs of the communities we serve; works with leadership team to evaluate services delivery efficiencies.
- Identifies new/novel areas of law to expand our firm practice areas, in collaboration with the leadership team.
- Assists programmatic units with seeking attorneys' fees as allowable.
- Responds to the legal needs of clients, through the provision of direct legal assistance.
- Participation in GLS's legal clinics, and co-counsel on individual cases.
- Assist in the development, coordination, and presentation of substantive law trainings to private bar attorneys.
- Actively engage in trainings, community outreach events, and community meetings.
- Design and implement quality control system for cases assigned to volunteers, in consultation with other staff and as applicable to all grant conditions.
- Work with the Grants & Resource Development Manager to highlight outstanding volunteers in GLS communications.
- Represents unit in leadership team meetings as requested.
- Performs other duties as discussed with leadership team.
- Satisfactory attendance and punctuality.
- Compliance with all Gulfcoast Legal Services policies and procedures.
- Familiarity with and adherence to the organization's mission.
- Excellent trauma informed legal services understanding and implementation skills.
- Satisfactory completion of duties and responsibilities of the position as required by management and supervisors.
- Performs related work as required and fills in for positions above and below in staffing shortages.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written, required.
- Ability to deal professionally, courteously, and efficiently with people.
- Demonstrated experience with and commitment to working with clients who have experienced trauma.
- Ability to plan, direct and coordinate activities; work with government agencies, community groups and other organizations as necessary; communicate effectively in both written and oral forms; exhibit independent judgment in the development, implementation and evaluation of plans, procedures, and policies.
- Demonstrated solution-based leadership skills.
- Ability to work on various projects while balancing different priorities.
- Ability to work overtime and non-business hours as required to complete assignments and/or meet client needs.
Preferred Education/Experience:
- A commitment to the provision of high-quality legal services to under- and unserved populations and the mission and vision of Gulfcoast Legal Services.
- Juris Doctorate degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
- Florida Bar membership and eligibility to practice law in the State of Florida.
- No action and/or disciplinary measure taken by the Florida Bar preferred.
- Five (5) years' experience as a licensed, practicing attorney preferred, preferably with at least one year of experience in a legal aid, government, or nonprofit setting. Other relevant experience may be considered.
- If using a vehicle to drive to hearings, trainings or to do other business-related travel, the attorney must have access to reliable transportation.
