Description:
Family Defense Supervising AttorneyLegal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley | Roanoke, VA | starting salary $85,000-$105,000 (DOE) and substantial benefits
Help build Virginia's first multidisciplinary family defense practice.
The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley is launching Multidisciplinary Family Defense Pilot Program to defend parents in the child welfare system, keep families together, and support reunification. As our inaugural Supervising Family Defense Attorney, you'll lead a team of attorneys, social workers, and peer parent advocates, while keeping your own caseload and shaping a model for the entire state.
What You'll Do:
- Lead, supervise, and mentor the multidisciplinary team
- Help to recruit, hire, and train attorneys and staff
- Help with the preparation of reports and grant applications for continued funding
- Represent parents in dependency matters, including abuse and neglect cases, permanency hearings, termination of parental rights, and appeals
- Build the program's policies, practices, and reporting from the ground up
- Partner with courts, child welfare agencies, and community organizations to advocate for systemic change
What you bring:
- J.D. (Virginia State Bar membership or eligibility to obtain a Legal Aid Counsel Certificate under Rule 1A:9)
- Litigation experience, ideally in family defense, child welfare, or juvenile law
- Supervisory experience and a client-centered, trauma-informed approach
- A commitment to equity and to serving low-income families
What we offer:
- Health insurance, retirement benefits, paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- State and local bar and relevant organization membership dues and training and CLE travel and expenses
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Onsite role with occasional remote flexibility. Local travel required for court and community work.
