Director for Economic Justice and Pro Bono Initiatives
Reporting to the Executive Director of the Center for Social Justice, the Director for Economic Justice and Pro Bono Initiatives leads the Center's multi-faceted economic justice work, including ensuring the smooth on-the-ground running of clinics and the provision of high-quality, limited-scope pro bono services, and oversees all operational and programmatic aspects of the Center's new pro bono initiatives.
Plans and develops initiatives, in conjunction with the Center's leadership, related to the Center's economic justice work and leads the Center's economic justice advocacy efforts, including legislative campaigns, amici briefs, and engagements with relevant stakeholders, policy makers, and court officials.
Oversees all operational and programmatic aspects of Economic Justice Programs and Pro Bono Initiatives at the Center, including operating volunteer-staffed, limited-scope, court-based legal clinics, providing other limited-scope pro bono services, developing pilots, organizing service trips and supervising remote pro bono opportunities.
Oversees all aspects of pro bono management, including developing and maintaining legal templates and forms, program manuals, policies, protocols, recruiting, training, supervising, and recognizing the Center's volunteers, both attorneys and law students.
Serves as the principal point of contact for the day-to-day operation of the consumer debt defense programs for key constituents, including court personnel, legal services partners, and volunteers.
Oversees all aspects of the Center's case management system in connection with pro bono services and ensures integrity of data collection and tracking.
Helps identify and pursue funding opportunities and manages grant reporting in connection with the Center's consumer defense and other pro bono initiatives.
Spearheads community engagement efforts to ensure community- and client-centered programming in connection with the Center's consumer defense and other pro bono initiatives.
J.D. degree. Admitted or eligible for admission to the bar of the State of New York. Minimum of 5 years of experience as a lawyer, preferably in a civil legal services organization and preferably providing consumer defense. Experience with pro bono and volunteer management.
Fluency in Spanish and English.
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