IRC
Managing Attorney
New York, NY RAI USA
Sponsorship not specified$95k-$109kDetected 15 days ago
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About the role
- The Managing Attorney will bring not only legal expertise and a passion for this area of work, but also the ability to motivate and mentor a team of legal professionals in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Employ adaptive management techniques to provide regular individual supervision and support; mentor staff, set clear performance expectations and goals, give regular performance feedback, help prioritize workloads, help troubleshoot challenges, and maintain appropriate professional development plans.
- Develop and monitor intake procedures, case acceptance policies, and caseload targets and limits.
- Actively co-facilitate and support grant opening, grant review, and grant closing meetings, and lead all aspects of grant cycle, including developing/implementing monitoring & evaluation plans.
- Collaborate and work effectively with other IRC program areas, as appropriate, to ensure client-centered services, in furtherance of IRC's mission.
- Establish, maintain, and periodically refresh legal services program policies and procedures in collaboration with IRC's Legal Services Technical Unit; oversee and/or conduct regular case file reviews (paper files and/or electronic case files) to ensure compliance with legal case management procedures.
- Create and maintain a viable outreach strategy to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with community-based organizations, the private bar, and nonprofit legal providers; pursue program initiatives with partners that further goals and address unmet demand.
- IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs.
- IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
- A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions.
Requirements
- Law degree (JD or LLM) from an ABA-accredited U.S. institution and member in good standing of any state bar;
- experience representing asylum seekers before the immigration court and the Board of Immigration Appeals.
- Ability to oversee and provide supervision on a reasonably high case volume and work under time pressure;
- Experience organizing and facilitating immigration workshops and immigration information sessions;
- Must have ability to travel frequently in and around the service area to engage with clients and community partners.
Nice to have
- At least 2 years of experience providing supervision to attorneys and/or DOJ accredited representatives in a legal services context.
- Program management experience preferred.
- Experience managing and administering private and public grants, including grant proposals, budgeting, and reporting.
- Fundraising experience preferred.
- Bilingual in one or more languages preferred (eg, Spanish, French, Arabic);
Compensation
- (Pay Rate: $95,000 - $109,000).
- Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates.
Benefits
- We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits.
- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
- job type, internal equity, and budget.
Company info
- Work closely with the HQ Legal Services Technical Unit and field offices as part of IRC's immigration legal services network.
Equal opportunity
- Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. #li-1
- IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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