Co-Legal Director, DC Affordable Law Firm

Co-Legal Director, DC Affordable Law Firm

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Our client, the DC Affordable Law Firm, seeks an experienced and mission-driven strategic leader to lead its immigration practice and probate and estate planning services.

About the Opportunity

DC Affordable Law Firm (DCALF) seeks a Co-Legal Director who will contribute to the leadership of the legal program, with particular focus on overseeing the firm’s immigration legal services, partnerships, and outreach.

DCALF is rooted in the conviction that income should never be a barrier to justice. Through innovative programming and a commitment to equity, DCALF delivers overwhelmingly free legal services in family law, probate, estate planning, and immigration, bridging the gaps in DC’s civil justice system and delivering transformative legal services that empower DC residents to thrive.

Position Overview

This new position reflects DCALF’s shared leadership model; two Co-Legal Directors will serve as equal partners in shaping the strategy, culture, and service delivery. They will lead, manage, and provide overall vision for the work of our 20-person legal team that provides legal services ranging from immigration, probate/estate planning, and family law services.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in immigration law, strong managerial and supervisory experience, and a demonstrated commitment to advancing equity while leading high-quality, client-centered legal services. Specific areas of responsibility include:

• Oversee DCALF’s immigration practice, including providing support to the Immigration Law Managing Attorney.

• With the Co-Legal Director, oversee probate and estate planning services and provide support to the Probate and Estate Planning Managing Attorney, ensuring ethical, high-quality representation by all attorneys in the practice.

• Collaborate with Co-Legal Director and Pro Bono Litigation Director on family law matters, as necessary.

• Review and provide feedback on legal filings, training and outreach materials and other written work product.

• Ensure consistent application of legal standards, ethics, best practices, and DCALF’s core values within the practice areas.

• Monitor emerging legal needs and develop strategies to expand and improve services.

Program Management

• Collaborate with the Co-Legal Director, Managing Attorneys, and Executive Director to set programmatic goals, priorities, and growth strategies across the legal program.

• Strengthen and monitor compliance with case management expectations, data entry requirements, and outcome reporting.

• Review, analyze, and interpret data to evaluate program performance and identify improvement.

• Draft, update, and implement legal program policies, protocols, and best practices that support greater efficiency and capacity.

• Support organizational readiness for audits, grant applications, and grant reporting.

Team Management

• Directly manage up to 5 direct reports, including but not limited to 1-2 managing attorneys, 2-3 legal assistants, and a staff attorney.

• Provide ongoing supervision, coaching, and professional development to legal program staff, including but not limited to those with supervisory responsibilities.

• Conduct performance evaluations and support confidential personnel matters.

• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and offboarding of legal program staff.

Organizational Leadership

• Participate as an active member of DCALF’s Leadership Team.

• Cultivate strong relationships with clients, community organizations, judges, government agencies, law firms, law school partner institutions, board members, and legal services partners.

• Represent DCALF in stakeholder meetings, community engagement opportunities, and collaborative initiatives, and fundraising opportunities.

• Coordinate outreach strategies to expand access to services for underserved communities.

• Play a central role in identifying and augmenting DCALF’s contributions to systemic policy reform initiatives.

Qualifications

• Membership in the District of Columbia Bar.

• 10+ years of legal practice experience.

• At least 5 years of legal supervisory experience, including coaching…