Legal Services Director

Security Sensitive Position?

Yes

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM M-F

TSU
203506

Legal Services Director

n/a

JOB SUMMARY:

The Earl Carl Institute at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law seeks a creative and highly experienced Legal Services Director who will work with the Executive Director and lead senior staff to shape and guide the program’s delivery of high-quality legal services to traditionally disenfranchised and underserved communities.

The Legal Services Director provides leadership to ensure that The Earl Carl Institute achieves its overall mission to provide legal assistance to BIPOC and other traditionally disenfranchised populations. The Legal Director is responsible for facilitating quality delivery of legal services. The Legal Services Director leads, manages, and supports legal personnel consisting of advocacy directors and managing attorneys who provide direct client representation and serve as lead counsel or co-counsel in major litigation, including class action lawsuits.

The Legal Services Director also provides public policy analysis and testimony. The Legal Services Director ensures grant compliance. The Legal Services Director works closely with and reports to the Executive Director to lead strategic planning to ensure that the program is addressing the most significant barriers. Also, while working with the Executive Director, this position focuses on establishing and implementing the programmatic vision for the organization’s legal work, recognizing the various and inter‑related tools that a quality, impactful legal nonprofit must employ for meaningful community engagement, client counseling, litigation, permissible policy advocacy, and strategic use of media.

• Day‑to‑day leadership and oversight of ECl’s legal work and legal team members
• Participates in regular case reviews with all attorneys
• Conducts annual job performance reviews and assists with the development of professional development plans with team members
• Oversees orientation and training of new team members
• Updates client services manual and oversees the efficiencies and effectiveness of the ECI Case Management System and case handling procedures.
• Reviews and responds to complaints regarding intake and case services
• Oversees the TMSL Student Pro Bono Program and Public Interest Certification
• Reviews timesheets and expense reports of legal team members.

• Organize, design and lead CLE training sessions on various subject matters of law that ECI currently works on
• Participate in local, state, and national councils, boards, committees, etc. to address identified program issues and concerns
• Cultivate and maintain collaborative working relationships with other agencies and organizations working on similar projects
• Work collaboratively with funders and other partner organizations being funded by the same funders as ECI
• Serve on various external committees and task forces relevant to legal services
• Participate in projects that address systemic issues which fall under program areas of work
• Provide public policy analysis and testimony as needed and provide education to applicable state departments, the state legislature, and other entitles involved with individuals that have been traditionally marginalized or underserved
• Collaborate with the Community Engagement team as needed to develop content for newsletter articles, social media, annual report, and other publications as well as live and recorded video and audio content
• Oversee special projects such as Community Legal Advocate Program and HALO Initiative
• Perform related tasks consistent with skills and abilities and general responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director.

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$87,339.81 - $

Required: Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school or other law school approved by the Texas Supreme Court

Licensed to practice law in Texas

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