Job Announcement:
Managing Attorney
Pittsboro, NC
Job Posting #322
Background:
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC)
is seeking a full-time assistant Managing Attorney to work in
its
Pittsboro Office. The LANC- Pittsboro Office provides
services to an area comprising Alamance, Chatham,
Lee, Moore,
Orange and
Richmond Counties. LANC is a statewide,
nonprofit 501(c)(3) law firm that provides free legal services in
civil matters to those households whose income generally falls below
125% of the federal poverty guidelines.
The LANC-Pittsboro Office has an estimable 25+ year history of
providing high-quality legal services to economically vulnerable
clients in Central North Carolina on both individual cases and
community development projects. The current staff is talented
and experienced. The selected candidate will work with the senior
Managing Attorney to ensure high-quality legal work to clients by
keeping the staff well-motivated, trained, and prepared to meet the
challenges facing our clients. The new Managing Attorney is
expected to help maintain the excellent state of community and bar
relations through active participation in bar and community efforts.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Leadership of the office at the direction of the senior
Managing Attorney. Supervise the legal and support team to
ensure maximum access and the highest quality legal representation
and outreach for clients and the community. Work with local
community and bar leaders to ensure optimum participation of those
groups in the work of the program. Maintain the competence,
morale and commitment to the mission of the staff. Ensure that
legal and outreach efforts conform to the rules of professional
responsibility and comply with grant and funding requirements.
Collaborate with and participate on the statewide and regional
management teams to solve common problems.
Qualifications:
North Carolina Bar license and six or more years legal
experience. The legal experience may be substituted by
relevant, meaningful experience in community organizing or activism.
We are looking for a highly organized and zealous advocate with a
record of commitment to community lawyering. The ideal
candidate will be sensitive to the needs of a racially diverse
community and will be able to work effectively with local
organizations, government agencies and the public to provide
meaningful access to justice, combat poverty and create economic
opportunity for our clients. A demonstrated and long-standing
commitment to assisting low-income people and to social justice is
essential. High proficiency in Spanish is preferred, but not
absolutely required.
Salary:
$50,000+ D.O.E. Excellent benefits and leave package.
Application Deadline:
Open until filed.
Mail resume and cover letter to:
Maccene Brown, Managing Attorney
Legal Aid of North Carolina
P. O. Box 1728
Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312;
OR, send by E-mail to:
maposition@legalaidnc.org
*
Legal
Aid of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer.*
Minorities, women, the elderly and the disabled are
encouraged
to apply.
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Mission Statement
Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that
provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in
order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers
to economic opportunity.