Managing Attorney

About the position

The Managing Attorney of Clinical and Experiential Programs assists in oversight of the high-quality legal services provided by the clinical and experiential programs. The Managing Attorney has supervisory authority over administrative matters related to the experiential programs, which includes responding to the needs of faculty and students. The Managing Attorney is expected to use his/her/their expertise in client service, case management, and law office administration to ensure the highest level of client service is delivered by the programs. The Managing Attorney reports to the Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Programs.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and leads the administrative operations and professional infrastructure for the School of Law's full range of clinical and experiential programs in keeping with ABA and other professional standards and best practices.
• Supervises administrative staff for the experiential and clinical programs.
• Drives the marketing work of the clinical and experiential programs, including the website and social media accounts.
• In conjunction with the faculty and marketing team, produces materials about the experiential and clinical programs for applicants, marketing, fundraising activities, events, and other stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains network of supporters and case-referral sources for both clinic intake needs as well as referrals when the clinical program is unable to take a case.
• Leads the clinic recruitment and enrollment process; oversees student practice applications.
• Oversees the client information management systems (paper and electronic) to include training and records retention activities.
• In consultation with the Development Director, manages the grant process (pre- and post-award) for all experiential grants.
• Manages the budget of the Clinical Law Program in collaboration with the Associate Dean; and manages program budgetary needs and procurement of supplies, services and equipment with appropriate personnel.
• Develops appropriate reporting materials for program evaluation annually.
• Responds to non-substantive management of clinic client and admin work during breaks in the academic calendar.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree and at least three years of relevant experience.
• Examples of relevant experience include, but are not limited to, professional administrative and/or program/practice management, delivery of legal services to low-income or otherwise marginalized populations, non-profit programming, government systems, supervision of staff, and project management.
• Must be admitted to or eligible for admission to the D.C. Bar.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with law office management including computer-based case/project record keeping systems.
• Knowledge of non-profit, governmental (including judicial and legislative), and public interest communities highly desirable.
• Facility with basic software for collecting and interpreting data (e.g., Excel).
• Comfortable working and traveling to a variety of professional and community settings.

Benefits

• Eligible for health and life insurance
• Annual (vacation) and sick leave
• Covered under the University of the District of Columbia's retirement plan (TIAA)