Supervising Attorney

• Supervise attorneys and advocates, including workload management, training, mentoring, and monitoring staff.
• Lead a work team to develop and implement strategies to accomplish team goals, ensuring compliance with grant requirements and quality standards.
• Collaborate with the ACE Supervision Team on projects, conduct quality assurance reviews, and compile reports for grant reporting.
• Perform community-based advocacy and outreach to underserved communities.

This role directly advances the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities by ensuring high-quality legal services, mentoring advocates, and expanding outreach to underserved communities, thereby contributing to a more equitable and inclusive society.

• Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) or equivalent, and membership in the California State Bar.
• 7 years of experience practicing law (or internal candidates with 3 years at DRC and 6 years of experience).
• 2 years of experience successfully leading, developing, mentoring, or supervising law clerks, attorneys, or advocates.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with people with disabilities and low-income clients, incorporating race equity and community lawyering principles.

Excellent benefits include 8% 401K match, health benefits (HMO options), dental, vision, basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, Health Reimbursement Accounts, pet insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Teladoc, ample vacation, sick/self-care time, holidays (including last week in December), and eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Disability Rights California (DRC) defends, advances, and strengthens the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities, working towards a world where all disabled people have power and are treated with dignity and respect.