Housing Supervising Attorney

Position Description

The Housing Supervising Attorney will supervise a team of staff attorneys and paralegals located in Los Angeles County. The team provides a full range of housing legal services and primarily focuses on unlawful detainer matters. This full-time, exempt position reports to the Directing Attorney for Client Services and is based in the Compton or Norwalk office.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train attorneys (those licensed in California and Registered Legal Aid attorneys) and paralegals who provide full scope representation to tenants in unlawful detainer matters and advise tenants on other landlord/tenant issues including federally subsidized housing issues and discrimination complaints.
• Participate in both the Stay Housed LA Legal Services Providers group and the Right to Counsel Coalition.
• Develop and implement practices and procedures for the efficient delivery of housing legal services.
• Ensure compliance with all funding requirements, deliverables, and restrictions.
• Engage in community outreach, including conducting know your rights presentations.
• Act as the subject matter expert within the area of law supervised.
• Supervise legal work of staff attorneys and paralegals within the unit in coordination with another housing co-supervisor, with flexibility to supervise staff in Orange and Southeast Los Angeles County offices.
  
  

Co-counsel cases as part of staff development and be responsible for training staff and overseeing their professional development.

• Maintain a limited caseload and accurate case notes and timekeeping in case management system (LegalServer).
• Supervise the professional and administrative aspects of the unit.
• Responsible for setting unit priorities and implementing unit strategies to meet priorities.
• Conduct case reviews with all unit staff attorneys at least once a month.
• Facilitate and/or conduct trainings and outreach activities in support of legal advocates for the unit, CLA SoCal, and/or community partners.
• Responsible for annual evaluations and performance reviews of legal staff within the unit.
• Train, mentor, and supervise law students, pro bono attorneys, paralegals, and other volunteers.
• Participate in recruitment efforts, interviews, and other aspects of the hiring process within CLA SoCal.
• Engage in policy advocacy, coordinate, and collaborate in policy campaigns with partner community-based organizations to improve systemic issues.
• Manage grant deliverables and assist in grant reporting requirements in collaboration with CLA SoCal Grants Management staff in order to maintain and secure funding.
• Work with a multi-cultural perspective.
• Perform other duties as required to meet the needs of the organization.