Training Director

The Impact Fund is a legal services nonprofit organization that provides grants, advocacy, and training to support impact litigation on behalf of communities seeking economic, environmental, racial, and social justice. Our vision is a more equitable world where everyone can achieve justice.

About the Training Program

The Impact Fund’s training program includes our annual Class Action Conference (every spring in San Francisco), Summer Webinar Series (online), Class Action Training Institute (every fall in Berkeley & Los Angeles), and online and in-person trainings throughout the year. Our current curriculum focuses on practical skills and topics relevant to impact litigation, such as Effective Legal Writing, Building Your Case for Attorneys’ Fees, Writing Effective Amicus Briefs, Class Action Basics, Supervising Legal Writing, and Litigation 101: Welcome to Lawyerland. The Impact Fund is looking to continue developing its training program to support a wide range of public interest impact litigators from legal nonprofits and private firms.

About the Role

The Training Director leads the Impact Fund’s training program and is our primary trainer on legal standards for class and impact litigation, changes to the law, legal strategy, and practical litigation skills. The Training Director determines the content for the Class Action Conference, Summer Webinar Series, Class Action Training Institute, and other trainings; invites speakers; and ensures all State Bar MCLE requirements are satisfied. This role is a member of the Impact Fund’s organizational leadership team and supervises the Program Associate. It is an exempt full-time (100%) or reduced schedule (80%) position that reports to the Executive Director.

Responsibilities

• Planning substantive programming for the Impact Fund Class Action Conference, Summer Webinar Series, and Class Action Training Institute
• Updating and conducting individual online and in-person trainings
• Building out the training curriculum to include more topics and serve more members of the public interest legal community
• Serving as a member of the Impact Fund’s organizational leadership team, contributing to organizational culture, planning, finances, and other operations
• Working with and supervising the Program Associate in training activities
• Maintaining the Impact Fund’s status as a California State Bar-certified multi-activity provider and ensuring compliance with all State Bar rules governing continuing legal education
• Speaking on panels and at conferences on topics relevant to the Impact Fund’s work
• Working with the development team to support grant applications, compliance, and reporting relevant to the training program
• Contributing to the annual report, newsletters, website, Practitioner Blog, Class Action Forum attorney listserve, and other communications
• Cultivating relationships with nonprofit and private public interest legal organizations and law firms

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Member in good standing of the California State Bar or other State Bar
• Minimum 10 years of relevant work and educational experience, including at least 5 years of active class action litigation experience and 5 years of experience managing and staffing diverse teams
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting impact litigation on behalf of communities seeking economic, environmental, racial, and social justice
• Cultural competency, including awareness of personal attitudes, beliefs, biases, and ability to effectively and respectfully receive and communicate feedback
• Demonstrated expertise in public speaking, presentations, and legal training
• Demonstrated expertise in class action procedure and strategy
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships within the nonprofit, private, and academic public interest legal community
• Collaborative team player with a demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion and the ability to work with a diverse community of professional colleagues
• Skilled use of Microsoft Office suite, specifically PowerPoint, and Zoom for presentations
• Located within commuting distance of the Impact Fund office in Berkeley, California

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Physical office located in Downtown Berkeley, near BART
• Hybrid work schedule (two in-office days each week)
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Occasional travel for training events
• Reasonable accommodations are available, as needed

Benefits

• 15 days of paid vacation for your first year of employment, increasing thereafter to the maximum of 20 days of paid vacation in year 5
• 2 weeks paid year-end office closure
• 14 days of paid holiday leave per year (11 paid state/federal holidays + 3 floating holidays)
• 10 days of paid sick leave per year
• 2 months of paid sabbatical leave every 5 years
• Student loan repayment assistance up to $500/month
• Health, vision, and dental insurance with employee premiums subsidized at 100% and spouse/dependent premiums subsidized at 50% ($12,500 annual cap for dependent health care contributions)
• Long-term disability and life insurance with employee premiums subsidized at 100%
• Access to a 403(b) retirement plan with voluntary contributions through payroll deductions
• Annual employer retirement contributions, vested after 3 years of employment

Pay

Full-time salary starting at $115,000, based on experience.

Schedule

This position is available as a full-time (100%) or reduced schedule (80%) role, depending on the candidate’s needs.