Trial Supervisor, Brooklyn

Litigation and Management

Assist the Borough Director in the supervision of the Unit’s direct legal work, including impact and affirmative litigation, policy advocacy, and community outreach.
Analyze legal issues, develop legal strategies, and supervise the implementation of legal strategies.
Coordinate with writing teams to ensure high quality and prompt written motions, petitions and referrals for appeals.
Maintain a reasonable individual caseload, handling complex cases as needed.
Coordinate intake processes to ensure efficient handling of cases.
Conduct or coordinate emergency intake for writs when necessary.
Monitor and maintain a high standard of representation and client service.
Assist with the development, funding, implementation, and reporting of grants and programs as necessary.
Ensure collaboration with social worker unit.

Evaluation and Support

Assist with evaluating staff performance and reinforcing accountability with the CBA.
Mentor staff, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
Schedule employee hours, assign work, approve time off, and manage staffing changes.

Leadership and Development

Attend management meetings, participate in training, and provide creative, problem-solving leadership.
Conduct management and supervision practices that support equity and inclusion.
Participate in continuous professional development; present at conferences to promote the organization and children’s representation.
Continuously learn about forms of bias in the workplace and demonstrate affirmative behaviors that support an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice law in New York State
• Minimum four years legal practice experience; preferably in family and/or juvenile law.
• Demonstrated litigation skills.
• Strong interviewing, advocacy, practice and cultural competence skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest and policy.
• In-depth knowledge of family court, custody, domestic violence and child welfare.
• Demonstrated cross-functional teaming experience finding solutions to complex situations.
• Effective communication (written and verbal), time management, and organizational skills.
• Curiosity and eagerness to continue to learn new skills, grow professionally and take an optimistic approach to new challenges.
• Demonstrated attention to detail along with outstanding initiative, analytical, critical thinking and problem resolution skills.
• Proven ability to work independently with excellent judgment, diplomacy, professionalism and the ability to prioritize, track and manage multiple requests simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated skills as a regular user, of Legal Server and on-line research tools such as Lexis.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise complete discretion when working with confidential and sensitive information.