Open Door Legal introduces the first system of universal access to legal help. The company is a group of lawyers, paralegals, communication professionals, counselors, social workers, administrators, recruiters, and more passionate about justice. Backed by Praxis.
About the role
We are hiring a Managing Attorney - External Partnerships who will lead, manage, and direct our pro bono partners, contract attorneys, private law firms, and legal service organizations as they take on referred cases. These partnerships help us increase our capacity and close the justice gap. As part of the Triage Team, you will work with members of each of our practice areas to coordinate placing viable legal matters either internally or externally with our partners.
What they're looking for
- Membership in good standing with the California State Bar. Applicants without active California bar membership will not be considered
- Minimum of relevant professional experience is four (4) years
- Must show experience directly supervising staff attorneys and be able to provide references from attorneys supervised
- Knowledge in at least one of our practice areas and superior court civil procedure knowledge, and an openness to learning the basics of all of our different practice areas
- Must genuinely enjoy and be motivated by working with low-income clients, many of whom are people of color, and be able to work effectively with clients impacted by trauma (emotional, mental, and physical)
- Show an enthusiasm for and commitment to self-learning and professional development
More about this role
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” - Nelson Mandela
We believe that even the biggest problems can be broken down into small, achievable steps. Poverty and access to justice are part of the same problem. And we’re solving this problem together. At Open Door Legal (ODL), we’re pioneering the country’s first system of universal access to civil legal representation to dramatically reduce poverty and prove that the law really can belong to all of us. We’ve grown 150x in 10 years, and in the next 2 years, we hope to finish scaling across San Francisco. To achieve this goal, we’ve created an award-winning and best-in-class legal aid organization full of passionate, motivated, gritty, thoughtful, and team-oriented people. We believe that injustice is the heart of poverty, and we're looking for someone to join us in ensuring justice for all.
We are hiring a Managing Attorney - External Partnerships who will lead, manage, and direct our pro bono partners, contract attorneys, private law firms, and legal service organizations as they take on referred cases. These partnerships help us increase our capacity and close the justice gap. As part of the Triage Team, you will work with...
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