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Litigation Director - Seattle, United States - Washington Women Lawyers
Description
Who We Are
Columbia Legal Services is a nonprofit civil legal aid organization that advances social, economic, and racial equity for people living in poverty.
We support communities and movements by bringing deep legal expertise that is grounded in – and strongly guided by – an understanding of race equity.
We seek systemic solutions by bringing class action lawsuits, using cutting edge legal theories, engaging in policy advocacy, and supporting communities in building their own power.
We have a special responsibility to serve people whose access to free legal services is restricted, due to institutionalized or immigration status.
AtCLSwe seek a team that reflects our organizational values of community, race equity, and justice.
This includes hiring staff with connections to the communities we serve whenever possible, and a commitment to strive for justice and equity in our hiring practices and in our staff culture.
Columbia Legal Services seeks a full-time
Litigation
Director
to
lead
our statewide
litigation
work
that
seeks
to dismantle the structures that perpetuate poverty, racism, and other injustices in Washington
, particularly
the mass incarceration and immigration systems
.
This position will work in close
collaboration with
our Policy Director and our
Advocacy-
Equity & Community Relationships Director
to align our
advocacy
around our values and strategic goals, as well as
to support
equitable
supervision
throughout
our advocacy program
.
CLSbrings its core values of community, race equity, and justice into all aspects of its work, and we seek an individual for this role who aligns with these values.
All
CLSstaff have the ability to complete some work remotely; however, this position will require some physical presence at the office, as well as an ability to attend required meetings at the office and in the community.
CLSoffice
location:
Kennewick,
Olympia, Seattle, Wenatchee
, and
Yakima.
CLS
requires
that all employees adhere to our COVID-19 vaccine mandate through proof of vaccination or by requesting a medical or religious accommodation.
Litigation Support, Strategy, and Infrastructure (40%)
W
orks
with
the
Deputy Directors of Advocacy to c
oordinate
and align
all litigation across
CLS
with
a focus on high-level advocacy
,
centering
organizational
strategic goals
and shared values of community, race equity, and justice
.
Engage
s
in litigation for coverage, support, and training purposes.
Serve
s
as final decision maker for
litigation
-related policies and procedures
, in collaboration with
other
organizational leaders
.
Coordinates with
CLS
d
irectors and departments to ensur
e strategic alignment
and
messaging, and
aligned
commitment to community
engagement.
Provides
leadership,
t
hought partnership and problem solving for advocates,
including litigation
practices, ethics advice and counsel, and other expertise
.
Assists
with resource development for litigation efforts and
manages
litigation
related budgeting process
es
.
Coordinates with the
Litigation Support Specialist to
maintain
litigation related infrastructure
.
Provides regular
communication
updates to
CLS
staff
and
Board about litigation.
Supervision, Mentorship, & Leadership (30%)
Co-manages
the Advocacy
Team
(
which includes
employees working on litigation, policy, and
/or
community engagement
)
and the Advocacy Coordination Team (which includes all managers working on litigation, policy, and/or community engagement)
with
the
Policy Director and
the
Advocacy
Equity &
Community Engagement Director
.
Supervises Deputy Directors of Advocacy
and the Litigation Support Specialist
.
C
hampions
and leads
equitable
supervision
and professional development
within the
Advocacy Team
,
in collaboration with the
Policy Director, Advocacy Equity & Community Engagement Director, and the
Human Resources Director
.
S
upport
s
and
mentors
litigation
team leaders
.
Collaborates with and provides thought partnership to other Directors, including on
organization-wide projects and priorities
.
Participates in the Organizational Management Team and the Advocacy Coordination Team and
Reports to the Executive Director.
Training & Development (20%)
Trains and leads
, centering
community lawyering and movement lawyering theory and skills
.
Supports excellence in legal writing, oral argument, and other legal tools
.
Organizes litigation-focused training and relevant materials.
Coordinate with Human Resources and other directors to ensure all
advocates
rec
eive
litigation
opportunities and
training
,
and
that Advocacy Team employees receive clear expectations and necessary training during their orientation period.
External Connections (10%)
Strengthens external partnerships with
organizations in the Alliance for Equal Justice and other affiliated organizations nationally.
Creates and nurtures relationships with the private bar to support CLS's litigation efforts and implements processes to ensure that joint advocacy efforts reflect organizational values.
;
others may be assigned.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have all or most of the experience below or a combination of comparable experience where they have demonstrated similar skills or responsibilities.
Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to dismantling and transforming two of the key racialized systems that perpetuate poverty, injustice, and dehumanization: mass incarceration and the impacts of the immigration system.
Lived or other demonstrated meaningful and sustained experience with people living in poverty, people of color, immigrant or indigenous communities, and/or the criminal legal system.
Demonstrated experience in big picture thinking, considering multiple perspectives, and aligning strategy to long-term goals.
Experience supervising multiple people at once and a demonstrated understanding of supervisory challenges and/or best practices.
Law degree and license to practice in Washington, or ability to take the next Washington bar exam.
Strong understanding of and demonstrated experience with litigation, legal writing, oral argument, and other legal tools, including experience leading litigation teams.
Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with colleagues, and a desire to engage in shared leadership and decision-making.
Ability to lead a team effectively, prioritize responsibilities, and meet deadlines on time-sensitive projects.
Prioritization of self-care and a willingness to take breaks and vacations.
Ability to travel occasionally around the state to attend meetings, engage with community, and supervise staff.
Preferred
A minimum of five years of litigation experience, including complex litigation and/or class action.
Experience supervising other supervisors and/or providing supervisor training or coaching.
Proficiency in Spanish is preferred but not required for this position; other language skills relevant to our client communities are a plus.
This full-time, non-exempt position is a confidential role and is not eligible for representation by Washington Legal Workers, our in-house labor union.
As part of this commitment, all employees' pay is based on years of experience in their role or in previous roles doing substantially similar work and set on a standard pay scale for their position, rather than on negotiations, which have been shown to contribute to pay disparities.
The current annual salary range for an experienced Litigation Director with 5-10 years of directly relevant experience is $91,806 - $101,744.
CLShas a 35-hour workweek and offers a comprehensive compensation package including the following:
14 paid holidays annually
Winter Break office closure between Christmas and New Year's Day
12 sick days annually
15-21 paid vacation days annually (based on years of experience)
3-5 personal days annually (based on years of experience)
Paid parental and family medical leave benefits
Paid sabbatical every 7 years
Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program (for employees with less than 10 years' experience)
100% of employee premiums for excellent health, vision, and dental benefits, plus 50% of the maximum out-of-pocket deductible, and offer heavily subsidized family premiums.
Disability and life insurance, a subsidized transit pass, and an employee wellness program
Home office setup for working remotely, time off for vaccinations or illness related to COVID-19, and an additional small stipend for miscellaneous costs.
Please submit an application with a cover letter and resume in PDF format through our application portal in BambooHR.
We accept and review applications on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received before
April 5 . We will remove the position from our website once it is filled.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email the Human Resources Team at careerscolumbialegal(dot)org.
We are committed to an environment of mutual respect, collaboration, and equal opportunity for all employees, and strongly encourage applications from people of color, immigrants, people who have been affected by mass incarceration, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.
We believe in building and sustaining an organization that is reflective of the communities we serve, and is diverse in work background, experience, education, race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental and physical abilities.
We believe that the resulting diversity is both a source of program strength and a matter of fundamental human fairness.
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