Directing Attorney

Directing Attorney
Position Available
Central Office (Sacramento, CA)
PROGRAM SUMMAY:
Founded in 1967, California Indian Legal Services (CILS) is the oldest public interest Indian rights law firm in the country, promoting the fundamental rights of California tribes and Indians through litigation, legislative and administrative advocacy, community development, and other strategies for systemic change. CILS provides a full range of legal representation to California Indian tribes and Indian organizations, advocates for the rights of California Indians at the local, state, and national levels, and provides direct services and community education to low-income Native American individuals on issues related to Federal Indian Law. Currently, CILS offers services statewide and maintains four offices throughout California – Eastern (Bishop), Southern (Escondido), Northern (McKinleyville), and Central (Sacramento). This position is in the Central Office, located in Sacramento, CA, which also houses the CILS Principal Office.
RESPONSIBLITIES AND DUTIES:
CILS Directing Attorneys are responsible for the day-to-day operation of field offices. Directing Attorneys should have substantial knowledge of and experience with issues related to the client eligible Native American individuals, Tribes and groups that are in the service area for the program. A strong, demonstrated expertise in Federal Indian law and public interest law is preferred. The Directing Attorney's primary responsibility is to ensure the quantity and quality of the legal work and the effective, efficient representation of clients. The resulting responsibilities and duties include:
• Collaborate with Senior Staff Attorneys and the Legal Director for the purpose of legal work management that includes Staff Attorney mentoring and supervision, assistance and administration of local legal work management systems, and grant and special project development and implementation, as directed by the Legal Director.
• Office management and administration responsibilities include supervision of all attorney and non-attorney staff; ensuring that program policies and priorities are implemented; preparing any reports that are requested by Legal Director or Director of Human Resources & Administration; and participation with the Legal Director and Director of Human Resources & Administration in field office hiring of attorney and non-attorney support staff.
• Client development responsibilities include developing and maintaining effective relationships with Tribes and Indian organizations in the service territory, including all funding sources, and ensuring that the office pursues and secures meaningful opportunities to work with Tribes, Indian organizations, and Native American individuals throughout the service territory.
• The Directing Attorney will also carry an appropriately sized caseload concomitant with other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the Legal Director.
• The Central Office Directing Attorney will have the opportunity to work under the direction of the Executive Director to establish a State Capitol and Executive Branch presence for the entire organization. This includes community education presentations, relationship building, legislative
efforts, bill analysis, engagement in board committees and more. Specific benchmarks are identified in the CILS Strategic Plan.
SALARY:
The annual salary for this position is $103,644-$124,000 D.O.E. CILS creates job position wage and salary ranges using data from California non-profit legal services annual data sources; employees are placed within a range depending on degrees, certifications, experience, qualifications, and other factors.
LOCATION:
This position is in-person at the Central Field Office (Sacramento, CA) with optional teleworking on Mondays and Fridays.