Manage all aspects of New York City-based LGBT bar association foundation’s local legal clinic offerings, refine our system of handling referrals, and coordinate our educational efforts with both our members and the local community.
Legal Director LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York
Job Duties: Oversee all of organization’s existing and planned pro bono clinics under the direction of the Executive Director. Manage all recruitment and scheduling of volunteer attorneys. Develop and execute regular CLE trainings for prospective and existing legal clinic volunteer attorneys, along with development of additional training materials to assist volunteers. Develop and implement plans to market and promote our clinics to the underserved communities we need to reach. Engage our existing members and constituencies in pro bono work for our organization through our clinics and for select direct representational assignments. Develop and consistently update public-facing legal resources to supplement the work of the clinics and further assist members of the LGBT community. Revise policies and procedures for bar association’s referrals to both private attorneys and community partners. Assist Executive Director with fundraising/grant writing opportunities for funding the Legal Director position on an ongoing basis.
Skills/Qualifications: J.D., preferably with 5 years of experience. Member in good standing of the New York State Bar. Preference for attorneys who have experience providing direct legal services to individuals, some experience in a clinical setting, and a demonstrated commitment to serving the public interest. Extremely detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple programs and initiatives simultaneously. Self-motivated, effective problem-solver, and a team player willing to be flexible to achieve the aims of the organization’s mission. Prior experience managing staff and/or volunteers strongly preferred. Must have commitment to the promotion and advancement of issues affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
How to apply
Use the subject header “Legal Director Search” and e-mail a cover letter, a current resume, two references, and salary requirements as one combined PDF attachment to info@le-gal.org.
LeGaL was one of the nation’s first bar associations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) legal community and remains one of the largest and most active organizations of its kind in the country.
LeGaL began as a social organization. In May 1978, ten people met in Professor Art Leonard’s living room and formed the New York Law Group, which met on a monthly basis for informal social gatherings. Art began publishing a newsletter, the “Law Group Notes,” reporting on lesbian and gay community events and legal developments. The group grew and in 1984 incorporated as the Bar Association for Human Rights. In September 1991, the name was changed to the Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York. Over the years our name has changed to better reflect the diversity of our mission, of our membership and of the communities we seek to serve.
In 1994, the LeGaL Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, was formed with Erica Bell as its founding President. Through the Foundation, the organization publishes Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad, conducts a weekly walk-in pro bono clinic at Manhattan’s LGBT Community Center serving hundreds of individuals each year, a monthly clinic on Long Island, twice monthly clinics in Brooklyn and the Bronx, a collaborative Life Planning Clinic with NYLAG’s LGBT Law Project, sponsors the Dr. M.L. Hank Henry, Jr. Fund for Judicial Fellowships and, among its many other activities, runs the area’s only career fair dedicated to first-year LGBT law students.
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