ProBAR - Supervising Attorney Adult TX

$89,271 - $106,968/Yr

American Bar Association - Harlingen, TX

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Harlingen, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Supervising Attorney at ProBAR is responsible for leading and mentoring a team of legal professionals who provide essential legal services to detained immigrant adults and unaccompanied children. This role involves overseeing the hiring, training, and performance of Senior Attorneys, Staff Attorneys, and other legal staff, ensuring compliance with legal service contracts, and developing litigation strategies. The position requires a commitment to serving vulnerable populations and addressing the challenges they face in the legal system.

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, mentors, and oversees the work of Senior Attorneys, Staff Attorneys, Accredited Representatives, Paralegals, and Legal Assistants.
• Routinely reports to Legal Director and other senior leaders regarding issues related to the provision of legal services for detained immigrant adults and/or unaccompanied children.
• Develops litigation and defense strategies to address case-related challenges.
• Provides technical case assistance to Legal Department staff and seeks and develops opportunities for training in relevant issue areas to further legal work.
• Performs regular case audits to ensure proper case management and data integrity.
• In coordination with leadership, develops and implements team building and other staff retention measures.
• Provides coaching, counseling, leadership, and performance feedback, and, where appropriate, applies performance improvement and discipline strategies.
• Maintains and develops materials and documents in support of the legal staff.
• Supports the Legal Director and ProBAR senior leaders in developing and implementing management and programmatic strategies that ensure compliance with funding deliverables.
• In collaboration with the Legal Director and other senior leaders, prepares narrative reports and documentation required for program deliverables.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Possession of a Juris Doctorate or Master of Law (LLM) from an ABA-accredited law school and be in good standing.
• Licensed to practice law in a U.S. state or territory.
• Fluent in English and Spanish in written and spoken forms, including strong writing skills in English.
• At least one year of experience in representing clients on immigration matters, with particular attention to removal defense.
• Proven experience ensuring cross-functional team collaborations, leading diverse teams, and promoting a positive work atmosphere in a fast-paced and detail-oriented environment.
• Intermediate proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams).
• Proven experience with conducting virtual meetings, training, and observations on software such as Zoom, Teams, etc.
• Must be able to pick up on client verbal and non-verbal cues.
• Must have reliable internet and phone connection.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel between office and off-site work locations.

Nice-to-haves

• Licensed to practice law and member in the State Bar of Texas.
• Two or more years of experience in representing clients on immigration matters.
• Prior work experience with clients, particularly from Central America and including non-Spanish-speaking populations.
• Prior experience supervising legal staff or volunteers in the representation of clients on immigration matters.
• Prior experience as Senior Attorney.
• Prior volunteer, community, or work experience regarding immigration or detention.
• Prior non-profit experience, particularly involving underserved populations.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Voluntary life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Prepaid Legal Plan
• 401 (k)
• Paid company holidays
• Personal time off
• Vacation time off
• Self-Care time off
• PSLF participant
• Sign on bonus offered
• Additional bonuses offered for continuous service at 2-year, 3-year, & 4-year service anniversaries
• Relocation Stipend offered for in state and out of state relocation