Supervising Attorney- Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group

ABLE • Toledo, OH

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) seeks a passionate and creative Supervising Attorney in the Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights (AIR) Practice Group. This leadership role involves supervising legal staff, managing a caseload, and advancing community lawyering strategies to support low-income immigrants and agricultural workers across Ohio. AIR staff represent individuals in humanitarian immigration applications, such as U nonimmigrant status, T nonimmigrant status, affirmative and defensive asylum claims, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, naturalization, and removal defense. The Supervising Attorney will be expected to build and maintain community partnerships and guide their direct reports in building relationships with stakeholders and centering client communities in their advocacy. ABLE is the primary legal services provider for agricultural workers in the state, conducting outreach to over 4,000 workers annually. The team also litigates individual and systemic impact cases in federal and state courts and advocates for local, state, and federal policy reform to advance the rights of immigrants and agricultural workers. The Supervising Attorney will help drive ABLE’s mission to keep families together, empower vulnerable communities, and build a more just and inclusive society.

Requirements

• Licensed attorney admitted to the Ohio Bar or eligible for admission by motion or passage of the next bar examination.
• Litigation and immigration legal experience required, particularly in removal proceedings and humanitarian forms of relief.
• Demonstrated leadership, supervisory, and administrative abilities.
• Strong legal skills, written and oral communication abilities, and computer proficiency.
• Prior experience supervising attorneys, paralegals, or other professional staff
• Working knowledge of community lawyering principles, including a demonstrated commitment to spending time in client communities and building relationships with client community leaders.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience
• Experience planning and staffing legal clinics
• Experience working with interpreters and in diverse, inclusive environments
• Experience working with community organizers and/or on organizing campaigns
• Ability to communicate fluently in Spanish

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of attorneys, paralegals, and community organizers, in delivering high-quality legal services and outreach to agricultural workers in employment, civil rights, and immigration matters.
• Provide day-to-day administrative and programmatic oversight of assigned components of the Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights (AIR) work, including office operations, grant and contract implementation, compliance, and reporting.
• Assist the Managing Attorney in training, mentoring, and supporting staff attorneys and non-attorney advocates throughout the practice group, helping to ensure high-quality legal services and the professional development of team members.
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners and engage directly with client groups through a community lawyering approach.
• Advance racial equity and systemic change in immigrants’ rights through a combination of community outreach, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and individual representation.
• Promote a diverse and inclusive office culture that supports equity in all areas of work.
• Participate in the firm’s leadership by contributing to organizational decision-making, identifying and addressing structural and cultural issues, and supporting initiatives that enhance the effectiveness and impact of the program.
• Direct supervision of attorneys, paralegals, and/or community organizers.

Benefits

• health insurance
• annual leave
• sick leave
• supplemental language compensation
• loan repayment assistance for attorneys through the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
• paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed