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Job Location drjobs

Tulsa, OK - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

STILL SHE RISES TULSA LEGAL DIRECTOR
Background
Still She Rises Inc. (SSR) provides free legal representation to pregnant women women with children or women who are child caregivers and have been brought into the criminal child welfare and housing legal systems. Still She Rises seeks to employ highly motivated individuals with a commitment to indigent defense. Founded in North Tulsa Still She Rises offers clientcentered innovative and holistic legal representation. We honor the dignity of the women we serve by championing our clients individual goals while also targeting systemic issues impacting the larger community.
Position
Reporting to the Executive Director the Legal Director will provide oversight of the daytoday operations of Still She Rises Inc. (SSR). The Legal Director will be responsible for leading the expansion of the holistic practices of SSR development of team members and recruiting.
Working collaboratively with the Executive Director the Legal Director will be responsible for ensuring that the practices of the organization align with the strategic goals set out by the Executive Director. An integral part of this role will require supervision of the work performed by staff attorneys client advocates investigators and paralegals.
The ideal Legal Director will be a leader who showcases a record of investment in clientcentered holistic legal advocacy. The Legal Director must be someone who is both invested and invigorated by developing others. This role must understand the importance of the diverse roles of a multidisciplinary team at SSR and have specific strategies for how to align those roles in the most clientcentered way.
Responsibilities
Leadership and Management
  • Provide practical guidance and supportive accountability and direction to the leadership team to ensure its members have the tools to develop SSR staff thoughtfully and intentionally towards the organizations goals
  • Support the Executive Director in representing the organization externally to bolster its relationships with organizations aligned in mission vision and/or values
  • Work with the Executive Director to develop standards policies objectives and goals for the organization that allow the services SSR provides to continue to evolve in a missiondriven way
Communications
  • Work with internal team members and external partners to develop communications strategies aligned with SSRs goals and elevate the organizations profile
  • Work collaboratively with funders
  • Serve on various task forces and external committees relevant to legal services of SSR
  • Manage relationships with peer organizations to foster opportunities for coordinated training and strategy
  • Manage relationships with various court and system players to foster best practices within those systems and our own internal strategies
Recruitment
  • Coordinate recruitment training and support of team members
  • Prioritize retention and recruitment strategies for all current and prospective SSR members
  • Facilitate holistic collaboration through increased intentional internal communication among team members within the organization
  • Ensure the delivery of highquality services while managing current and future growth
Culture
  • Invest in the continued growth and development of all team members
  • Model thoughtfulness responsiveness and safety to team members and clients
  • Enforce SSRs values and commitment to those values through specific behaviors
  • Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging for our clients and team members
Qualifications
  • Relevant work experience and JD required
  • Managerial experience with prior experience coaching and developing individual team members
  • Enthusiastic alignment and commitment to SSRs mission vision and values
  • Ability and desire to manage multiple projects at once
  • Demonstrated commitment to racial gender and social equity and against institutional racism
  • Desire AND experience working with or on behalf of members or marginalized communities
  • Superb communication skills
  • Sound decisionmaking skills and ability to set clear priorities
Preferred Qualifications
  • Civil Legal Aid Parent Defense or Indigent Defense experience
  • 5 years of progressive work experience
  • Exceptional team building and management skills
Compensation: $130000 annually medical dental vision life FSA relocation support and 401K with 4 employer contribution


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Employment Type

Full-Time

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