Supervising Attorney- Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group
Supervising Attorney- Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group
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11-04-2025
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Position Available:
SUPERVISING ATTORNEY
Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights Practice Group
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc. (ABLE) a nonprofit law firm with a long history of representing people living on low incomes in Ohio in achieving equal justice and opportunity seeks a Supervising Attorney for the Agricultural Worker and Immigrant Rights (AIR) Practice Group.
About ABLE
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) is a nonprofit law firm established over 50 years ago to ensure that the most vulnerable people in our communities have the same access to justice as people and companies that can afford to retain an attorney. ABLE and its partner law firm Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO) are the only law firms available for comprehensive legal representation in noncriminal matters for more than 425000 people living working and raising their families in poverty in Northwest and West Central Ohio. ABLE advocates for and with financially disadvantaged individuals and communities to effectuate just and equitable policy changes that address the structural causes of poverty and to protect their right to fairness and justice in the legal system.
The Opportunity
The AIR Practice Groups advocacy focuses on keeping families together empowering vulnerable populations such as crime survivors and unaccompanied children and building a stronger community for agricultural workers immigrants and refugees throughout Ohio. We address racial and ethnic profiling champion farmworker rights and address housing workplace safety and employment violations. We secure language access and access to public benefits and education and address due process violations in administrative proceedings. We provide direct representation to clients applying for humanitarian relief before USCIS EOIR and in federal court and host pro se clinics to advise and provide limited representation for clients in a number of immigration matters. As an unrestricted legal services organization ABLE also advocates for changes in local state and federal policies and laws to achieve justice for immigrants and refugees. ABLE engages client communities and stakeholders to amplify our advocacy efforts and center impacted voices.
The Supervising Attorney will:
Assist the Managing attorney in supervising team members and legal work within the practice group including overseeing teamwork systems and processes that advance organizational goals; managing impact and growing team members skills; directly supervising members of the team including directing individual work plans and conducting case and performance reviews.
Take an active role in working towards achieving racial equity in our advocacy and creating an environment that has a diverse and inclusive culture.
Work with practice group members and the Managing Attorney to develop and drive a comprehensive legal strategy designed to have a lasting impact on and create equity and justice for agricultural worker and immigrant rights through a combination of community outreach impact litigation policy advocacy legal clinics and individual representation.
Engage in public education and communications which may include representing ABLE in public settings including public speaking engagements conferences media appearances blog posts opeds conferences and media interviews.
Undertake projects in the following areas in addition to their primary roles of supervising legal work and representing clients: community relations and office administration and oversight.
Manage certain aspects of grant writing and grant reporting to funders supporting the practice groups work including grant and contract drafting implementation compliance and reporting.
Promote the improvement and effectiveness of the program and implemented initiatives.
Experience and Qualifications:
Licensed attorney who is admitted to the Ohio Bar or able to be admitted by motion or passage of the next available bar examination
Minimum of five 5 years of legal experience preferred
Ability to communicate fluently in Spanish is required as well as experience working with interpreters
Litigation and immigration legal experience required particularly in removal proceedings and humanitarian forms of relief
Knowledge of agricultural worker legal rights preferred
An understanding of and commitment to community lawyering
Personable and dependable competent loyal and trustworthy
Possess demonstrated leadership supervisory and administrative abilities
Able to exercise sound judgment and initiative
Must have excellent legal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills including strong computer skills
Must be able to provide constructive contributions to the overall management and administration of the program with a demonstrated commitment to racial equity diversity and an inclusive work environment
Skilled in the substance of poverty law as well as advocacy skills and strategies
Commitment to ABLEs mission and to ABLEs clients and client communities
Ability to mentor coach encourage motivate and work effectively with staff in both remote and inoffice environments
Supportive of and ability to work with diverse staff in an inclusive collaborative environment while promoting racial equity
Ability to deal with clients in a professional and friendly manner
Ability to work effectively in a team oriented collaborative decisionmaking environment solve problems and resolve conflicts
Enthusiasm for challenging work and opportunities
Ability to adapt to changing environment whether working remote or in an office environment
Compensation Benefits and Work Location
ABLE is committed to providing an equitable work environment including a commitment to pay equity. The starting annual salary range for this position is $81000 and increase depending on experience. ABLE offers comprehensive fringe benefits including health insurance annual leave sick leave supplemental language compensation loan repayment assistance for attorneys through the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation bar exam study stipend and paid parental leave. This position can be based out of Toledo with hybrid work possible and occasional travel between ABLEs office locations.
To Apply: Please submit your application through the link below. Position will remain open until filled.
ABLE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and places a high value on diversity in our workplace including diversity in race ethnicity gender sexual orientation age and physical ability. We strive to create an environment welcoming to all individuals and we encourage applications from individuals traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. Applicants requiring accommodation for the interview/application process should contact the recruitment coordinator at
Employment Type
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