Reporting to the Executive Director of the PCLP.Other administrative responsibilities such as maintaining malpractice insurance, Board of Immigration Appeals accreditation, specialized practice library, system of case file organization, Facebook page, budget preparation and reimbursement approval, etc.Drafting grant applications and reports and cultivating sources of support for PCLP.Assisting the Executive Director with establishing practices and protocols for PCLP.Creating and developing training curriculum and solo practice training, including monitoring pertinent sources for CLEs, lectures, conferences, bar association programs, workshops, etc.Managing daily operation of PCLP law office, including management of administrative personnel, Fellows, volunteer attorneys, and law students/legal interns.Managing, mentoring and supervising Fellows.Supervising legal cases and representing clients.The ideal applicant will have experience in one or more of the practice areas listed above.ĭuties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: S/he will also assist the Executive Director in creating and executing the training and solo practice curriculum for Fellows and guide the Fellows in their community outreach and training efforts. The Supervising Attorney/Assistant Director will provide direct legal supervision and mentorship to the Fellows in their representation of clients and assist the Executive Director in the management of the PCLP. The PCLP is seeking a Supervising Attorney/Assistant Director who will have primary supervision and management responsibilities for the Fellows. The PCLP plans to represent clients in immigration proceedings-which permit law graduates to represent clients before they have been admitted to the bar-as well as other legal practice areas, which may include but are not limited to family law, administrative proceedings such as Social Security and disability hearings, guardianship, housing, and others. This training will provide Fellows with the tools to sustain their employment and provide ongoing legal services to high-needs populations.
In addition to providing direct legal representation, the PCLP will create capacity for low bono services by training and educating its Fellows in how to build solo and small legal practices. One of the first of its kind, the PCLP will provide recent Pace Law School graduates with one-year fellowships to represent low and moderate income clients on a sliding scale basis. The PCLP is an innovative new community legal services center opening at Pace Law School in fall 2012. Supervising Attorney and Assistant Director, Pace Community Law Practice (PCLP), Pace Law School