Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) advocates with and for Marylanders experiencing poverty to achieve equity and social justice through free civil legal services, community collaboration, and systemic change. Since 1911, Maryland Legal Aid has provided high-quality legal aid to vulnerable, low-income people and communities – helping to remedy their civil legal issues and become empowered to overcome challenges, achieve stability and independence, and reach their goals. MLA also identifies and seeks to remedy systemic barriers. MLA’s core work includes eviction and foreclosure prevention, family law, children’s rights, consumer protection, and securing public benefits, access to healthcare, MLA advocates operate primarily through the courts, via individual representation of indigent clients, but also engage in impact litigation, public communication and outreach, and policy advocacy. Through this holistic approach, Maryland Legal Aid serves to amplify the voices of tens of thousands of economically disadvantaged and vulnerable Marylanders each year and seeks to be a leader in the legal services field nationwide.
Maryland Legal Aid advocates with and for Marylanders experiencing poverty to achieve equity and social justice through free civil legal services, community collaboration, and systemic change.
Since 1911, Maryland Legal Aid has provided high-quality legal aid to vulnerable, low-income people and communities – helping to remedy their civil legal issues and become empowered to overcome challenges, achieve stability and independence, and reach their goals. MLA also identifies and seeks to remedy systemic barriers. MLA’s core work includes eviction and foreclosure prevention, family law, children’s rights, consumer protection, and securing public benefits, access to healthcare, MLA advocates operate primarily through the courts, via individual representation of indigent clients, but also engage in impact litigation, public communication and outreach, and policy advocacy.
Through this holistic approach, Maryland Legal Aid serves to amplify the voices of tens of thousands of economically disadvantaged and vulnerable Marylanders each year and seeks to be a leader in the legal services field nationwide.
Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) seeks an innovative and experienced leader to serve as its Chief Attorney for the newly-created Workers’ Rights Unit in its Baltimore City office. The Chief Attorney will lead the training, supervision, and structure of the new Workers’ Rights Unit to ensure high-quality legal representation for low-wage workers. MLA’s workers’ rights advocacy is currently focused on eliminating barriers to employment, including criminal record expungement, inequitable child support practices and policies, and unnecessary license requirements.
Maryland Legal Aid seeks a Chief Attorney who has experience in this area of law who can lead the new unit’s development to expand representation into such areas as improper garnishments, wage disputes, misclassification of workers, and worker conditions. Focused on Baltimore City clients and working with legal leadership, the Chief Attorney will also help facilitate and define this practice area expansion for all of Maryland Legal Aid. In addition to supervising and mentoring attorneys, paralegals, and administrative staff, as Chief Attorney you would play a vital role in the community as well as MLA’s organizational infrastructure, joining the Legal Department’s leadership team to help guide MLA’s work as a whole.
Responsibilities:
Design and Implement the New Workers’ Rights Unit
Staff Supervision and Development
Strategy and Leadership
Qualifications:
The salary range for this position is $105,000 - $127,000, based on experience. In addition, MLA provides employees with a generous benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k)-retirement plan, 4 weeks paid time off, paid sick leave, 14 annual paid holidays, and more!
MLA has a flexible approach to hybrid work that recognizes the benefits of both remote work and the importance of in-office work for managers and supervisors. The specific schedule can be discussed during the hiring process.
Maryland Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace, reflective of our core values, for all employees.
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