Pierce County Managing Attorney

Managing Attorneys are responsible for day-to-day management and supervision of local office operations and directly report to TeamChild’s Director of Legal Services. Managing Attorneys must work directly with their attorneys and program staff to support their development and skills at TeamChild while also carrying a caseload. Managing Attorneys are supported by the Director of Legal Services, and also work with each other and with the Executive Team. Managing Attorneys provide leadership within their local office and community to ensure high quality services, to create a cohesive work environment including linkages to other offices, and to build strong community partnerships that advance local and statewide goals.

We are seeking candidates who are committed to undoing institutional racism and other forms of oppression, as well as passionate about supporting young people. We seek candidates who are willing to go beyond the traditional attorney role to move towards cultivating holistic advocacy models to identify and execute creative—and sometimes non-legal— strategies alongside youth. Candidates should work well both independently and as a team member, be respectful and passionate about working with people from diverse backgrounds, enjoy creative problem solving, and value the creation of relationships across disciplines.

The position is based in our Pierce County office. There is some flexibility in this position for hybrid remote work while balancing serving our clients' needs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Supervises and supports local office staff, which includes:
  • Facilitating and directly supporting the onboarding of new legal staff, volunteers, and interns
  • Ensuring case management support and oversight of staff, volunteers, and interns
  • Supporting training, professional/leadership development, and staff recognition for local office staff
  • Co-counseling cases with Staff Attorneys
  • Learning about and applying innovative and collaborative models of management and leadership
  • Cultivating a transparent and collaborative work environment
  • Facilitating collaborative development and implementation of local office work plan, including determining caseloads, that ties into TeamChild’s mission and statewide impact goals
  • Facilitating the team’s collaborative development and implementation of outreach, training, and community engagement for local office
  • Communicating and advocating for staff needs, concerns, and suggestions to the Executive Team
  • Approving timesheets, vacation request and expenses
  • Encouraging and modeling self-care and work-life balance

• Maintains continuous communication with Executive Team about the needs of the Pierce County team, including:
• Administrative needs, such as office space location, lease arrangements, supplies, and technology
• Human resources, including staffing needs, supervision and support needs of staff
• Local program needs, such as resources for program/project implementation or other identified needs of the community and clients
• Communications needs, such as press inquiries, public announcements, and social media
• Budgeting, including coordination with Pierce team and Executive Team to develop and implement a budget for the Pierce County program
• Ensuring the local team is informed and included in these processes

• Models, centers and upholds TeamChild’s shared values.
• Adheres to TeamChild’s anti-racism principles. Participates in hiring, termination, promotion, and special assignment of employees and interns, including law students, summer clerks, and temporary employees.
• Identifies and helps develop funding opportunities that support local efforts and advocacy needs including building and maintaining local relationships and coordinates closely with Executive Team and staff on grant proposals, individual giving, special project needs and events, fellowship opportunities, etc.
• Works with Operations, Communications, Development (fundraising), and local program teams to manage local contracts, grants, and funding applications (private and public). Collaborates to ensure contract expectations align with our work and that staff and activities are completed and documented to meet contract deliverables and deadlines.
• Maintains an appropriate client case load dependent on the number/size of local office staff and their supervision needs.
• Develops content expertise in substantive areas of law that we regularly practice, including education law, access to services and public benefits, family law, civil rights, post-conviction, and collaboration with defense counsel.
• Participates in internal work groups at TeamChild regarding hiring, policies, retreats, and other internal functions and collective agency work.