Managing Attorney, Criminal Appeals Bureau (CAB)
The Legal Aid Society
- New York City, NY
- $135,000-145,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supervises the Managing Attorney’s Office staff, including training, coaching, mentoring, and developing staff to advance their professional growth
- Oversees intake of new CAB assignments, including updating and developing protocols and supervising the Assistant Managing Attorneys in the record collection and screening processes
- Assigns cases to staff attorneys, including running reports to identify cases ready for assignment and assessing attorney capacity
- Supports clients not yet assigned to a staff attorney by overseeing client correspondence and visits to incarcerated clients
- Supervises the Notice of Appeal Project to ensure that our clients’ right to appeal their criminal convictions is properly protected
- Builds relationships with key court personnel and other stakeholders in the criminal legal system to advocate for the interests of CAB and our clients
- Assists in the preparation of reports to the courts and Legal Aid’s funders
- Participates in office leadership and decision-making, including, but not limited to, recruitment and hiring, advice on best practices, and office policies
- Other duties as assigned
- Admitted to practice in New York State or the ability to secure immediate admission pursuant to 22 NYCRR 520.10
- At least five years of experience practicing law, with a strong preference for experience practicing criminal appellate law
- An aptitude for motivating, training, and managing attorney and non-attorney staff
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate with clients, judges, courts administrators, and legal practitioners
- Excellent administrative and organizational abilities
- Demonstrated interest in serving low-income communities and a commitment to indigent defense
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