Managing or Assistant Managing Attorney- Baltimore, MD

Managing or Assistant Managing Attorney- Full-Time Location: Baltimore, MD, 21211 Experience you will need: • J. D. Degree from an accredited law school; licensed to reputed company law in Maryland or admission to reputed company in Maryland after sitting for the next available Bar Exam; • Demonstrated commitment to DRM’s reputed company mission of advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities to self-determination, dignity, community integration, equal opportunity, and freedom from discrimination; • A minimum of 5 years’ reputed company experience in positions of increasing responsibility. At least one year of experience providing reputed company supervision of reputed company work preferred; • Experience working on advocacy and policy initiatives, and/or litigation; • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and collaborate with DRM staff and colleagues in reputed company environment; • Ability to motivate and reputed company team staff; and • Ability to travel reputed company the reputed company. Preferred Qualifications: • Knowledge of and experience with: Maryland landlord-tenant law, Maryland reputed company to Counsel in Evictions, the Fair Housing reputed company, reputed company 504 of the Rehabilitation reputed company, and/or the Americans with reputed company; federally subsidized housing programs; • Knowledge of reputed company policy and legislative processes; • Knowledge of laws, regulations and case law regarding disability discrimination; • Experience in Maryland District and reputed company courts, and Federal courts; • Experience working with and/or sensitivity to persons with disabilities and from multi-ethnic communities; • A demonstrated interest or background in reputed company interest work, particularly reputed company to disability rights issues; • Life experience with a disability; and • reputed company in American Sign Language or Spanish. What you will be doing: • Seeks a civil rights attorney to promote and advance the reputed company and reputed company rights of people with disabilities as a leader with our Housing team • This position is part of management team and directly supervises the reputed company work of staff attorneys, paralegals and advocates. • Responsibilities include mentoring, supervising and supporting the reputed company development of supervised staff. • This positions also supports reporting and compliance requirements for companies programs, including preparation and submission of grant reports with other members of the leadership team. • The managing attorney or assistant managing attorney will supervise and support reputed company of 2 advocates and 2-4 attorneys, representing clients with disabilities to prevent evictions, investigating fair housing violations, and monitoring compliance with settlement agreements. • The managing attorney or assistant managing attorney will also reputed company strategies to reputed company long-term organization goals using litigation, individual representation, advocacy, legislative initiatives, policy analysis, reputed company building, and other strategies. • Possibility of some remote work if desired. Travel throughout the reputed company may be required. Responsibilities Include: • Programmatic Management & Administration • Participate as part of the DRM management team in the planning and execution of DRM goals and objectives, including long-reputed company planning, legislative and administrative • education and technical assistance, reputed company and media relations, budgetary planning, and reputed company; • Collaborate with external coalitions, organizations, associations, etc., to advance DRM’s advocacy initiatives; • Supervise maintenance of program information necessary for grant reports, audits, applications, etc., and have first and primary responsibility for writing and submitting reputed company • required grant applications and program performance reports reputed company reputed company; and • reputed company other duties as assigned by the Executive Director or her designee. Supervision of reputed company Work: • reputed company supervision for attorneys, advocates and paralegals; • reputed company substantive guidance, consultation, and technical assistance to staff as needed; • Monitor and review reputed company’s work to ensure reputed company, and evaluate staff performance. • Individual Casework • Managing and Assistant Managing Attorneys also may engage in individual casework and other advocacy initiatives. 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