Chief of Legal Staff

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Overview Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal assistance and advocacy for low-income individuals and families. We work to ensure access to justice and fair treatment in the areas of housing, consumer rights, family law, and other essential legal services. Learn more about our work at https://www.jaxlegalaid.org/. As a critical member of the management team, the Chief of Staff provides strategic leadership and support to the CEO and management team, ensuring effective organizational development, team management, staffing, work planning, and cross-team collaboration and alignment. This includes executing organizational planning processes, supporting division chiefs in fostering effective teams, and strengthening cross-team cohesion. What You Get When You Come To JALA JALA is the premier litigation legal aid firm in the Southeastern United States. We are mission-driven, and our team makes a difference in our community. As a JALA employee, you can expect immediate hands-on experience interviewing and counseling clients as well as litigating cases in Federal and State courts. Staff can expect to take on challenging cases for our at-risk clients while being mentored and supported in taking on such cases. While there is a premium placed on initiative and self-motivation, you can expect to be supervised by lawyers who are recognized as subject matter experts in their field. Our lawyers and paralegals regularly serve on local and statewide committees, and our lawyers have gone on to become hearing officers, magistrates, judges, and administrative law judges. In addition to the opportunity to litigate early, our lawyers and staff are trusted as professionals - we have adopted a hybrid work environment (although not all positions are able to work remotely). Regardless of what others may prefer, we embrace diversity and inclusion as a way to ensure we are the most prepared to offer the best and highest level of representation for clients, as this is what they deserve from us. Salary/Benefits Salary commensurate with experience. Sign-on bonus. Benefits package include, but are not limited to, hybrid work model, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, group life insurance, 401(k) (match 100% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation), generous leave policy (13 paid holidays plus 22 personal leave days in first year, one-month sabbatical every four years), and membership in Access Perks, a private discount network. $82,350 yearly minimum if 8 years of experience. To apply, submit a resume, a minimum of two professional references, and salary requirements, if any. Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer Compensation: $82,350 yearly minimum Qualifications Seniority level: Executive Employment type: Full-time Job function: Administrative Industries: Law Practice Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. by 2x Get notified about new Chief of Staff jobs in Jacksonville, FL. We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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Location:
Jacksonville, FL, United States
Salary:
$250,000 +
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Other