Managing Attorney - Elder Health and Disability Unit (Boston, MA)

Managing Attorney - Elder Health and Disability Unit

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Accessible Employer and strives to ensure that our staff members reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.Job DescriptionGreater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks a Managing Attorney to lead the work of the Elder Health and Disability (EHD) Unit. The Unit represents elders people with disabilities and families to ensure that they have the income health care and services needed to live independently in the community. The unit s work promotes affordable housing for seniors access to quality health care for all and access to SSI income for children and adults. The unit s special projects include the Medicare Advocacy Project the Elder Abuse Prevention Project the Children s Disability Project and the School to Prison Pipeline Intervention Project. The unit s work includes keeping people out of institutions and improving the quality of life for those who live in institutions. EHD empowers people to make decisions about their lives and supports people with disabilities in their fight for accessibility.GBLS seeks a manager with strong leadership skills and the demonstrated ability to effectively supervise a large diverse unit. The manager will be responsible for ensuring that reporting requirements on all of the unit s grants are met and will assist in obtaining new grants. The manager must provide and encourage leadership in the substantive legal work impact litigation and legislative and administrative advocacy maintain relationships with community groups and oversee community education activities and will participate in the GBLS leadership team and the management group on program-wide policy issues. QualificationsAdmission to or comity with the Massachusetts bar Minimum of 5 years of experience in a legal aid organization or other advocacy organization. Demonstrated commitment to poverty law and to providing culturally competent and accessible services to diverse client groups. Prior supervisory or administrative experience. Ability to mentor supervise and co-counsel effectively and in a collaborative manner that provides opportunities for growth and professional development. Experience representing clients at all administrative appeal levels in either Social Security or Medicare cases is preferred. Experience in systemic legislative and administrative advocacy or appellate work is preferred. Salary is based on years of legal experience with a 5 to 10 years experience range of 82 000 to 89 750. GBLS offers a generous benefits package and a student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys. Application InstructionsInterested candidates should submit a resume with a cover letter describing qualifications for the job including legal work and or experience in related area to jobs(at)gbls.org. Please refer to Job Code EHD-MA. Deadline for application is April 17 2022 or until the position is filled.GBLS values diversity and encourages applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.