Supervising Attorney

Disability Rights California

Supervising Attorney overseeing intake, outreach, and advocacy for Disability Rights California. Leading a team to empower Californians with disabilities and ensure compliance with grant requirements.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $89,435 - $130,958 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supervise attorneys and advocates, including workload management, training, mentoring, and monitoring staff.
Lead a work team with emphasis on assisting the team in developing and implementing strategies to accomplish team goals.
Ensure that all work complies with grant requirements and meets procedural and quality standards, including proper handling of personally identifiable information.
Conduct at least weekly teleconferences with attorneys and advocates regarding work.
Respond to inquiries and complaints concerning services.
Train attorneys, advocates, clients and others in substantive disability rights law.
Collaborate with ACE Supervision Team to lead and/or assist in ACE projects and work, including leading hiring teams.
Coordinate with colleagues to maximize resources and promote quality client services.
Conduct quality assurance reviews of casework and outreach on a regular periodic basis.
Compile reports by supervisees for submission to LAU Director in support of LAU’s grant reporting obligations.
Perform outreach and support and monitor supervisee outreach efforts to traditionally underserved communities.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) or equivalent, and membership in the California State Bar.
7 years of experience practicing law; or internal candidates who have worked at DRC for three continuous years and have 6 years of experience practicing law.
Demonstrated commitment – through lived experience and/or employment history – to working with people with disabilities and low-income clients and incorporating race equity and community lawyering principles into their work.
2 years of experience successfully leading, developing, mentoring, or supervising law clerks, attorneys, or advocates.
Expertise in one or more substantive areas of law related to the position
2 years of successfully leading multiple advocacy projects, such as intake/outreach projects, administrative proceedings, writs, or single client lawsuits.

Benefits

Comp & perks

8% Match – 401K
Health benefits (HMO options)
Additional Benefits: dental, vision, basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and commuter).
Health Reimbursement Accounts for some HMO Plans.
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Teladoc
Ample vacation
Sick / Self Care time
Holidays (including the last week in December)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - eligible employer.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Juris Doctor degreeCalifornia State Bar membershipsubstantive disability rights lawadvocacy projectsintake projectsadministrative proceedingswritssingle client lawsuits

Soft Skills

supervisionmentoringtrainingcollaborationworkload managementquality assurancecommunity lawyeringrace equity