Supervising Attorney

Legal Aid of Western Missouri (LAWMO) is seeking a Supervising Attorney for our Joplin, Missouri office. This is a new leadership role created as part of our vision to grow our capacity and deepen our support for the clients and communities we serve across southwest Missouri. The Supervising Attorney will work alongside the Managing Attorney to lead a team of seven attorneys, paralegals, and support staff, mentoring staff, and strengthening our practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all administrative duties required to support the Managing Attorney in supervising and evaluating all staff within the office.
• Supervise and evaluate all legal case review procedures along with adherence to LSC regulations and other grant requirements to ensure quality of all legal work.
• Monitor and assure staff follow case acceptance and program priorities/policies as established and approved by the Board of Trustees.
• Provide substantive and strategic leadership to the team on complex legal questions, case theory, and litigation strategy.
• Assist with staff scheduling, leave times and staff requests.
• Schedule and preside at group case meetings.
• Supervise the referral of unit cases to the Volunteer Attorney Project (VAP).
• Review all cases in a timely manner prior to closing.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.