Associate Director, Legal Representation
The Associate Director will lead the Center’s Legal Representation Program area. This individual will implement a vision for the ABA’s role in the parent representation movement in family and juvenile courts throughout the United States. The Associate Director will also support the Center’s work focused on high quality legal representation for children, agencies, and tribes in child welfare proceedings. The individual will work in multiple jurisdictions to improve access to justice through preventive legal advocacy, multidisciplinary representation, and appellate practice. The Associate Director will serve in executive leadership roles on the National Alliance for Parent Representation (NAPR) and the Family Justice Initiative (FJI), and will have a lead role in planning national conferences on parent representation and access to justice.
Associate Director, Legal Representation
The Associate Director will lead the Center’s Legal Representation Program area. This individual will implement a vision for the ABA’s role in the parent representation movement in family and juvenile courts throughout the United States. The Associate Director will also support the Center’s work focused on high quality legal representation for children, agencies, and tribes in child welfare proceedings. The individual will work in multiple jurisdictions to improve access to justice through preventive legal advocacy, multidisciplinary representation, and appellate practice. The Associate Director will serve in executive leadership roles on the National Alliance for Parent Representation (NAPR) and the Family Justice Initiative (FJI), and will have a lead role in planning national conferences on parent representation and access to justice.
The ABA is committed to service and refining the standards that guide the legal profession. ABA staff are provided multiple types of continuing education and career development opportunities. Your work will help eliminate bias, enhance diversity, and advance the rule of law throughout the US and around the world.
The ABA recognizes the value staff contribute to our success through a generous benefits package that protects their health and their financial security. The ABA’s wide array of benefit offerings include 401(k), medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health spending accounts, supplemental life and disability insurance, prepaid legal programs, and a complimentary membership to the American Bar Association, which offers additional benefits.
Flexible/hybrid work arrangements may be available for residents of CA, DC, IL, IN, IA, MD, MI, MN, TX, VA, and WI. Residency requirements may apply. ABA employees are eligible to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
The ABA is committed to service and refining the standards that guide the legal profession. ABA staff are provided multiple types of continuing education and career development opportunities. Your work will help eliminate bias, enhance diversity, and advance the rule of law throughout the US and around the world.
The ABA recognizes the value staff contribute to our success through a generous benefits package that protects their health and their financial security. The ABA’s wide array of benefit offerings include 401(k), medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health spending accounts, supplemental life and disability insurance, prepaid legal programs, and a complimentary membership to the American Bar Association, which offers additional benefits.
Flexible/hybrid work arrangements may be available for residents of CA, DC, IL, IN, IA, MD, MI, MN, TX, VA, and WI. Residency requirements may apply. ABA employees are eligible to apply for the Public…
All applications must be submitted online. When applying please include a cover letter and resume in one document when uploading on the ABA site. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in prior advocacy related to children, parents, and families.
All applications must be submitted online. When applying please include a cover letter and resume in one document when uploading on the ABA site. Applicants are encouraged to…