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La Raza Centro Legal (LRCL) seeks a highly collaborative, diplomatic leader with deep commitment to serving Spanish-speaking, immigrant, and low-income communities to build upon our over 50-year legacy of community impact. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for LRCL’s staff, programs, and execution of its mission. With an operating budget of approximately $2 million; a positive culturally and linguistically competent staff team of around 18; and a dedicated and experienced 5-member Board; LRCL is experiencing steady growth, allowing for the development of this and other leadership positions that will help shape the next stage in LRCL’s essential, community-based legal representation work. At LRCL, our team of capable attorneys advocate for our clients’ civil and human rights. Read our latest Annual Report for more information on our client-centered approach.
The Board seeks a bold and visionary leader to build our agency’s future, predicated upon our commitment to core social justice and human rights ideals. The leadership of a new ED will help lay the foundation for LRCL’s next 50 years.
QUALIFICATIONS
The ED will be a proven leader, coach, and relationship manager who has demonstrated values-aligned commitment to LRCL’s mission. Although a California licensed attorney in good standing is strongly preferred, attorneys licensed and in good standing in another state(s) will be considered. Additional qualifications are described below and interested leaders are encouraged to apply even if you may not meet all the desired qualifications. Your lived and professional experiences may be relevant beyond what a list of qualifications would suggest.
Desired Experience & Skills:
Desired Leadership Qualities:
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The anticipated annual compensation range for this role is $130,000 - $150,000, commensurate with experience. A generous benefits package with health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and holidays is also offered.
For more information, read the full Position Announcement.
La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco (LRCL), seeks a highly collaborative, diplomatic Executive Director with deep commitment to serving Spanish-speaking, immigrant, and low-income communities to build upon an over 50-year legacy of community impact towards their mission to be the most trusted provider of free legal services in California.
To apply, send a cover letter, resume and list of three references to lrclsf@walkeraac.com by Friday, April 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm PT:
Questions or Nominations? Contact Jeannine N. Walker at jwalker@walkeraac.com.
La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco (LRCL), is an award-winning non-profit, community-based legal aid agency, and San Francisco Legacy Business in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District. Founded in 1973 by Chicano law students, we proudly build upon the legacy of our founders. Our licensed attorneys provide excellent legal services to Spanish-speaking, immigrant, and low-income community members in the counties of San Francisco and San Mateo, as well as the wider Bay Area. Each year, La Raza Centro Legal serves over 4,000 individuals.
A renowned anchor agency community law office, we offer trusted and reliable no-cost legal services, to vulnerable and low-income individuals and families across the Bay. Our dedicated staff advocates for our clients’ civil and human rights across four primary program areas: Immigration Law, Asylum and Deportation Defense, Elder and Disability Law, and Workers’ Rights. Our attorneys are experts in their legal specialties and are sought after to provide continuing Legal Education (CLE) and other trainings to attorneys and legal aid workers across California.
LRCL is a reliable community resource that families have depended on for generations. Our mission is to be the most trusted provider of free legal services in California. To see our mission in action view a brief video highlighting the passion of our staff and impact on our clients.
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