Deputy Director, DC Resource Bridge
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Legal Aid DC seeks an experienced attorney to serve as a Deputy Director for the DC Resource Bridge, a community‑wide coordinated intake and referral program.
About the DC Resource Bridge: The DC Resource Bridge (DCRB) is a collaboration with the DC Bar Foundation and legal services organizations across the District, hosted by Legal Aid. It connects residents with the most appropriate legal referral for needs in family law, public benefits, consumer law, and appellate cases, and will expand to cover all traditional legal services practice areas. The Deputy Director will work with the DCRB Director and current Deputy Director to expand and manage day‑to‑day operations of the DCRB, collaborating with the DC Bar Foundation, legal service providers, the court, and community‑based organizations, and supervising non‑attorney legal Navigators.
Tasks and Duties:
- Provide routine supervision and feedback for DCRB staff, and conduct performance evaluations.
- Collaborate with funder, technology partner, legal services organizations, and other community partners to continuously improve the DCRB and expand its reach.
- Monitor data compliance within technology partner and other data collection systems.
- Work with People & Culture to ensure that the DCRB management implements Legal Aid’s collective bargaining agreement as appropriate.
Salary and Benefits:
- Supervisor with 5 years full‑time work experience: $117,924
- Supervisor with 7 years full‑time work experience: $120,498
- Supervisor with 10 years full‑time work experience: $126,621
Legal Aid generally provides two salary increases per year, depending on funding availability: a cost‑of‑living increase at the beginning of the year and a step increase in July.
Benefits include fully paid health insurance, annual discretionary retirement match, 13 paid holidays, personal leave, and generous annual and sick leave allotments starting at 15 days each per year.
This position is not included in the bargaining unit represented by the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW Local 2320 and is categorized as a confidential employee.
New hires start with a 4‑day in‑person schedule for the first two months of employment, then move to a 2‑3 day a week hybrid schedule.
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