Description:
The CPBO Assistant Director works with in-house counsel and other stakeholders to develop and implement a variety of initiatives and resources to support PBI’s and CPBO’s mission.
The CPBO Assistant Director position requires an individual with excellent writing, research, and analytical skills; someone who is organized, detail-oriented, resourceful, able to multi-task, and has excellent interpersonal skills.
Reporting to the Director of CPBO, the Assistant Director’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Write and publish original CPBO materials (e.g., articles, guides, Best Practice Profiles, marketing pieces, and infographics).
- Research and prepare reports, articles and presentations on in-house pro bono.
- Coordinate, plan, and execute annual industry pro bono days of service.
- Coordinate, plan, and execute CPBO Clinic in a Box® programs involving legal departments, ACC Chapters, law firms and public interest organizations.
- Produce and present educational programs and pro bono training for in-house counsel throughout the U.S.
- Plan, coordinate, and staff pro bono programming at national and regional events.
- Assist in producing PBI’s Annual Conference programming (e.g., topic and speaker selection, program schedule, and logistics) and PBI’s Annual Dinner (e.g., program and logistics).
- Provide consulting to in-house legal departments.
- Work with in-house legal departments, law firms, and public interest organizations to develop partnerships and implement collaborative justice projects.
- Additional responsibilities as needed in a small office setting.
Qualifications:
- A JD is required along with at least three (3) years of law practice at a law firm or in-house legal department.
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience facilitating public interest, legal services, or pro bono programming, or hands-on demonstrated commitment to pro bono from previous work in a law firm or legal department setting.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work as a team with small staff, volunteers, interns, and a wide range of external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated commitment to pro bono.
- Proficiency and comfort in use of the internet as a communications and learning tool.
- Willingness and ability to administer multiple and complex projects.
- Ability to “think outside the box” by developing creative, problem-solving approaches.
- Marketing experience a plus.
- Travel required to PBI’s Annual Dinner and PBI’s Annual Conference, national and regional events, clinics, and for a variety of other programs and meetings.