Chief Attorney - Workers' Rights

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Chief Attorney - Workers' Rights

Maryland Legal Aid Baltimore

Job Description:

Chief Attorney - Workers' Rights

Description

Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) seeks an innovative and experienced leader to serve as its Chief Attorney for the newly-created Workers’ Rights Unit in its Baltimore City office. The Chief Attorney will lead the training, supervision, and structure of the new Workers’ Rights Unit to ensure high-quality legal representation for low-wage workers. MLA’s workers’ rights advocacy is currently focused on eliminating barriers to employment, including criminal record expungement, inequitable child support practices and policies, and unnecessary license requirements. 

Maryland Legal Aid seeks a Chief Attorney who has experience in this area of law who can lead the new unit’s development to expand representation into such areas as improper garnishments, wage disputes, misclassification of workers, and worker conditions. Focused on Baltimore City clients and working with legal leadership, the Chief Attorney will also help facilitate and define this practice area expansion for all of Maryland Legal Aid. In addition to supervising and mentoring attorneys, paralegals, and administrative staff, as Chief Attorney you would play a vital role in the community as well as MLA’s organizational infrastructure, joining the Legal Department’s leadership team to help guide MLA’s work as a whole. 

Responsibilities: 

Design and Implement the New Workers’ Rights Unit

Staff Supervision and Development

Strategy and Leadership 

PDF Flyer:

2025 MLA Benefits Snapshot.pdf

Salary:

$105,000 - $127,000
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