National Legal Director

Who We ArePlease double check you have the right level of experience and qualifications by reading the full overview of this opportunity below.MJC is a national nonprofit civil rights organization. We represent people who have been harmed by America's criminal legal system, seeking to vindicate their rights, elevate their story, and hold people with power accountable. We do this primarily through cutting‐edge litigation and advocacy across the country, on end‐to‐end issues in the criminal legal system, from policing, to prosecutorial discretion, to rights of indigent defendants, to mass incarceration, to prison conditions, to wrongful convictions and the death penalty. For more information on our work, visit .The criminal legal system disproportionately harms people of color, people from low‐income communities, people who were formerly incarcerated, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. We strongly encourage people who identify within these and other communities underrepresented in the legal profession to apply. All applicants must have and be committed to the cultural competence required to work with clients, co‐workers, and community partners who come from different backgrounds and experiences.What You'll DoDevelop and refine the overall strategic direction for MJC's legal work to pursue MJC's overarching mission, values, and strategic goals most effectively in collaboration with the Executive Director and office directorsServe as a strategic partner to the Executive Director and leadership team in actualizing MJC's missionRegularly interface with MJC's Managing Director of Operations, Director of Communications, and Director of Development to maximize strategic alignment.Participate in Board meetings and serve as a corporate officerImplementation & Management of Legal ProgramLead the design and implementation of a realistic and concrete plan to execute the organization's legal strategyOversee MJC's legal function, including xevrcyc direct supervision of the organization's five office directors, and indirect oversight of the organization's full legal team of about 50 professionalsMotivate, nurture, and connect a diverse, inclusive, and high‐performing teamDirect the case approval process, including reviewing proposed new matters for mission alignment and impact, as well as ensuring adequate staffing and resources for matters in collaboration with office directors, prior to approval by the Executive DirectorDevelopperformance management metrics and aprofessional development program for all legal professionals in