Supervising Attorney

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits seeks a Supervising Attorney for KFCMN to provide leadership and direct representation to relatives in the child welfare system. The role involves training staff, managing legal consultations, and developing interdisciplinary legal services. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in family law, strong communication skills, and a commitment to justice and community engagement.

Benefits

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Generous PTO

Flexible holidays

Annual home office stipend

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in Minnesota family law or child welfare practice.
• Strong courtroom, research, and legal writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Train, manage and support additional staff attorneys.
• Lead design and implementation of statewide hotline for consultation.
• Drafting motions, affidavits, legal arguments, and trial briefs.

Skills

Courtroom skills

Research

Legal writing

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Admitted to Minnesota Bar

Tools

Legal Server

Job description

Overview

Keeping Families Connected Minnesota (KFCMN) is a non-profit founded in 2024 to provide support to families, including relatives, impacted by Minnesota’s child welfare system. Our mission is to prevent family separation through interdisciplinary legal services and equity-based child welfare policy reform. The legal services model we are building will reach families and relatives across the state.

We are building a team-centered organizational culture that values collaboration, growth, and professional excellence. KFCMN is committed to interdisciplinary practice that demonstrates our belief that every family and community in Minnesota deserves dignity, respect and access to excellent legal advice and representation.

The Supervising Attorney will provide leadership as we design and implement our interdisciplinary legal services framework and provide direct representation to relatives seeking to prevent child welfare involvement or who need support during any part of the child welfare process.In our first two years relatives will access our legal services by calling our hotline, attending a clinic at a Family Resource Center or other community location and/or by receiving direct representation by one of our attorneys. The Supervising Attorney will provide all three of these services.

KFCMN is proud to offer

• Ateam-first culturewith robust support and collaboration to deliver effective client-focused legal services

• Realleadership opportunitieswith room to grow and innovate through program design with statewide reach

• An organization where yourexperience is respected and your impact matters

• The opportunity to help develop interdisciplinary legal services authentically informed by community members and people impacted by child welfare intervention

Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for important work, including:

• Train, manage and support additional staff attorneys (up to 4)

• Lead design and implementation of statewide hotline to provide consultation and legal advice to relatives and others on child welfare related matters

• Provide legal information and advice via hotline, in person at community clinics and through direct representation

• Stakeholder relationship development and engagement

• Client-centered practice with interdisciplinary legal team to meet individuals where they are at

• Drafting motions, affidavits, legal arguments, testimony, and trial briefs

• Hearing preparation

• Case consultation and strategizing with a client

• Communicating with the opposing party, courts, and others

• Performing case law research to identify and apply relevant judicial decisions, statutes, etc.

• Investigating the facts of a case

• Reviewing and monitoring new and updated laws and regulations

• Crafting substantive correspondence

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in Minnesota family law and/or child welfare practice and procedures

• Admitted to Minnesota Bar and in good standing

• Strong courtroom, research, and legal writing skills

• Attention to detail and accuracy

• Emotional Intelligence

• Open-minded and willing to learn

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

• Technologically savvy

• Strong time management and organizational skills

• Able to juggle tasks and change gears quickly

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Experience with child welfare practice and procedure, including child protection removal, licensing appeals, guardianship, adoption proceedings and similar

• Training and/or practice in trauma-informed care

• Experience providing legal services collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team

• Understanding of the equity issues, racial disparities and disproportionate representation in families most likely to face intervention by the child protection

• Experience with Legal Server

Positions Supervised:By December 2026 the Supervising Attorney will provide supervision to four Associate Attorneys.

Reports to: Executive Director

Compensation

$100,000-$105,000 annually. Health and retirement benefits plus generous PTO and flexible holidays.KFCMN will offer the highest possible salary in this range, based on the candidate’s qualifications. Consistent with KFCMN’s commitment to equitable hiring practices, the organization does not negotiate starting salary.

Work Location and Conditions

At the current time, all KFCMN employees work remotely and in the field most of the time. An annual home office stipend, laptop, monitors and docking station are provided. Several times a month all employees will be required to meet in person at a central location (TBD) in the twin cities metro area to work together on organization and program development activities. Other fieldwork includes at least one day each month providing in-person legal consultation at a Family Resource Center somewhere in the state (there are several locations).

The workday at KFCMN is flexible, but primarily Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, with some evenings and occasional weekends for special events.

Employees are reimbursed for mileage. For law clinic activities or serving clients further away, access to a rental car is available.

Additional Information

KFCMN is a fair chance employer. The hiring process includes a background check; any findings will be individually considered in the context of the responsibilities of a particular position and KFCMN’s contract requirements. Hiring is contingent on a valid driver’s license, current vehicle insurance, and a responsible driving record. Employees that do not drive and/or who do not have access to a vehicle may work with organization leadership to make a plan for transportation required for this role.

To ApplyPlease submit resume and cover letter, by July 3, 2025 to Joanna Woolman at [e-mail].