Supervising Attorney - Older Americans Act Project & Milwaukee Benefits Unit

Management Information Exchange; Milwaukee (WI); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health and dental insurance

Life and long-term disability保险

Profit-sharing plan

Sick leave and vacation leave

Flexible work arrangements

Spouse health insurance premium share

Résumé du poste

Legal Action of Wisconsin seeks a Supervising Attorney for the Older Americans Act Project and the Milwaukee Benefits Unit. The role focuses on assisting clients aged 60+ in public benefits, housing, and consumer law, while supervising a small team in Milwaukee.

The position requires Wisconsin Bar admission, supervisory experience, and strong writing skills, with flexible work options and a robust fringe benefits package offered.

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience practicing law.
• Admission to the Wisconsin State Bar.
• Prior legal aid or supervision experience.
• Superior skills in case analysis, research, and writing.
• Ability to speak and write clearly, persuasively, and concisely.
• Self-motivated, diligent, and able to meet strict deadlines under pressure.
• Ability to motivate and work harmoniously with others.

Responsabilités

• Manage own caseload of clients eligible for OAA services.
• Supervise four attorneys and three paralegals; provide guidance.
• Provide training and technical assistance to Elder Benefit Specialists.
• Manage the OAA Project budget and related tasks.
• Complete OAA grant reporting requirements.

Connaissances

Legal experience

Supervision experience

Legal research & writing

Clear communication

Team motivation

Formation

Wisconsin Bar admission

Description du poste

Supervising Attorney - Older Americans Act Project & Milwaukee Benefits Unit

SUPERVISING ATTORNEY

OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROJECT AND MILWAUKEE BENEFITS UNIT

MILWAKEE

Full-time

10/16/2026

Introduction: Legal Action of Wisconsin is seeking applications for a Supervising Attorney for the Older Americans Act Project and the Milwaukee Benefits Unit.

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. (“Legal Action”) is a non-profit law firm, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation, the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, and many other sources and supporters. Legal Action provides free civil legal aid to low-income persons in Wisconsin with offices in Milwaukee, Madsion, Racine, Oshkosh, Green Bay, La Crosse and Wausau. Legal Action attorneys and paralegals have expertise in a range of substantive areas, but most of our direct representation is in the areas of housing, public benefits, removing barriers to employment, consumer law, and family law.

Mission Statement: Legal Action’s mission is to deliver exceptional civil legal services and structural change advocacy, free of cost, to those most in need. Our core values (equity, advocacy, client-centered, integrity and community) guide our work and actions. Please see our website for a description of the core values and vision that guide our work.

Office Location: This position will be based in Legal Action’s Milwaukee office.

Governance: Legal Action’s personnel policies and other operating policies and procedures, which are subject to change by our Board of Directors, govern this position.

Position Description: The Supervising Attorney of the Older Americans Act Project and the Milwaukee Benefits Unit will provide direct services to clients aged 60 and over in the areas of public benefits, housing, and consumer law, while also supervising four attorneys and three paralegals and providing technical assistance to Elder Benefit Specialists employed by Milwaukee County's Aging and Disability Resource Center.

Key Responsibilities: This position will require an attorney to: manage their own caseload of clients eligible for services under the Older Americans Act (OAA); provide supervision and assistance to two attorneys and two paralegals assigned to the OAA Project and two attorneys and one paralegal assigned to the Milwaukee Benefits Unit; provide training and technical assistance to Elder Benefit Specialists employed by Milwaukee County's Aging and Disability Resource Center; manage the OAA Project's budget; and fulfill OAA grant reporting requirements

Required Qualifications:

• At least three years of experience practicing law;
• Admission to the Wisconsin State Bar;
• Prior legal aid or other relevant supervision experience;
• Superior skills in case analysis, research, and writing;
• Demonstrated ability to speak and write clearly, persuasively, and concisely;
• Self-motivated, diligent, and able to meet strict deadlines while under pressure; and
• Ability to motivate and work harmoniously with others

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience representing clients in administrative hearings and/or in circuit court

• Knowledge of public benefits, and housing or consumer law
• Familiarity with budgets and/or grant reporting
• Experience conducting training on legal issues
• Ability to speak another language and cultural affinity for the client community that speaks that language is preferred

Salary/Compensation: Legal Action’s salaries are not negotiable: Our salary scales are based solely on years of experience with each step on the scale equivalent to one full year of experience. We strongly encourage applicants to include details in their resume about the duties they performed and the months they worked at each employer and in each position so that we can accurately calculate experience and salary. If we make an offer to an applicant, we depend on the resume that the applicant submitted, and we do not allow for revisions after submission. The salary steps for this position range from:

Fringe Benefits: All Legal Action employees receive a full package of fringe benefits. It currently includes: employer-paid health and dental insurance for employee, spouse, and family with a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance; employee-paid income protection benefits; a profit-sharing plan; generous sick leave accrual; and at least four weeks of vacation leave and four personal holidays per year. (Legal Action policies require employees with a spouse to contribute $200/month to the health insurance premium if the spouse has other health insurance available to them.)

Spanish or Hmong Language Frequency Premium: Legal Action’s Salary Administration Plan includes additional pay of either $2,400 annually or $4,800 annually to those employees who are fluent in Spanish or Hmong.

Flex Work: Legal Action supports flexible work arrangements that meet the goals of the organization and the employee. All employees are eligible to request flexible work, including flextime, compressed work week, and remote work.

Supervision: This position is supervised by the Managing Attorney of Legal Action’s Milwaukee Office.

Probationary Period: The position is subject to a probationary period of six months.

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.