Volunteer Attorney Program Statewide Pro Bono Coordinator

Global Pro Bono Hub; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico Legal Aid is seeking a dynamic attorney to serve as Statewide Pro Bono Coordinator for the Volunteer Attorney Program (VAP) in Albuquerque, NM. The role collaborates with the VAP Manager, State Bar of NM, ATJ, and community partners to establish clinics for low-income residents.

The successful candidate will travel up to 15–20% within NM, arrange training, recruit volunteers, and ensure quality legal services across 13 judicial districts.

Qualifications

• JD licensed in New Mexico or licensed in another state and eligible for NM legal aid providers limited licensing or admission by reciprocity.
• Willingness to travel up to 15%–20% of the time, including nights and weekends, with most travel to legal fairs on Thursdays–Saturdays.
• Ability to use computer technology and remote communications systems, including shared online workspaces and web meeting/videoconferencing software.
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel; PowerPoint is a plus.
• Strong collaboration with staff and community partners in multiple locations.
• High quality customer relations and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Prior experience with pro bono programs or handling pro bono cases is a plus.
• Strong administrative skills: workload organization, prioritization, and multitasking.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for building collaborative relationships within the State Bar and statewide pro bono community.
• Spanish proficiency is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Organize, travel to, and recruit volunteer attorneys and non-attorneys to serve clients at legal clinics and other pro bono activities throughout the state.
• Coordinate with pro bono committees in each judicial district to plan and conduct statewide legal clinics.
• Assist in recruiting pro bono attorneys to provide free legal services to low-income clients across New Mexico's 13 Judicial Districts.
• Create and facilitate training materials and CLE courses for pro bono attorneys.
• Assist with daily operations of the Voluntary Attorney Program.
• Network with private attorneys and civil legal services providers.
• Market legal clinics and training programs.
• Monitor the quality of legal services provided by pro-bono attorneys.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer relations

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Spanish language (bonus)

Education

JD license in New Mexico

Bar admission in another state

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Share We seek a dynamic and creative attorney to serve as Statewide Pro Bono Coordinator for NMLA's Volunteer Attorney Program (VAP).

At a glance

Organisation: New Mexico Legal Aid

Type: Full-time

Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA

Job posted: 30 October 2026

Are you an attorney who is passionate about ensuring that underserved populations have access to legal advice and justice? Do you have a commitment to New Mexico's rural communities and its people? NMLA is committed to building one of the most successful and innovative pro bono projects in the country. We seek a dynamic and creative attorney to serve as Statewide Pro Bono Coordinator for NMLA's Volunteer Attorney Program (VAP). This position will work closely with the VAP Manager, State Bar of New Mexico, the New Mexico Commission on Access to Justice ("ATJ"), local courts and pro bono committees, individual private attorneys and law firms, law school faculty and student groups, and civil legal services partner agencies to establish legal clinics where low-income residents receive free legal advice and other services in the communities where they live.

Key Responsibilities

This position will be based in Albuquerque. If you become the new Volunteer Attorney Program Statewide Pro Bono Coordinator, you will play a key role in:

• Organizing, traveling to, and recruiting volunteers attorneys and non-attorneys to serve clients at legal clinics and other pro bono activities throughout the state.
• Coordinating with the pro bono committees in each of the judicial districts around the state to plan and conduct legal clinics statewide;
• Assisting the VAP Director and VAP Manager in recruiting pro bono attorneys willing to provide free legal services to low-income clients throughout New Mexico's 13 Judicial Districts.
• Creating and facilitating training materials and continuing legal education (CLE) courses to prepare pro bono attorneys for representing low-income clients in civil legal areas where they experience the greatest need (i.e., housing, family law, economic security, health care, consumer issue, etc.).
• Assist as needed with the daily operations of the Voluntary Attorney Program.
• Networking with private attorneys and other civil legal services providers.
• Marketing legal clinics and training programs.
• Monitoring the quality of legal services provided by pro-bono attorneys.
• Other duties as assigned.

We seek highly motivated candidates who are passionate and strongly committed to helping NMLA and our statewide pro bono partners better serve our client community.

The Successful Candidate

• JD Licensed in New Mexico or licensed in any other state and eligible for New Mexico legal aid providers limited licensing or for admission by reciprocity.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% to 20% of the time, including nights and weekends, with most travel to legal fairs occurring on Thursdays through Saturdays.
• Must be able to effectively use computer technology and remote communications systems, including shared online workspaces and web meeting and videoconferencing software.
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel. Proficiency in PowerPoint is a plus.
• Effectively collaborate with staff and community partners located in multiple locations.
• High quality customer relations and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Prior experience working with pro bono programs or handling pro bono cases is a plus.
• Candidates must possess administrative skills, including ability to organize workload, to manage multiple tasks, determine priorities, and effectively manage several areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for building collaborative relationships within the State Bar and the statewide pro bono community.
• Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.