Executive Director
Company: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Location: Seattle
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
King County Bar Association
Seattle, Washington
Position Profile:
Executive Director
Summary
The King County Bar Association (KCBA) is seeking an experienced
leader who is passionate about access to justice and promoting
excellence, equity, diversity and accessibility in the legal
profession and judicial systems. The new Executive Director will
strengthen and grow this award-winning organization that for 137
years has sought to harness its voice and its authority to champion
justice, influence public policy, promote an excellent judiciary,
and educate the public as well as legal professionals.
The new Executive Director will inherit an organization with a
broad and diverse program portfolio including pro bono legal
services; neighborhood legal clinics; attorney information and
referral services; continuing legal education programming; support
of new lawyers; proactive strategies to advance diversity in the
profession through working with law schools, law students and
members of the bar; supporting a strong judicial bench through
candidate evaluation ratings; and promotion of judicial ethics, and
advocacy through member resolutions, amicus briefs and lobbying.The
position will oversee a staff of 77 professionals and engage over
4800 members and 1000 pro bono volunteers.The position also
oversees the nonprofit King County Bar Foundation (KCBF), for which
KCBA serves as the contracted administrator.
Organizational Overview
KCBA Mission:The (KCBA) promotes and supports a diverse and
collegial membership; works with the judiciary to achieve
excellence, equity, and accessibility in the administration of
justice; and benefits the community through public service and
engagement in public policy.
KCBF Mission: The (KCBF) is a 501(c)3 organization managed by KCBA
whose mission is to promote access to the legal system and to
advance diversity in the legal profession.
With 19 active committees, 16 sections and two supporting
organizations, KCBA is the largest voluntary bar association in
Washington and one of the most active local bar associations in the
United States. Over the past century plus, KCBA has engaged the
regional legal community and provided access to legal services and
legal justice, addressed challenges and strengthened the judicial
system, and provided for its members and others professional
training and education, infrastructure and business referrals to
promote successful law practices.KCBA is proud of its status as a
leading Washington State legal entity advocating for the rights of
people of color, the LGBTQ community, immigrants and all
marginalized groups, and for people for whom legal representation
is normally inaccessible.
The organization's founding and more recent history focuses heavily
on addressing civil rights and systemic racism through policy
resolutions, advocacy, and legal reports, and its efforts to
diversify the bar, winning the Goldmark Award from Legal Foundation
of WA in 2011 for its 125-year+ commitment to civil legal aid and
social justice.Committed to promoting access to justice for
vulnerable, marginalized, and historically underserved client
communities, KCBA facilitates direct pro bono service as part of
the statewide Alliance for Equal Justice.
Programs
Access to Justice/Legal Services:KCBA/KCBF are dedicated to helping
low-income residents in King County through many ,
including:
- Family Law Program: Free legal assistance for third party custody
cases, cases where the children are at risk, and uncontested family
law actions.
- Housing Justice Project:KCBA's (HJP) is a homelessness prevention
program thatprovides free legal assistance to renters facing
eviction in King County.HJP is the largest of KCBA's pro bono legal
services program, with a staff of over 40 professionals.
Advancing Diversity in the Legal Profession
Services for Members
KCBA's Member Service and Continuing Legal Education Departments
offer over 100 seminars each year for attorneys. KCBA offers many
networking opportunities to its members, including socials, the
annual awards celebration and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
luncheon. The organization's monthly newspaper, the Bar Bulletin,
features articles about substantive areas of the law as well as
information about KCBA programs and activities. Attorneys enjoy a
variety of benefits through membership in the organization,
including group insurance plans and discounts on services and
products. The Lawyer Referral Service, with over 6000 referrals
made a year, benefits both the public and KCBA members who register
for the service.
The Position and Key Priorities
The new Executive Director will inherit a 501c(6) professional
association with a long history of championing justice. KCBA
operates a large organization and portfolio, including a staff of
77 professionals, 19 working committees and 16 sections, and an
$8.5M budget with healthy financial reserves.The Executive Director
reports to a 17-member Board of Trustees and the organization
serves as the contracted manager of the King County Bar
Foundation.
The new Executive Director will also inherit an organization in
transition, including rapid growth of the Housing Justice Project,
the subsequent near doubling of staff and resources in the past few
years, and the potential of HJP spinning off as a separate
organization.In addition, KCBA shifted to almost totally remote
work during the pandemic, the staff has recently unionized, and the
organization has launched DEI initiatives and discussions that have
begun but remain in early phases.
The ED will initially need to build relationships and trust with
the staff, board and community contacts, including judges,
attorneys, and legislative members, and serve as the public face of
the organization. Building upon these foundational relationships,
the new ED will need to facilitate teamwork to address the
following key priorities in their first 18-24 months:
Essential Experience, Skills and Attributes
KCBA is seeking an experienced association leader with a passion
for social justice, and an engaging and collaborative leadership
style.The ideal candidate will have the following experience,
skills and attributes:
Job Requirements
Compensation
$195,000-$225,000 base salary depending on experience plus a
performance bonus of up to 10% of base salary for fulfilling
organizational priorities as noted above. Benefits include health
insurance coverage through Premera Blue Cross, and dental, vision,
life, short- and long-term disability insurance. KCBA also provides
a 4% employer match to a 401(k) retirement program, an Employee
Assistance Program, 3 weeks' vacation in first year, rising to 4
weeks' vacation after one year, and 16 paid holiday days.
Application Process
KCBA has retained Glick Davis & Associates, LLC to facilitate this
search on their behalf. To apply, interested candidates should
e-mail their cover letter and resume to: .Resume(s) received
without cover letter will not be considered.
The KCBA is committed to upholding an equity and justice-based
organizational environment for the public, the client communities
it serves, its members, its Board, its staff, and its volunteers.
This means the organization actively promotes mutual respect,
acceptance, teamwork, and productivity among people who are diverse
in work background; lived and professional experience; education;
race and ethnicity; national origin; sexual orientation; age;
indigenous group membership; religious preference; marital status;
sensory, mental, and physical abilities; social class; gender
identity; veteran status, as well as other differences relevant to
equity and justice. The resulting diversity is both a source of
organizational strength and a matter of fundamental human
fairness.
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