Job Title: Community Legal Clinic Managing Lawyer Terms: Full-time (37.5 hours per week). Salary Range: $107,500 - $111,500 Start Date: September 8, 2026 Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid) Closing Date: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Interviews will commence the week of July 20, 2026. Job Purpose The Community Legal Clinic (CLC) program provides legal navigation, advocacy, and summary advice to clients located in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. The CLC Managing Lawyer manages and provides support to CLC staff and provides legal supervision to advocates and direct services to clients. Responsibilities - Oversees delivery of legal services by the Community Legal Clinic to ensure services meet the needs of vulnerable clients while also meeting Law Society standards for legal practice and professional conduct - Provides support, mentoring, and legal supervision of CLC Legal Navigator, Family Law Advocate(s), Family Law Services Coordinator, Community Engagement Worker, and CLC Program Assistant. - Reviews CLC client-facing staff's legal work, including client communications, pleadings, and other legal documents. - Occasionally participates in community outreach and meetings to increase visibility and accessibility of the CLC, identify community needs, and to identify best practices and improve client services. - Represents family law clients with level of service and priorities for case work to be decided in consultation with the Director of Legal & Advocacy Services. - In collaboration with the Director of Legal & Advocacy Services and the Virtual Legal Clinic Managing Lawyer, provides legal mentorship to junior lawyers and articling student as needed. - Provides accurate time-keeping records, statistical information and activity reports, and carries out such further administrative responsibilities as may be required by Rise's Director of Legal & Advocacy Services or Executive Director. - Occasionally delivers workshops and presentations to advocates, lawyers, and other community groups. - Occasionally participates in committees and consultations across the province to provide Rise's perspective. - Identifies systemic issues arising from casework and helps to strategize how to address these issues. - Provides strategic input into organisational planning and processes. - Participates in Rise evaluation processes as required. - Any other duties as agreed from time to time. Working Conditions - Full-time position, 37.5 hours per week (including 2.5 hours of unpaid break). - Hybrid work environment. - Physical aspects: sitting for extended periods of time. - Psychological aspects: communicating with team members, organization of work related to providing legal supervision of CLC staff and advocates, collaborating with partners and stakeholders, incorporating a trauma-informed approach with clients. Reporting Relationships - Reports to the Director of Legal & Advocacy Services - Supervises CLC Legal Navigator, CLC Family Advocate(s), Family Law Services Coordinator, Community Engagement Worker and CLC Program Assistant. Qualifications Education: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) Professional Certifications: Licensed to practice law in British Columbia Experience: Minimum 3 continuous years of family law practice, including litigation practice and representation of clients in both the BC Provincial and Supreme Courts. (5 continuous years family law experience an asset) Experience in adjacent areas of law (asset) Overseeing and working on multiple client files, with limited resources Working with women and gender diverse people who have experienced violence (asset) Teaching and mentoring team members (asset) Managing and supervising a team Knowledge: Expertise in family law and adjacent areas Understanding use and safety features of various technologies to deliver virtual legal services Knowledge of legal resources in BC (asset) Competencies: Analytical Thinking, Legal Research and Reasoning, Advocacy, Discretion, Communication, Teamwork, Emotional Intelligence, Collaboration, Cultural Humility, Trauma-Informed Approach Personal Suitability: Interest in systemic issues affecting women and gender diverse people in BC Commitment to community-oriented legal services that are responsive to community needs and enhances participation Closing Details Please apply by sending your cover letter and resume or cv (in PDF format) to Vandana Sood, at https://rwlc.bamboohr.com/careers. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.