Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities (QT) is currently soliciting applications for the Legal Director position that will be opening in mid-April 2024. QT is seeking an experienced and dedicated public interest lawyer to lead its Legal Advocacy and Education Program, which concentrates on resolving inequities and failures in the service delivery system; fighting for equal rights; ensuring people live, work, and play in the most integrated settings; and seeking inclusion of people with disabilities in all decisions influencing their lives.
QT (www.DCQualityTrust.org) is an independent non-profit advocacy organization that has been advancing the interests of DC residents with developmental disabilities since 2002 through its legal, lay advocacy, and monitoring programs. QT’s vision is a community where everyone is respected, belongs, contributes, is valued and shapes his or her own present and future. QT provides local and national leadership around the promotion and exercise of individual decision-making rights through its work on the Jenny Hatch Justice Project (www.JennyHatchJusticeProject.org) and the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making (www.SupportedDecisionMaking.org).
Legal Director
Major Function:
The Legal Director leads QT’s Legal Advocacy and Education Program, which seeks to promote and defend the rights of people with developmental disabilities. This includes direct legal representation of people with disabilities in DC seeking alternatives to guardianship; local and national policy advocacy; and community outreach and training. The Legal Director also works with DC government, DC courts, provider agencies, and the broader DC community to ensure that people with developmental disabilities have access to high-quality representation. The Legal Director administers the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making to advance the decision-making rights of people with disabilities and older adults through training, technical assistance, and promotion of promising practices.
Is supervised by and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Staff attorneys, pro bono attorneys, legal interns, and independent contractors
Classification: Exempt
Essential Functions:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Salary & Benefits:
Public interest salary range of $90,000 – 105,000 and generous benefits, including employer-paid health and dental insurance, short and long-term disability, life insurance, contribution to a retirement plan, 25 days of paid time off, and 13 paid holidays.
QT HIRING POLICY
QT is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, genetic status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law.
Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities (QT) is currently soliciting applications for the Legal Director position that will be opening in mid-April 2024. QT is seeking an experienced and dedicated public interest lawyer to lead its Legal Advocacy and Education Program, which concentrates on resolving inequities and failures in the service delivery system; fighting for equal rights; ensuring people live, work, and play in the most integrated settings; and seeking inclusion of people with disabilities in all decisions influencing their lives.
QT (www.DCQualityTrust.org) is an independent non-profit advocacy organization that has been advancing the interests of DC residents with developmental disabilities since 2002 through its legal, lay advocacy, and monitoring programs. QT’s vision is a community where everyone is respected, belongs, contributes, is valued and shapes his or her own present and future. QT provides local and national…
Salary & Benefits:
Public interest salary range of $110,000 – 125,000 and generous benefits, including employer-paid health and dental insurance, short and long-term disability, life insurance, contribution to a retirement plan, 25 days of paid time off, and 13 paid holidays.
Salary & Benefits:
Public interest salary range of $110,000 – 125,000 and generous benefits, including employer-paid health and dental insurance, short and long-term disability, life insurance, contribution to a retirement plan, 25 days of paid time off, and 13 paid holidays.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for three references to hr@dcqualitytrust.org with “QT Legal Director Application” in the subject line. We are looking for thoughtful, tailored cover letters that show a commitment to QT’s mission and the applicant’s experience that specifically meets the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities outlined above. Applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis, until the position is filled.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for three references to hr@dcqualitytrust.org with “QT Legal Director…