Rise Women’s Legal Centre (Rise) is a community legal centre providing accessible legal services that are responsive to the unique needs of self-identifying women and gender diverse persons, primarily in the area of family law in British Columbia. In addition to serving clients, we are a knowledge based and knowledge generating organization, and work collaboratively with organizations around the province.
Rise’s work is guided by three focus areas – learning, helping, and systems change, through which the organization provides direct support to clients, learning opportunities for students, family law advocates, support workers, and lawyers, and works on systemic change through research and education.
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.
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Responsibilities
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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.
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Working Conditions
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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.
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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.
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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
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Closing Details
As a community-based organization that applies decolonization and anti-racism throughout our work, Rise Women’s Legal Centre is dedicated to building a diverse team with lived and professional experience with legal systems. We especially welcome applications from Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, persons with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills, knowledge, and experience to productively engage with diverse communities.
It would assist us in selecting the most qualified candidate for our team if you would briefly express your connection to these communities and/or any lived experiences you wish to share. Please only share if you are comfortable. If you decide to share a brief statement in your application, we will keep this information confidential and amongst the hiring committee.
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.
