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Christian Legal Society
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Job Description :
Part-time [16 hours per week (including travel), averaged monthly; to be adjusted down based on deficiency in funds received from deputation].
Supervisors : Brent Amato, Chicagoland and National Barnabas Coordinator; Directors of Attorney and Law Student Ministries
Funding and Compensation : Deputation with a goal of $30,000 annually to be raised by Employee; up to $20,000 part-time salary, which will be provided by CLS the first year of employment; as this is a part-time position, health benefits and dental insurance are not included.
Proposed Job Description and Duties : CLS is seeking experienced attorneys who are called to support and promote CLS ministries in metropolitan or high concentration areas of lawyers and law students. We are actively looking for someone in the NYC metropolitan region, Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, the Southern California region (and possibly someone in Texas or Florida).
Field staff will represent the Christian Legal Society throughout their region in all aspects of their work, including meetings with lawyers and law students and promoting Christian Legal Society to churches and through other functions.
Field staff will perform all duties and responsibilities as a staff member of CLS consistent with the Mission and Vision of CLS and the following Mission Statements of the Attorney and Law Student Ministry Divisions :
The Attorney Ministries mission is :
To inspire, encourage and train attorneys to faithfully proclaim and live out the Word of God in their personal and professional lives. This mission comes to life for attorneys at the local level through :
The Law Student Ministries mission is :
To nurture and encourage Christian law students by providing mentors and resources aimed at fostering spiritual growth, compassionate outreach, and the integration of faith and practice; and to establish and maintain vibrant witnessing communities of law students on every law school campus in the nation and at key Christian colleges.
Attorney Ministry Work :
Work with the local CLS Attorney Chapters and other CLS groups in the area, providing discipleship, mentoring and coaching (collectively, “Fellow-Traveling”) under these general guidelines :
Law School Campus Work :
Work with student groups at the area law schools providing Fellow-Traveling under these general guidelines :
A. Primary Focus Schools
B. Secondary Focus Schools
C. Other Law Schools
D. For All Law Schools
4. Attempt to recruit CLS attorney members to perform these functions.
5. Work with IVCF Area Director (if present) and LSM Director to coordinate efforts to hire an IVCF GFM staff to come alongside CLS in this work.
6. Work with the LSM Ministries Director and Staff to coordinate efforts with CLS in this ministry.
Joint Attorney and Law Student Work
Work with both lawyers and law students to develop, administer and participate in an annual Regional Retreat.
Participate in Staff Calls and projects when appropriate.
TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should submit the following in one PDF file with your name in the file name to CLSHQ@CLSNET.ORG :
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position but will contact only those to whom we offer an interview. All correspondence should be by email and not by phone.
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