The Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino County (LASSB) seeks an Executive Director to lead
an evolving non-profit organization looking to continue its sixty-two-year history of providing
high-quality, cost-effective legal services to low-income residents of San Bernardino County.
LASSB was founded in 1958 and has a staff of twelve, supported by numerous community
volunteers.
About the Position:
The Executive Director will lead a strong client-centered organization with a dedicated staff and
Board of Directors committed to grant management and compliance and fostering collaborative
relationships with the Courts, community leaders and the private bar. The Executive Director
will be expected to bring passion, vision, compliance, litigation, and administrative experience.
Additionally, the Executive Director will provide leadership to a growing organization dedicated
to advocating for the indigent and senior communities. LASSB’s challenges include a need to
strengthen its financial position, implement effective internal controls, and ensure compliance
with State Bar and other funder requirements.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities:
Serves as the public face of LASSB; provides leadership in local, state civil legal aid forums;
participates in administrative and private forums; engages with the local courts, community
leaders, and with the private bar
Assists members of the Board of Directors in developing the knowledge and skills needed for
effective stewardship of LASSB
Keeps the Board of Directors fully apprised of all aspects of the organization’s work, with a
strict focus on grant compliance and fiscal transparency and accountability
Increases and diversifies financial support through private fundraising initiatives; maintains
and strengthens governmental funding and provides strong financial stewardship
Develops and cultivates relationships with individual and corporate donors, as well as grant
makers
Leads LASSB advocacy and promotes teamwork among all LASSB programs, staff, and
services
Thinks creatively about gaps in civil legal services and works to close those gaps, in
partnership with other local, regional and state leaders
Leads and promotes collaboration with other civil legal services providers and human
services organizations in the region and throughout the state
Mentors and builds other leaders within the organization; actively promotes supervisorial
training, improved communication, and the development of skills to address personnel and
resource allocation issues
Envisions and implements technological innovations that enable staff to work effectively and
enable the public to access legal services
Hires and retains top quality staff
Requirements and Desirable Qualifications:
California State Bar License in good standing
Significant civil law practice experience (three years minimum)
Experience in compliance with grant, contract and legal-aid principles and requirements
Demonstrated supervisory experience at a policy-making level including non-profit program
planning, evaluation, staff supervision, legal systems development, financial oversight,
reporting and budget development
Other Desirable Skills & Characteristics:
Excellent leadership and communication skills; a positive leadership style; a collaborative
and visionary approach to problem-solving
Experience developing relationships for resource development and fundraising
Commitment to the use of technology to improve and extend services
Experience and skill in engaging with the legal-aid client community and with an active
Board of Directors
Good judgment, integrity, a sense of humor, strong interpersonal skills
To apply:
Applications will be accepted electronically ONLY, and until the position is filled. To receive
full consideration, please submit application materials to the Secretary of the Board of Directors,
Connie Johnson at csjohnson@b3law.com by May 31, 2020. Please include a cover letter
expressing in detail your interest in the position, your qualifications, and what you hope to
contribute to the organization’s future, a current resume, and the names and contact information
for three professional references.
Notes:
Equal Opportunity Employer
