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POSITION: Program Coordinator
REPORTS TO: Director of Sections & Committees
HIRING RANGE: $50,000 - 55,000 (pay is commensurate with experience and education)
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
JOB LOCATION: 1290 Broadway, Ste. 1700, Denver, Colorado 80203 (Must be able to reliably commute to this location for in-office days)
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Hybrid
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Position Summary

Be a key part of a non-profit membership organization that advances and serves legal professionals’ practices, supports the justice system, and enriches our community.

The ideal candidate is: personable, professional, can effectively multi-task, is quick-witted, and can be intuitive about various tasks that will arise throughout the day.

The Program Coordinator will assist in carrying out duties such as – creating and distributing monthly communications to membership, meeting and educational programming or event set-up, budget oversight, and webpage management. This role will manage between 7-12 groups (internally referred to as: sections and committees), representing different areas of law, at any given time. Examples of some of the sections and committees this role will assist with include: The Professionalism Coordinating Council, The Spanish Speaking Lawyers Committee, The Juvenile Section, The Cannabis Section, and The Lawyer Professional Liability Committee, to name a few.

Duties & Responsibilities

· Plan, manage, and execute special events

· Take charge of logistical matters for meetings and events including catering, room setup, and A/V needs

· Greet guests and track event registration

· Maintain accurate electronic and paper files

· Coordinate continuing legal application courses and file for official accreditation

· Manage and develop association volunteer groups to meet best practice standards

· Attend after hours and weekend events as a representative of the association

· Act as the liaison and primary point of contact between the association and volunteer groups

· Build strong relationships with association volunteers while representing the association in a positive and professional manner

· Act as a back-up for Customer Service Representative/Receptionist duties as needed 10. Act as a back-up for Customer Service Representative/Receptionist duties as needed (this would include answering phone calls and emails from our members).

Qualifications/Training/Education Requirements

· College degree or at least three (3) years of professional experience

• Ability to work Monday-Friday, and sometimes evenings and weekends

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Project management skills

· Ability to:

• Manage multiple tasks and projects

• Meet deadlines

• Work collaboratively with a variety of personalities

• Be intuitive about tasks that arise throughout the day

· Have strong attention to detail, proofreading, and editing capabilities (including grammar and spelling skills)

Licenses and Certifications

· Do you have or can obtain a valid Colorado Driver's License?

Benefits

Medical benefits are effective on the first of the month following 30 days of employment

· Medical Insurance: 100% employee covered with family/children option* ;

· Dental Insurance: Self-pay at group rates;

· Vision: Self-pay at group rates;

· Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): caps out of pocket expense at $2000;

· Group Life Insurance: employee coverage up to $50,000*;

· Group Long-Term Disability Insurance: employee coverage up to $5,000;

· Paid Time Off: 15 days/year to start, 20 days/year after three years, 25 days/year after 10 years, and 30 days/year – years 15 and up of employment;

· 12 paid holidays per year*;

· 401(k): Annual contribution by the employer after one year of employment: 10% of salary*; and

· Transportation/IT allowance - $225 quarterly*

*These amounts will be pro-rated for part-time employees (those working less than 40 hours per week). Amounts will vary depending on number of scheduled hours per week.

Physical Requirements

The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

· Must be able to lift, carry, or move up to 15 pounds.

· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

· While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or listen.

· The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

· Employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Mission Statement

We are an association that advances members’ practice, supports the justice system, and enriches our community. The Colorado Bar Association (“CBA”) values its diverse membership and our communities. We are committed to the eradication of racism, discrimination, and any other form of injustice against underrepresented groups. We promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and the removal of barriers to success within the CBA and the communities we serve.

Values Statement

We are Strategic, Inclusive, Professional, Effective, Inspirational, Innovative, Member-focused, and Ethical. The CBA seeks inclusion and equity through broad recognition of diversity, including, but not limited to age, class, disability, ethnicity, gender expression, gender identity, geographical diversity, national origin, practice setting, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, veteran status, and years in practice. We prioritize broad, equitable, and inclusive participation in our membership and leadership. The CBA is dedicated to promoting attorneys of all backgrounds, identities, and circumstances through the removal of barriers to engagement and leadership, specifically including those who are historically underrepresented, diverse members of the CBA.

We are committed to actively changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes, so that power is distributed and shared equitably and inclusively.

Vision Statement

The Colorado Bar Association will be the leader in providing members throughout the state with the tools to be successful, a community within which to build relationships, and the focus to successfully navigate the future.

CBA, DBA, and CBA-CLE provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to any protected class, including age, sex, race, color, veteran status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or national origin. It is our policy to promote a non-discriminatory environment, free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon protected classes.?The work environment characteristics here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Denver, CO 80203: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a college degree or at least 3 years of professional experience?
• Would you be able to attend after-hours and/or weekend events as a representative of the association?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Denver, CO 80203

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JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Access to Justice Program Manager
REPORTS TO: Reports directly to the Director of Pro Bono Programming
HIRING RANGE: $45,000-$60,000 (pay is commensurate with experience and education)
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
JOB LOCATION: 1290 Broadway, Ste. 1700, Denver, Colorado 80203 (Must be able to reliably commute to this location for in-office days)
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Hybrid – must be willing to drive to clinics across the front range
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinating and developing the CBA’s Appeals Clinic.
• Field inquires about the Program and Clinic.
• Process intakes.
• Maintain and develop client files.
• Recruit and orient volunteers.
• Maintain volunteer database.
• Correspond with clients and volunteers.
• Correspond with the court and other partners.
• Help in clinic development.
• Build and maintain program webpages.
• Market the programs to clients and volunteers.
• Schedule Advisory Committee meetings.
• Coordinating the CBA’s Legal Fee Arbitration Committee.
• Field inquiries about the Committee.
• Process intakes.
• Maintain files for all parties.
• Recruit and orient volunteers.
• Maintain volunteer database.
• Correspond with parties and committee members.
• Help in organizing training opportunities for Committee members.
• Market the program to clients and volunteers.
• Schedule Committee meetings.
• Coordinating CBA’s Colorado Lawyers for Colorado Veterans Clinics;
• Field inquiries about the clinics.
• Build out ability to maintain client files.
• Recruit and orient volunteers.
• Maintain volunteer database.
• Schedule and administer clinics.
• Administer the referral list.
• Correspond with clients and volunteers.
• Support in the development of new clinics.
• Help in clinic development.
• Build and maintain program webpages.
• Market the programs to clients and volunteers.
• Report to the Military and Veterans Affairs Section about the clinics.
• Coordinating and developing the CBA’s Social Equity Cannabis Referral List:
• Field inquiries about the Program and Clinic.
• Process intakes.
• Maintain and develop client files.
• Recruit and orient volunteers.
• Maintain volunteer database.
• Correspond with clients and volunteers.
• Help in clinic development.
• Build and maintain program webpages.
• Market the programs to client and volunteers.
• Report to the Cannabis Law Section about the clinic.

Qualifications/Training/Education Requirements

• Attorney, licensed in Colorado, preferred.
• A college degree from an accredited university or college; a post-graduate degree is preferred.  
• It is preferred that the ATJ Program Manager have three years' minimum experience in the legal community.  
• Excellent written, oral, and listening communications skills.  
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.  
• Experience in and demonstrated ability to interact with a wide variety of persons and constituencies with diverse economic, educational, racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.  
• Familiarity with technology office programs (I.e., Microsoft Office Suite).  
• Ability to communicate and work with a variety of people.
• Must be organized, detail oriented and able to work within a team; and
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Office programs.
• Great management and organizational skills

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Colorado Driver's License

Salary & BenefitsMedical benefits are effective on the first of the month following 30 days of employment

• Medical Insurance: 100% employee covered with family/children option;
• Dental Insurance: Self-pay at group rates;
• Vision: Self-pay at group rates;
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): caps out of pocket expense at $2000;
• Group Life Insurance: employee coverage up to $50,000;
• Group Long-Term Disability Insurance: employee coverage up to $5,000;
• Paid Time Off: 15 days/year to start, 20 days/year after three years and 25 days/year after 10 years;
• 12 paid holidays per year;
• 401(k): Annual contribution by the employer after one year of employment: 10% of salary; and
• Transportation/IT allowance - $1,000/year

Travel

• Some travel to mountain conferences.

Physical Requirements

• Majority of the time is office activity (sitting). Requires the ability to lift at least 20 lbs.
• While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

CBA-CLE provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to any protected class, including age, sex, race, color, veteran status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or national origin. It is our policy to promote a non-discriminatory environment, free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon protected classes. The work environment characteristics here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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