Supervising Attorney of Intake at NPLCFellowship Attorney

Interview Questions

Intro

  1. What led you to apply to CLS for fellowship sponsorship? for this position, which is focused on intake systems aimed at ensuring access to justice?

Another option for an opener: What experiences, skills, and insights would you bring to this position to add value to the NPLC Intake UnitCLS?

2.What interests you about supervising the intake process at CLS?

  1. What is your personal mission statement & how does it tie into why you want to work at CLS in this particular position?

Intake Supervisory Responsibilities Fellowship

  1. Working at CLS This position involves substantial daily contact with and representation of interviewing of low-income individuals facing wide-ranging problems and issues. Why is a fellowship at CLS this job a good fit for you?
  1. Can you point to anything in your background or experience that you think may help you in working with a diverse low-income population?
  1. Can you describe a situation in which you have worked with a difficult or distressed client? What specific actions did you take and what were the results?

6.This position involves continual supervision of a number of staff and interns who are triaging a high volume of individuals with potential legal problems. Why are you a good fit for this position?

  1. Can you describe an experience when you had to advocate a position, either for yourself or for others? Did you conduct that advocacy in writing/orally? How did you decided to do what you did?
  1. What have you done in work, school, your family or community that shows initiative and creativity?
  1. What have you done in work, school, your family or community that shows leadership or your ability to work on a team?
  1. Can you describe a social policy which you have worked to promote/change/eliminate and your experience or one you would like to?
  1. Please describe your experience conducting outreach/educational workshops/legal trainings.

7.What characteristics do you find valuable in a supervisor? What characteristics do you find valuable in colleagues or supervisees?

  1. Tell us about an experience in which you had to deal with a conflict with a work colleague and how you handled it. Would you have handled it differently in retrospect and why?

Alternate: Tell us about a time you had to work with someone who did things very differently from you.Have you ever had to manage a conflict, in either a personal or professional setting? What actions did you take and why? What was the result?

We are hoping that whoever fills this position has an interest and aptitude at developing systems and strategies to streamline and/or better serve low income clients at CLS and across agencies. The Supervising Attorney of Intake will be responsible for workflow design, maintaining, recording and reporting on data from intake, and maintaining the software necessary for these tasks. Do you have any experiences or skills that would make you a good fit for succeeding in this role?

11.Can you talk about a time you had to lead or manage a team? What was the make-up of the team? What did you find most challenging? Most rewarding?

If we talked to a current or former supervisee, what do you think he/she would say are your best qualities/strengths?

Additional Questions

13.Can you point to anything in your background or experience that you think may help you in working with a diverse low-income population?”

  1. Do you have any thoughts about the role of a legal services organization in addressing racial injustice for low-income communities?

15.Tell us about an experience in which you had to deal with a conflict with a work colleague and how you handled it. Would you have handled it differently in retrospect and why?

Alternate: Tell us about a time you had to work with someone who did things very differently from you.

16.What have you done in the workforce that shows initiative and creativity?

  1. What two or three things are you looking for in your next position or employer?
  1. What characteristics do you find valuable in a supervisor? What characteristics do you find valuable in colleagues or supervisees?
  1. Why Philadelphia?
  1. What supervision style do you respond to best? Least?
  1. If you could possess a superpower, what would it be and why?
  1. Is there anything not on your resume, or which we have not discussed today,

thatis important for us to consider?

  1. What questions do you have for us?