Career Opportunities

The Deputy Director is responsible for overseeing the legal work and services provided by Disability Rights Florida (DRF), including direct supervision of the work of attorneys who direct various teams. A critical component of the position is ongoing development and training of legal and advocacy staff to ensure that direct legal representation to clients occurs in a timely and ethical manner. In addition, the Deputy Director acts as General Counsel to the organization and acts on behalf of the Executive Director, in human resource and operational matters if outside counsel is not obtained.

The Litigation Director will focus their practice on developing and pursuing strategic individual and systemic cases on behalf of Disability Rights Florida (DRF) clients and constituents. As the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) organization for the state of Florida, DRF endeavors to identify and address legal issues that affect significant numbers of individuals with disabilities and/or advance significant rights. The Litigation Director will serve as lead counsel and co-counsel and assist staff attorneys in developing litigation experience.