By Matthew / August 5, 2024 Illinois Legal Aid Diversity Survey - Staff / InternDiversity survey for the CVLS governing board to be reported yearly to LTF.NamePersonnel CategoryChoose one Executive Director Senior Management Staff Managing/Supervising Attorney Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney Paralegal/Legal Advocate Operational/Administrative/Other Staff Legal Interns OtherDefinitions Executive Director/CEO/Director of Legal Aid Project:The individual serving as the chief executive of the legal aid organization or of the legal aid project within a larger organization (e.g. social services agency, law school) Senior Management Staff: Management-level staff who report to the executive director, e.g., deputy/associate/assistant director; chief operating officer; chief financial officer; legal director/director of advocacy; development director. Managing/Supervising Attorney: Attorneys who directly supervise the work of other attorneys, as head of a department, practice group, project, or office. Staff Attorney/Senior Staff Attorney: Attorneys who are not managing/supervising attorneys and who provide services to clients. Includes legal fellows (e.g., funded by Equal Justice Works) employed on a full-time basis. Paralegal/Legal Advocate : Paralegals and other individuals (e.g., Department of Justice accredited representatives) who are not licensed attorneys and who are directly involved in providing legal services to clients. Operational/Administrative/Other Staff : Individuals whose roles include fundraising, financial management, human resources, information technology, data analysis, marketing and/or other critical organizational functions. Also includes social workers and VISTAs. Legal Interns : Law student interns who work at least 20 hours per week for a continuous period of at least eight weeks. Other : Any individual employed by the organization in a capacity not listed in one of the categories listed above.Gender Identitychoose one category Cis Man Cis Woman Non-Binary/Non-Conforming Trans Woman Trans Man Not Listed Prefer Not to DiscloseDefinitions Cisgender: A term used to describe a person whose gender identity aligns with those typically associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. Transgender: An umbrella term for a person whose gender identity and/or expression is different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth. Being transgender does not imply any specific sexual orientation. Transgender people may identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.Racial/Ethnic Identitychoose one or more categories Asian/Asian American Black/African American Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx Native American/American Indian/Native Alaskan/Native Hawaiian/Indigenous Middle Eastern/North African Caucasian/White Multi-racial/Multi-ethnic Additional Racial/Ethnic Identification(s) Prefer Not to DiscloseLanguages SpokenPlease select all languages spoken (in addition to English) at a professional level of proficiency, i.e., that allow you to communicate with clients without an interpreter. Spanish Arabic Polish Urdu Tagalog Gujarati Mandarin Cantonese Vietnamese Russian Korean OtherOther Languages SpokenPlease ListDisabilitiesselect all that apply Identifies as a person with one or more disabilities Does not identify as a person with one or more disabilities Not disclosedSexual Orientation Identitychoose one category Straight/Heterosexual Lesbian/Gay Bisexual Sexual Orientation Identity Not Listed Prefer Not to DiscloseAge categoryPlease choose the date range in which you were born. 1927-1945 1946-1964 1965-1979 1980-2000 After 2000 Not Listed Prefer Not to Disclose
