Animal Cruelty Case Specialist

Rose, Klein & Marias

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Description Term of Employment: Full-Time, Exempt Reports To: Criminal Justice Program Managing Attorney Union: Bargaining Unit Position, Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU) Location: Remote (U.S. Based) Who We Are The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. The Animal Legal Defense Fund accomplishes this mission by filing high-impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, providing free legal assistance and training to prosecutors to assure that animal abusers are held accountable for their crimes, supporting tough animal protection legislation and fighting legislation harmful to animals, gathering data about and advocating for effective regulation of animal exploitative industries and providing resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the emerging field of animal law. Role Description The Criminal Justice Program (CJP) Animal Cruelty Case Specialist position furthers the mission of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system, by providing prosecutors, law enforcement, animal control, veterinarians, and animal rescues with essential operational and forensic support on criminal animal cruelty cases and encouraging the investigation and prosecution of animal crimes to ensure justice for animal victims. The CJP Animal Cruelty Case Specialist triages all incoming reports of animal cruelty and maintains the active case database. The Animal Cruelty Case Specialist applies their experience and expertise to in-depth case-related research and to the training of key stakeholders. This position acts as a liaison across ALDF’s programs to disseminate approved case response information in a timely and responsible manner. The Animal Cruelty Case Specialist is accountable for the day-to-day management of their assigned cases and projects. How You Will Make a Difference Case Support Receive reports of animal cruelty and requests for case assistance from professional stakeholders, the Administrative Manager, and other sources. Provide initial responses and triage via phone or email. Exercise discretion in analyzing and recommending which cases CJP chooses to pursue, including communicating efficiently with complainants and advocates by phone and email; gathering relevant facts (through eyewitness accounts, media reports, and other sources as needed) for potential criminal cruelty cases; and identifying, after thorough independent analysis, those cases warranting further investigation and/or veterinary forensics. Generate and categorize cases, and work with Managing Attorneys to assign cases to CJP staff according to department protocols. Ensure that complete and accurate case information is relayed in a timely fashion to the appropriate team members. Input and access information using automated systems, make entries into automated record files, seek to maximize use of automated systems available to CJP to further efficiency and accuracy in case response and record keeping. Maintain and organize all case-related records and documentation in a timely, logical, and confidential manner. Ensure that electronic logs of all legal cases are accurate and current. Review case notes to maintain consistent and timely response in all cases. Conduct internet research on potential/active cases (i.e. Facebook, social media, news sources, and company websites). Provide basic assistance in research projects, special reports, and case information gathering. Prepare materials for meetings, court proceedings, and case discovery. Follow up with professional stakeholders on case outcomes/resolutions where possible. Create and maintain a system for tracking date and time of upcoming court proceedings related to CJP-assisted cases. Manage CJP grant processing for expert witnesses, forensic testing, and costs of care in criminal cases, coordinating with internal and

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