Under the appointing authority of the Chief Judge, the Supervisory Staff Attorney and the Staff Attorney unit (Pro Se Law Clerks) are assigned under the Chief Judge with certain reporting responsibilities designated by the Chief Judge to a liaison judge(s). The incumbent acts as the direct supervisor for the Staff Attorneys and carries a caseload performing substantive legal and procedural review of prisoner civil litigation, instituted with or without an attorney, including state and federal prisoner habeas corpus petitions and civil rights complaints, and non-prisoner cases as assigned, and assists judges regarding substantive legal screening of submissions, handling pro se cases from inception. The incumbent also functions as an advisor to the District Court, Court Unit Executives, and the Chief Deputies, providing legal analysis and assistance on assigned matters.