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This position will focus on strengthening the legal capacity of legal service providers in California to further the ILRC’s technical support, capacity building, and policy work on behalf of immigrants and the practitioners who defend their rights, particularly advocates who represent noncitizens in immigration court proceedings and those in detention. This position requires advanced expertise in removal defense.
Job Responsibility:
Serving as legal expert to provide input and guidance on complex legal scenarios
Responding to requests for technical legal assistance from attorneys and nonprofit agency staff who work with low-income immigrants on issues relating to family-based immigration, removal and deportation defense, release from detention, VAWA, U visa, asylum, SIJS, naturalization and citizenship, and other immigration law issues
Writing manuals, practice advisories, and outreach and educational materials for attorneys, paralegals, community organizers, members of the immigrant community, and other sectors
Preparing and leading webinars and in-person seminars on a variety of topics in immigration law
Working with networks of other immigrant rights organizations, attending coalition meetings, and presenting to groups on immigration law, policy, and immigrant rights issues
Coordinating and tracking project deliverables to ensure responsive materials and trainings provided to project partners and practitioners
Writing reports to foundations and representing the ILRC in meetings with funders and supporters
Traveling for trainings, funder visits, and other events throughout California and occasionally other states
Requirements:
A minimum of 10 years of experience representing clients in the practice of general immigration law including representation in immigration court and appeals
Broad knowledge of immigration law, including the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability and eligibility for relief
Strong foundation in removal defense practice, federal court litigation, and legal responses to immigration enforcement
Excellent writing, editing, and legal analysis skills
Excellent training and presentation skills
Ability to lead meetings and communicate with a range of people, including attorneys, community members, advocates, policy-makers, funders, and others
Strong time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
Willing to work closely with and learn from colleagues, including being willing to take direction and editing from others and to incorporate feedback
A strong work ethic, including the following qualities: organized, flexible, reliable, and dependable, able to work independently, and able to handle several projects simultaneously
Willing to participate in team-based efforts and a collaborative decision-making environment
A willingness to travel approximately 10-15% of their time across California and at times, nationally
A current California Bar membership in good standing
Nice to have:
10 or more years of experience representing low-income clients in the practice of general immigration law, especially removal defense experience, the intersection of criminal and immigration law, and representing clients in detention
Experience with federal court practice, in particular habeas practice
Engagement with rapid response networks and urgent legal response strategies
Writing and securing grants from foundations and corporations
Technical writing for immigration or other purposes
Training, teaching, or other public speaking experience
Working in, leading, or forming coalitions
Collaborating with organizers, advocates, and immigrant communities
Second language proficiency, within the range of conversational to fluent
What we offer:
medical/dental/vision insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) sessions
a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care
vacation
sick leave
retirement plan contribution upon fulfillment of eligibility
an annual professional development stipend of $2,500
an annual wellness stipend of $2,500
sabbatical program: employees are eligible to apply for an 8-week sabbatical after five years of service and a 12-week sabbatical after ten years of service