What are the responsibilities and job description for the Immigration Staff Attorney position at National Legal Aid & Defender Association?
Position Description
The Phoenix Legal Action Network (PLAN) works in solidarity with the local immigrant community to reimagine justice in Arizona. We are a small and growing nonprofit organization that has been providing free immigration legal services to keep families together and stop deportations since 2018. Learn more about us at www.planphx.org.
The Position: PLAN is looking for a strong immigration advocate for our Immigration Legal Services including direct representation and rapid response efforts. The ideal candidate is committed to equity and justice and centering the experiences of the immigrant clients and communities we work with. This is a one-year funded position, and PLAN is committed to working proactively to secure ongoing funding and transition this into a permanent role.
Salary: $85,000-$100,000
Start Date: As soon as possible, but flexible for the right candidate.
Reports to: Legal Director of PLAN
Location: Phoenix, Arizona. We offer a flexible, hybrid work environment.
Primary Responsibilities
The Phoenix Legal Action Network (PLAN) works in solidarity with the local immigrant community to reimagine justice in Arizona. We are a small and growing nonprofit organization that has been providing free immigration legal services to keep families together and stop deportations since 2018. Learn more about us at www.planphx.org.
The Position: PLAN is looking for a strong immigration advocate for our Immigration Legal Services including direct representation and rapid response efforts. The ideal candidate is committed to equity and justice and centering the experiences of the immigrant clients and communities we work with. This is a one-year funded position, and PLAN is committed to working proactively to secure ongoing funding and transition this into a permanent role.
Salary: $85,000-$100,000
Start Date: As soon as possible, but flexible for the right candidate.
Reports to: Legal Director of PLAN
Location: Phoenix, Arizona. We offer a flexible, hybrid work environment.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide free legal representation to low income, non-detained immigrants in Maricopa County facing imminent deportation. Includes representation before the Phoenix Immigration Court, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), and at times before the Board of Immigration Appeals.
- Conduct legal screenings and consultations to assess legal issues and develop case strategies grounded in client goals.
- Oversee and provide limited scope advice and brief services for rapid response efforts including community legal clinic. Oversee and coordinate weekly legal clinics one night a week with community partners.
- Recruit, train, and manage legal volunteers for the legal clinics.
- Build community trust with immigrant-led organizations. This includes participating in PLAN's immigration coalition work and rapid response planning and growing legal knowledge within the immigrant community through legal education and outreach.
- Collaborate with local immigrant-led organizations to grow legal knowledge within the immigrant community. This includes, but is not limited to, providing community legal education, creating new frameworks for attorney accountability, and hosting legal clinics.
- Support with gathering immigration legal services data for grant reporting.
Salary : $85,000 - $100,000