Staff Attorney (Immigration Unit)

1-3 yrs required

Full-time

No

Headline: Join Our Team as a Staff Attorney in the Immigration Unit!

H1: Staff Attorney (Immigration Unit) at Organization

H2: Join Our Team in Fighting for Justice for Immigrant Communities

Organization Description:
- The Public Law Center (PLC) is an equal employment opportunity employer
- PLC provides direct legal representation and coordinates pro bono representation for survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and other crimes
- The Immigration Unit focuses on U Visas, T Visas, VAWA, asylum, and adjustment of status cases, among others
- The team utilizes innovative, collaborative, and community-centered lawyering methods

Duties & Responsibilities:
- Handle a full caseload of immigration cases, including removal defense and affirmative relief
- Collaborate with other legal service providers and community partners for advocacy efforts
- Oversee volunteer pro bono attorneys and law students
- Participate in immigration clinics, workshops, and community education presentations
- Opportunities to join organizational committees and attend legal and community outreach events

Salary & Benefits:
- Compensation dependent on experience, with a range of $70,000 to $86,000
- Competitive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Paid holidays, sick days, vacation days, wellness days, and birthday time off
- Retirement plan and bar association dues paid by PLC
- Monthly stipend for Wi-Fi and cell phone use, and bilingual pay premium
- Optional peer support group and opportunities for growth and advancement

Position Requirements:
- Active membership in the California State Bar or eligibility to practice under the Multijurisdictional Practice Program
- Bilingual English/Spanish or other language strongly preferred
- 1-3 years of experience in immigration law preferred
- Demonstrated commitment to working with immigrant communities
- Excellent communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
- Must have own transportation and valid driver's license for travel throughout Orange County and neighboring counties

Location: Main Office, with a hybrid work schedule requiring 2 days per week in the office

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

EOE Statement:
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

hybrid work schedule requiring 2 days per week in the office

salary & benefits:

· compensation dependent on experience; range of $70,000 to $86,000 · competitive benefits provided, and for this position include: o health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance (100% of employee premium costs paid by plc, and 50% of dependent health insurance premium costs paid by plc) o flexible spending account program to help pay for medical expenses and childcare costs o 15 paid holidays per year o approximately 1 paid week off during office winter closure (between christmas day and new year's day) o 21 paid sick days per year o 15 paid vacation days per year o 2 paid wellness days per month to promote mental wellness and general wellbeing o birthday paid time off (2 hours of paid time off during birthday month) o 403b retirement plan (after 6 months of employment plc provides a matching contribution equaling 100% of salary deferral up to a maximum of 3-4%, depending on length of employment) o state bar and orange county bar association dues paid by plc o monthly $55 stipend for wi-fi and cell phone use o monthly bilingual pay premium upon successful completion of an oral and/or written test ($50 for oral premium and $50 for written premium) o optional monthly peer support group facilitated by third party mental health clinic o opportunities for growth and advancement

position requirements

requirements:

· active membership in the california state bar/bar membership pending or eligibility to practice under state bar multijurisdictional practice program · bilingual english/spanish or other language strongly preferred · 1-3 years experience in immigration law preferred, including case preparation, client interviewing, and client representation before uscis and/or eoir · demonstrated commitment to working with immigrant communities · excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences · ability to manage multiple tasks, and work independently and as part of a team · must have own transportation, valid ca drivers license, insurance, and good driving record; travel throughout orange county and neighboring counties will be necessary, including to courts located in santa ana, orange, costa mesa, los angeles, and adelanto, ca

location main office
full-time/part-time full-time

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