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Litigation - General/Commercial Attorney in Houston, TX

Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) Sep 24,2020 Aug 07,2020 Location Houston TX
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Public Interest

Attorney

Litigation - General (consumer)

Min 2 yrs required

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Supervising Attorney-Litigation Unit Responsibilities: Provide legal representation and/or lead or participate in litigation efforts through all phases of litigation, including motions practice, discovery, trial, brief writing, and oral argument (as appropriate). Identify trends and emerging issues, conduct legal research, draft pleadings and briefs, identify litigation issues and develop legal strategies. Collaborate with community-based organizations to identify cases/plaintiffs, work effectively with pro bono partners and communicate via the media regarding legal advocacy and policy efforts. Work with the Unit Director to develop and maintain local best practices that are aligned with the mission, vision and legal strategy of COMPANY. Communicate best practices to local unit team members through training and supervision and helps establish and monitor KPIs. Manage the day-to-day activities and services delivered by the branch office’s Unit and provide relevant information to the Unit Director and local Managing Attorney. Supervise the work of Attorneys by managing the needs of the team’s representation work, including providing legal support, performance feedback and substantive and procedural guidance. Monitor workflow and caseload of staff to identify and address potential workload issues and progress. Work closely with the Unit Director and Managing Attorney to provide internal training and organize external training for new and veteran staff in relevant practice areas. Participate in interviews and evaluation process for designated staff. Inform Managing Attorneys and Unit Directors of necessary information regarding their unit needs for budget proposals. Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and supportive work culture. Handle a caseload to maintain legal practice and expertise; and perform other additional duties as needed, including performing legal and casework when staff unavailability necessitates coverage of work or to other appropriate circumstances such as, for example, providing on-the-job training to staff or for professional development.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: License in good standing to practice law. Minimum of two years of federal litigation experience. Ability to represent individuals in complex cases and to formulate and implement sophisticated legal strategies. Significant experience and comprehensive legal understanding of immigration law and practice. Ability to speak Spanish fluently preferred. Demonstrated passion for and dedication to COMPANY’ vision and mission. Demonstrated ability to support, implement and elevate the mission of COMPANY as a Human Rights or Social Justice Agency. Demonstrated experience leading and inspiring a high-performing and passionate professional team to produce excellent work product in a challenging environment. Demonstrated ability or willingness to inspire, create and foster workplace atmosphere that promotes lifelong learning, a commitment to excellence and the ability to thrive. Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts and manage competing interests to achieve an equitable outcome for all involved. Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including communities of color, in the consideration of impacts and outcomes of a decision-making process. Demonstrated ability to foster and grow positive external relationships in the community. Willingness and desire to help share the narrative of immigration change and policy. Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to present to diverse audiences, specifically racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities; and an understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.

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