Job description

The Immigration Center for Women and Children (ICWC) seeks a full-time, bilingual staff attorney. ICWC is a non-profit legal organization providing free and affordable immigration services to underrepresented immigrants in California and Nevada. ICWC strives to provide security and stability for children who are abused, abandoned, or neglected and for immigrants who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes. The offices primarily work with federal immigration laws that allow marginalized immigrants apply for work authorization and permanent residency. More information about ICWC is available at www.icwclaw.org. The salary range is $68,000 for law graduates and $74,000 - 90,000 for licensed attorneys annually, depending on experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The staff attorney will provide direct immigration legal services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes; and will also represent unaccompanied immigrant children who fled abuse in their home country and are in, or released from, federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody. Those duties would include: conducting client intake, case assessment, and ongoing case management; researching and drafting legal documents and attending court hearings. The attorney will work collaboratively with social service and law enforcement agencies. The attorney's casework would involve providing relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the U visa, asylum, and/or Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). The staff attorney will collaborate with other attorneys, legal assistants and administrative assistants and volunteers at ICWC. The attorney may supervise law students and other volunteers.

Requirements:

Juris Doctor degree
Active bar admission, California bar preferred but not required - willing to consider law graduates waiting for bar results from the July 2024 exam.

Other Qualifications:

Immigration law experience preferred (including law school clinic experience and internships)
U visa, VAWA, SIJS, and/or asylum experience preferred
Strong writing skills and meticulous attention to detail
A demonstrated interest in low-income legal services and/or a commitment to immigrants' rights
Ability to work effectively with youth and survivors of trauma
Ability to work effectively and communicate with law enforcement, representatives of government and English/Spanish media

To apply - please attach (1) your resume and (2) a cover letter addressed to Executive Director Suzanne McCormick

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