Removal Defense Supervising Attorney

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We are looking for a Removal Defense Supervising Attorney to join our team in Los Angeles!

Who We Are

We are the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Our mission is to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact AAPIs and to create a more equitable and harmonious society. We serve more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year, focusing on the most vulnerable members of AAPI communities while also building a strong voice for civil rights and social justice. With our Advancing Justice affiliates in Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., we enrich, enhance, and serve our communities all across the country.

What We Bring

• The special opportunity to join a mission driven team
• Flexible, hybrid work schedules
• Rich medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement options through 403B and match

Who You Are

You share our mission of advocacy for AAPIs. You enjoy the thrill of serving the public interest while championing civil rights and social justice. You take pride in your work enriching lives and communities in Los Angeles and across the country. You are looking for your next role in an organization that supports your career as much as you support the organization and its goals. You are looking for a job where you make a difference, and your impact is directly proportional to your contribution. You are a game changer. You are a leader. You are an advocate.

What You Bring

About The Role

We are urgently looking to hire an Removal Defense Supervising Attorney to lead our growing removal defense efforts and to begin as soon as possible. Under the direction of the Program Director, the Supervising Attorney is responsible for the oversight and supervision of removal defense (and ancillary) cases handled by staff and pro bono attorneys. The Supervising Attorney will collaborate with the Program Director to continually assess, calibrate, and adjust the removal defense program’s structure, strategy, and workflows to prioritize responsiveness to evolving immigration policies and enforcement trends. The Supervising Attorney will carry a caseload of primarily removal defense cases and provide high quality, client-centered representation to individuals facing removal proceedings through zealous direct representation. The Supervising Attorney will supervise staff who represent clients in bond hearings, detention, removal proceedings, appeals, writs of habeas corpus, as well as ancillary affirmative relief for survivors (VAWA, U & T Visas), Asylum (Affirmative & Defensive), Adjustment of Status, Family Based Petitions, TPS and DACA. The Supervising Attorney will also supervise and guide staff who are representing clients before USCIS, ICE ISAP (Intensive Supervision Program) check-ins, and the Executive Office for Immigration Review. This position will provide technical support and capacity building to pro bono counsel, other nonprofit organizations, and when necessary, will help staff evening and weekend workshops. In addition, the Supervising Attorney will conduct immigration trainings, community outreach and education to local organizations and other partners. The current caseload for the incoming supervising attorney will focus primarily on removal defense representation for existing clients.

Your Day-to-day Responsibilities

70% Provide direct supervision of immigration cases and carry own immigration caseload :

15% Provide Technical Assistance and Support

15% Community Outreach and Education

At AJSOCAL, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. AJSOCAL strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or other covered persons, including interns.

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