Location
The Resurrection Project
1818 South Paulina Street
Chicago, IL 60608
United States
Job Description
General Job Description:
TRP seeks a passionate, collaborative, and innovative Staff Attorney or Fully Accredited DOJ Representative to work on affirmative and removal cases, in TRP’s Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic. The Staff Attorney or Fully Accredited DOJ will maintain their own caseload and collaborate with attorneys, accredited representatives and paralegals to provide high quality legal services to the Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic’s clients.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Direct Services, Case Management, and Data Collection Responsibilities:
- Provide expert consultation and representation to clients and potential clients including case preparation and follow-up.
- Handle a caseload including but not limited to: U-visa, VAWA, TPS, asylum, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), naturalization, petitions for family relatives, and removal.
- Keep current on changes in immigration law and procedures through research and trainings.
- Make appropriate referrals as necessary for immigration legal services beyond the scope of the program.
- Maintain comprehensive up-to-date notes of client contact, indicating date, subject matter, and
resolution in the client file, per TRP’s Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic procedures, and notify client of all activity regarding their case in a timely manner.
- Actively participate in case review and other meetings needed to effectively provide excellent quality service to all clients.
- Attend and participate in required educational programs and staff meetings.
- Perform other assigned duties
Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate degree OR Full DOJ Accreditation required.
- At least one year of experience working in affirmative immigration law required, experience in removal defense strongly preferred.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively with people of diverse social, faith, economic and racial/ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced community nonprofit.
- Excellent verbal, analytical, writing, and organization skills.
- Proficient knowledge of MS Office and case management software.
- Highly motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Strong attention to detail.
Pay scale and benefits
Benefits: Medical HDHP, HMO, and PPO.
• Dental HMO and PPO
• Vision
• Life Insurance and ADD, Company Paid
• Short- and Long-Term Disability: Company Paid
• 403(B) retirement savings plans
• Flexible Spending account and Dependent care account
• Transit Benefit
Position Classification: Full-Time, Exempt.
Salary: $70,000-80,000,Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
Position type
How to Apply
Apply by sending your resume to [email protected]