Supervising Attorney

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Supervising Attorney
The candidate will be responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations, personnel, and legal service provision at CARECEN’s central office (Los Angeles) in the Citizenship & Family Based Unit. Supervise and direct legal staff, including assigning work, monitoring timesheets, caseloads, plan and conduct legal case review, as well as trainings and other professional development activities for staff, and handling the process of discipline and grievance adjustment; Conduct trainings and facilitate ongoing legal education for team; Conduct regular individual case review with legal staff; Conduct periodic written & performance evaluation for legal staff; Recruit, hire and evaluate team staff; Provide individual consultations, prepare cases, represent applicants before DHS, in Immigration Court and on appeal; Manage own caseload of complex cases for ongoing legal development and review of staff complex cases; Responsible for presentations, outreach and community education activities; Respond to media requests on relevant immigration issues; Responsible for the coordination and supervision of citizenship workshops; Work with Volunteer Coordinator in CARECEN’s volunteer program with support of the Managing Attorney to find and onboard volunteers for CARECEN staff support and classroom support; Develop relationships with local CBOs, law schools, foundations, government and other organizations; Participate in grant writing, including the planning of grant proposals, reviewing drafts by development staff, and conducting primary grant writing duties when necessary; Monitor team goals and deliverables and facilitate reporting to various grants; Participate in policy advocacy on immigration issues relevant to CARECEN’s mission, including conducting primary writing duties on policy pieces and public comments when necessary; Facilitate team meetings, and conduct team meetings when Managing Attorney is unavailable; Facilitate legal meetings when Managing Attorney or Legal Director is unavailable; Conduct team bonding activities and retreat for ongoing staff support and team morale; Other duties as assigned by the Managing Attorney or Legal Director. Must have Law degree and active admission to the bar of California; Excellent legal skills and broad knowledge of immigration law. 3-4 years of substantive immigration law experience strongly preferred; 3-4 years of experience in Family Based immigration and practicing in Immigration Court strongly preferred; Bilingual fluency in spoken and written (English/Spanish) strongly preferred; Experience supervising support staff; Attention to detail and strong organizational skills required; Demonstrated commitment to the mission and goals of CARECEN; Excellent written and oral communication skills; Commitment to working in a diverse working environment; Ability to develop and implement innovative models of service delivery with limited resources and leverage other community resources; Ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse groups of individuals, including representatives of government, foundations, English/Spanish media, and other grassroots organizations; Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently.

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