Staff Attorney Legal Clinics

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Staff Attorney, Legal Clinics
The candidate will provide direct client representation, case management, and legal intern supervision for the University Legal Clinics program. Will have shared responsibility with the clinic professors and staff for overall case management and risk management in the Legal Clinics. Be assigned an individual caseload consisting of, among other things, immigration-related matters including immigrating family members, work authorization, naturalization, derivative citizenship, deferred action (such as DACA – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), U-visa for crime victims and VAWA for domestic violence and abuse victims, and also provide direct representation to domestic violence victims seeking civil restraining orders. Receive supervision from the Administrative Director of the Legal Clinics. Supervise Paralegals, Support Staff, and Law Student Clinic Interns. Maintain an individual caseload of client cases providing direct client contact and support, representing and advocating on behalf of clients, and consulting with supervising attorneys to determine appropriate legal strategy to best assist assigned clients. Provide secondary supervision for paralegals, support staff, and legal interns. Supervise and evaluate substantive casework provided by legal interns. Administrative/operational supervision of Legal Clinics program. Monitor law office procedures, including opening and closing cases, record-keeping, and file maintenance. Provide for the continuous representation of clients during non-academic periods when law students are not available. Assist Administrative Director complete and submit annual grant applications. Organize case data for reporting and publicity. Compile and submit reports as required by grantors. Analyze and report year-to-year trends in case management. Monitor case diversity. Coordinate, develop and provide educational outreach presentations in both English and Spanish at community partners’ events throughout San Diego County. Identify and engage new community partners to increase the referral network for eligible program clients. Create and distribute informational handouts and posters for clients to community partners. Coordinate continuing education (MCLE) events at the Legal Clinics. Other tasks as required/assigned.

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