Position Summary:

The Latin American Association (LAA) seeks a talented legal professional to provide support and direct legal services for the organization’s immigration attorneys, DOJ representatives, and community members in the LAA’s Atlanta office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide attorney support and services for program applicants
• Assist with follow-up appointments with clients to complete necessary forms and applications
• Prepare applications including but not limited to naturalization applications, family petitions, and waivers
• Assist with collection of supporting documentation
• Assist with managing removal caseload
• Document communications and filings in case management system
• Provide follow-up communication regarding correspondence from relevant agencies
• Communicate with USCIS and other relevant agencies
• Provide translation services of client documentation where required
• Maintain client confidentiality at all times
• Serve as interpreter for client interviews at USCIS
  • Serve as interpreter in consultations and other instances as needed.

Qualifications:

• Experience as a paralegal, providing legal services and/or working in a legal setting
• Strong organizational skills and attentive to detail
• Ability to multitask and work in fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written
• Strong analytical and writing skills
• Excellent computer skills and office administration skills
• Sensitive to needs of low-income and culturally diverse clientele
• Experience working with immigrant communities preferred
• Any other duties that may arise in carrying out the work
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• Fluency in English AND Spanish REQUIRED (both written and spoken)
  • Knowledge of a third lanaguage a plus

Compensation:

Salary commensurate with experience and background. This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform other related duties as may be required by their supervisor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Learn more about the LAA at www.thelaa.org.

Please submit resume to gkocerha@thelaa.org.

Summary Description

The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., or CLINIC, seeks a legal assistant to join the Defending Vulnerable Populations, or DVP, Program. The legal specialist will coordinate the legal work of the Board of Immigration Appeals, or BIA, Pro Bono Project and assist other DVP projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage referral entries from non-affiliates, affiliates and networks
• Run conflict checks on new client intakes
• Coordinate client placement with volunteer attorneys, law school clinics, and/or representatives
• Manage case data entry into Lawlab database
• Manage client files
• Manage detainee correspondence and documents
• Write first draft of success stories to present to the Communications Program
• Manage the brief bank
• Redact briefs for distribution
• Under the supervision of the managing attorney, prepare immigration forms, including applications employment authorization and notices of appeal to the BIA.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• College degree or equivalent experience
• Speak and write Spanish fluently
• Cultural competence and cross-cultural communication skills
• 2+ years immigration law practice experience, including knowledge of asylum and immigration court procedures
• Strong written communication skills
• Commitment to excellence and high standards
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to work self-sufficiently and to direct projects
• Desire to work collaboratively with the Defending Vulnerable Populations team and with outside partners

Other

• Demonstrate knowledge of and support the organizations mission, vision, value statements, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
• Occasional travel may be required to attend CLINIC’s annual convening and other special events
• Fulfill CLINIC’s expectations that all staff abide by the following Organization Behaviors
  • Serve with integrity
  • Develop innovative solutions
  • Promote learning – for themselves, for their colleagues, and for our network
  • Cultivate constructive relationships
  • Model stewardship
  • Maintain a positive attitude
  • Exhibit leadership skills and initiative
  • Communicate effectively
  • Own your work
  • Teamwork and cooperation with colleagues
  • Resolves conflicts effectively and makes effective decisions

Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Commitment:

CLINIC considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, family responsibilities, religion, age, disability, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. CLINIC also provides “reasonable accommodations” to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. All interested individuals, regardless of background, are encouraged to apply.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

PLEASE SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO CAREERS@CLINICLEGAL.ORG

Summary Description:

The Measurement, Learning and Evaluation Manager reports to the Director of Organizational Strategy and Board Development and works closely with the Executive Leadership team and programmatic sections in support of the organizational commitment to measurement, learning and evaluation of impact. The position is responsible for creating, overseeing and maintaining mechanisms to measure progress, determine impact, and making recommendations to increase effectiveness and impact. The mechanisms include a range of learning and evaluative tools, as well as implementing organization wide systems that demonstrate CLINIC’s commitment to learning and informed decision making. The purpose of this position is to increase CLINIC’s evaluation capacity and information sharing. The manager is responsible for incorporating evaluative thinking and practices throughout the organization and for creating systems to centralize and streamline data collection, analysis, evaluation, and reporting practices.

Primary Responsibilities:

Affiliate Information

• Conduct CLINIC’s annual affiliate survey.
  • Analyze the survey results and publish a report accessible to staff, Board of Director members, affiliates, funders, and other interested stakeholders.
  • As needed, provide customized reports to staff.
  • Provide staff with applicable results to inform CLINIC decisions.
• Create and maintain a system of increased organization-wide information sharing of affiliate information.

Analysis of CLINIC’s Services

• Standardize and implement CLINIC’s training and event satisfaction surveys.
• Work closely with CLINIC’s Web Resource Coordinator to assess, maintain, analyze and distribute the information collected through CLINIC’s content relationship management system.
• Monitor and systematize the distribution of CLINIC’s analytics including email, web, social media and other identified platforms.
• Ensure that the leadership team has the information needed to inform programmatic and operational decisions.

Data and Reporting

• Working collaboratively with the Communications and Advancement teams, standardize and contribute to CLINIC’s data collection and reporting of CLINIC’s substantive work.
• Support programmatic teams with identified projects that require tracking and analysis, and formative or summative evaluation.

Organizational Strategy and Board Development

• In conjunction with the Director of Organizational Strategy and Board Development, assist the Executive Team with strategic and open processes.
• At the request of the Director of Organizational Strategy and Board Development, identify organizational operations that require evaluation and implementation, conduct the evaluation, and make recommendations to the organization’s leadership and the Board of Directors.

General/Ongoing Evaluation Responsibilities

• In conjunction with the Director of Organizational Strategy and Board Development provide the Executive Director and the Executive Team with qualitative and quantitative data to promote CLINIC to the board, funders and public.
• Work with the Executive Director and the Executive Team to identify and implement additional project evaluations.
• When necessary, manage and supervise external evaluation contractors or consultants.
• Purchase and manage organizational evaluation and survey software.
• Advise Section Directors or relevant staff on evaluation tools, processes and software.
• Participate in evaluation trainings for continual professional development and to introduce the organization to useful evaluation resources.
• Conduct — design, deliver and evaluate — a bi-annual CLINIC staff engagement survey.
• Assist with grant opportunities that fund the organizational evaluation needs.
• As needed, review grant requests to assess the evaluation component.
• Create collaborations with other immigration-related organization and research institutes to better study and report on immigration legal issues.
• Develop relationships with and utilize services of organizations that provide pro bono evaluation support.

Other:

• Demonstrate knowledge of and support CLINIC’s mission, vision, value statements, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
• Willing to understand, respect and contribute to CLINIC’s vision, values and beliefs
• Fulfill CLINIC’s expectations that all staff:
  • Serve with integrity
  • Develop innovative solutions
  • Promote learning — for themselves, for their colleagues, and for our network
  • Cultivate constructive relationships
  • Model stewardship
  • Maintains professionalism and positivity in workplace interactions
  • Demonstrates leadership and takes initiative
  • Takes responsibility for actions, results and mistakes
  • Communicates in a timely and effective manner, keeping individuals informed of key issues and needs
  • Develops and exercises strong problem-solving skills and judgement
  • Focuses on building and strengthening relationships across and outside the organization
  • Demonstrates flexibility and openness by adapting to changing priorities, ideas, strategies, procedures and methods
  • Makes effective decisions
  • Resolves conflicts constructively
  • Demonstrates behavior that supports fundraising as a critical and shared responsibility

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in social sciences, with emphasis on applied research methods, preferred
• Two to four years’ experience in a similar role, and at least two years’ project management experience
• Demonstrated success in creating and implementing evaluation process
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products and Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Experience with and ability to research, learn and train others on evaluation software
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong critical thinking skills and attention to detail
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Desire and ability to prioritize learning and development in field of study
• Ability to work self-sufficiently and to direct projects
• Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work in a highly confidential and fast paced environment
• Ability to review, analyze, and synthesize information
• Demonstrate exceptional judgment and initiative
• Interest in immigration
• Familiarity with, or ability to understand, Catholic social teaching and the structure of the Catholic Church

Work Environment:

• This position may require extended periods of standing, sitting, as well as some repetitive movements, bending and repetitive lifting of significant weight.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key components and primary responsibilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Commitment:

CLINIC considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, family responsibilities, religion, age, disability, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. CLINIC also provides “reasonable accommodations” to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. All interested individuals, regardless of background, are encouraged to apply.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

PLEASE SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO CAREERS@CLINICLEGAL.ORG

This position is REMOTE until COVID restrictions have been lifted.