Immigration Attorney/Doj Legal Representative

POSITION SUMMARY:

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered 'yes', to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

World Relief Southern California (WR SoCal) Immigration Legal Services (ILS) provides pro-low bono immigration legal counsel and representation to the immigrant community and is looking to expand its legal team. As either a licensed attorney or a Department of Justice (DOJ) Accredited Representative, this position will provide direct legal counsel and representation to immigrants seeking affirmative and defensive benefits, including but not limited to asylum, TPS, U/T/VAWA, refugee/asylee adjustments, family reunification DACA, naturalization, and records checks. This position will be in the San Diego office. Fluency in any of the following languages is a plus: Spanish, Ukrainian, Dari, Pashto, Farsi, and Arabic.

Compensation: $65,000 - $72,000 DOE

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Immigration Legal Counsel and Representation

• Legally screen and advise individuals regarding immigration benefits and remedies available under the INA, CFR, and relevant government agency policies
• Provide direct immigration legal representation in front of USCIS, EOIR, and BIA.
• Represent clients in person at USCIS adjudication interviews and EOIR and BIA hearings
• Zealously advocate for clients with relevant government actors via telephone and correspondence
• Manage a case load of pending immigration cases
• Comply with WR SoCal ILS best practice case management rules, policies and procedures and legal ethics under the supervision of the ILS Program Manager
• Work in a team and collaborate with other WR SoCal team members to provide immigration legal services to the community
• Occasionally weekend and evening events may be required
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Immigration Legal Training

• Actively engage in ongoing immigration legal training, conferences, webinars, roundtables, and research in order to maintain the necessary knowledge and experience
• Case management training on LawLogix as well as the case management protocols of the ILS department of World Relief
• Participate in routine ILS and Staff meetings

Community Speaking Engagements/Networking/Forums

• Support the ILS Program Manager in providing Immigration 101 trainings and Asylum 101 trainings to key community partners and/or immigrant communities
• Participate in practitioner forums as assigned by the ILS Program Manager
• Actively communicate with other WR SoCal departments for the furtherment of WR services

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Cross-cultural experience including cross-cultural communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and flexibility to work in a frequently changing environment
• Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and organizational skills
• Strong self-starter skills and a desire to learn and grow
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in an adjudicatory setting and in writing
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in immigration law preferred

REQUIREMENTS:

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
• Bilingual fluency in English/Spanish, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Arabic, or Ukrainian desired
• DOJ Accreditation and maintaining DOJ Accreditation
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
• J.D. and commitment to attending CLE training and maintaining good standing with the State Bar
• Valid driver's license and/or access to alternative means of transportation and active insurance policy

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):

World Relief contributes to monthly premiums:

• Medical
• Dental

Additional Benefits:

• Offer 16 Paid Holidays!
• Vision
• Offer Paid Sick and Vacation Leave
• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Parental Leave
• FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding
• Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)

World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:

• Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)
• Long Term & Short term Disability
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Long Distant Travel Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

World Relief - Retirement:

• 401K & Roth
• WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
• Eligibility: Full Time is eligible after 3 months of employment. Part time is eligible after 1000 hours in a year

World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):

• Verizon
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• Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
• The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.
• The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• General office setting, hybrid work environment
• Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in skype meetings may be required.
• Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
• Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
• Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
• All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Legal Background in the United States

World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. This means that we conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of World Relief as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs, so that all staff share the same religious commitment.

Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief's Statement of Faith.