Position:

This position leads the development, execution, and evaluation of AJSOCAL’s immigration legal services practices, including (but not limited to): development and management of program, fundraising, and communications strategies; guiding the organization’s advocacy on immigration issues; and informing impact litigation opportunities to improve access to immigration remedies for the communities.

 

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the organizational operation of immigration legal services, in LA and regional offices.
•  Provide substantive legal expertise with program strategies, vision and design.
• Provide day-to-day supervision of program leaders and staff (as necessary).
• Build a team-centered client service model, and monitor issues related to services to manage cooperation, ongoing engagements, and client expectations.
• Coordinate client services with other attorneys and units, including strategy sessions with agency Litigation Director and Policy Director
• Develop fundraising strategies, and manage current funding, including tracking progress towards deliverables, drafting grant reports, and communications with funders.
• Manage the overall budget for immigration programs.
• Work in cooperation with other units within the agency to advance policies affecting clients.
• Cultivate, maintain, and oversee community partnerships.
• Support and instruct community outreach opportunities for programs, including how to inform appropriate responses to community needs and requests.
• Develop communications strategies, and provide communications support, including with media, community stakeholders, and donors.
• All other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

• J.D. and must be an active member of the California State Bar
•  Minimum of eight years of diverse immigration legal practice, preferably representing underrepresented client communities.
• Minimum of two years of supervision.

 

How to Apply:

To apply for this role, please visit the website - https://www.ajsocal.org/careers/