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Santa Clara - USA

Hourly Salary drjobs

USD 98648 - 113310

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

CAIR-SFBA is seeking a seasoned and mission-driven Immigrants Rights Managing Attorney to lead our immigration legal services across the Bay Area. This senior-level position is ideal for someone with deep expertise in immigration law and a strong commitment to community-centered advocacy. The role offers the opportunity to supervise a growing legal team support high-impact cases and shape the strategic direction of our immigrants rights work.

Title: Immigrants Rights Managing Attorney

Schedule Type: Full-time (Exempt). Occasional evenings and weekends .

Location: Based in CAIRs Santa Clara office. CAIR staff are currently working a hybrid schedule with three days in-person and two days remote.

Requirements: Ability to travel throughout the Bay Area (vehicle and drivers license required); authorization to work in the United States.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Executive Director.

About the Role: As the Immigrants Rights Managing Attorney you will oversee day-to-day operations of the immigration legal team including attorneys paralegals clerks and volunteers ensuring high-quality service delivery and efficient case management. Youll maintain your own caseload of short- and long-term matters while also serving as a legal and strategic advisor on organizational priorities including rapid response efforts litigation and coalition work.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Supervision

  • Provide leadership and supervision to the Immigrants Rights legal team
  • Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Immigrants Rights team including management of intakes civil rights staff clerks and monthly quarterly and annual reporting
  • Supervise casework of attorneys coordinators caseworkers paralegals and volunteers
  • Oversee retained case load to ensure all intakes and retained cases are properly documented and advanced
  • Participate in CAIR-SFBAs Management Team including regular meetings advice to executives and facilitation of organizational goals

Legal Representation

  • Conduct client intake prepare applications and petitions for submission to the appropriate agencies
  • Represent clients before various government agencies and in litigation
  • Communicate with outside parties such as attorneys employers law enforcement agencies administrative agencies elected officials and media contacts
  • Manage a sizeable high-impact caseload balancing short-term direct services and longer-term full scope retainers

Community Engagement

  • Respond to intake requests from organizational leaders for key community stakeholders and members to ensure they are properly addressed
  • Participate in community outreach and educational activities including planning and conducting Know Your Rights events and Immigration Legal clinics
  • Work in lead or form coalitions with other organizations and collaborate with civil rights partners
  • Co-lead CAIR-SFBAs efforts on rapid response issues alongside CAIR-SFBAs Management Team

Legal Research and Documentation

  • Research and analyze law sources such as statutes legal articles and legal codes
  • Prepare legal writing including but not limited to drafting complaints discovery briefs letters and memos; and non-legal writing including drafting community advisories issue briefings and reports
  • Identify develop lead and oversee litigation efforts including legal writing and review of complaints demand letters motions discovery and other litigation-related documents; conducting and defending depositions; attending legal hearings

Grant Management

  • Manage grant requirements and reporting for current and future grants as received

Client Assessment and Referrals

  • Assess clients for other legal services and immigrants rights-related needs as appropriate
  • Grow referral database and utilize it strategically and thoughtfully to provide referrals to potential clients who CAIR is unable to assist

Marketing and Reporting

  • Partner with the Executive Director Communications Manager and colleagues to strategize and implement marketing for CAIR-SFBAs immigrants rights services and impact
  • Assist other staff in the production of internal and external reports including serving as the final reviewer if needed

All CAIR staff are required to assist in general duties such as answering phones weekly outreach and other office tasks.

Required Qualifications:

  • A strong commitment to civil rights and CAIRs mission
  • Law degree from an American Bar Association accredited school
  • Member in good standing of the California state bar
  • At least five years of immigration law or other relevant experience including at least one year of training and mentoring other legal workers
  • Strong time management skills with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills with outstanding attention to detail
  • Comfort working productively in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills including public speaking experience
  • Experience working with people from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
  • High degree of self-motivation and creativity
  • Basic computer proficiency including knowledge of MS Office MS Outlook Adobe Acrobat and LexisNexis
  • Knowledge of cloud applications such as SharePoint and Office365
  • Access to a working vehicle and the ability to drive throughout the greater Bay Area

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with the American Muslim community and/or in a community faith-based and/or non-profit organization
  • Knowledge of cloud applications such as SharePoint Office365 and social media applications
  • Conversational proficiency in Arabic Farsi or Urdu

Compensation

  • Compensation in the range of $98648 - $113310/annually commensurate with experience
  • Fully paid Kaiser Health Insurance and Blue Cross PPO Dental Plan for employee and dependents
  • 3% retirement matching contribution
  • 12 paid holidays 10 sick days and 12 vacation days

Application Deadline: Priority deadline is June 21 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

To Apply: Please submit (1) a cover letter discussing your interest in the position (2) your resume (3) a brief example of your writing and (4) the names and contact information of three references.

CAIR-CA is an equal-opportunity employer and adheres to all federal state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination.



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