Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, a program of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc., is a non-profit law firm which provides community education and legal representation to immigrant adults, families, unaccompanied minors, individuals with mental health issues, and in cases involving crimmigration. Esperanza has proudly provided legal services to immigrants and their families in Southern California for over 15 years. More information is available at www.esperanza-la.org.
Esperanza seeks a full-time Staff Attorney to work in one of our Community Education Programs that serves immigrants in detention. The immigration court system does not provide court-appointed counsel to individuals facing deportation who cannot afford an attorney, so this vulnerable population relies on our Community Education program to obtain critical information about the process. The Community Education program was created to more effectively meet this need and guide pro se immigrants through the increasingly complicated and strained immigration system. The Legal Orientation Program (“LOP”) is an invaluable resource for immigrants in detention without legal representation.
Responsibilities:
The Staff Attorney will work under the supervision of the LOP Program Manager to provide legal orientation services for adults in detention. The core program services include; general orientations regarding removal proceedings and legal relief; intake and follow-up services; self-help workshops; and referrals for pro bono assistance. Additional responsibilities include:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
This position requires in-person services at the Desert View Annex Detention Center (DVA) in Adelanto, CA. In-person services are required one day a week. Mileage will be reimbursed.
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, a program of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc., is a non-profit law firm which provides community education and legal representation to immigrant adults, families, unaccompanied minors, individuals with mental health issues, and in cases involving crimmigration. Esperanza has proudly provided legal services to immigrants and their families in Southern California for over 15 years. More information is available at www.esperanza-la.org.
Esperanza seeks a full-time Staff Attorney to work in one of our Community Education Programs that serves immigrants in detention. The immigration court system does not provide court-appointed counsel to individuals facing deportation who cannot afford an attorney, so this vulnerable population relies on our Community Education program to obtain critical information about the process. The Community Education program was created to more effectively meet this…
Generous benefits package to include the following:
Generous benefits package to include the following:
Spanish language proficiency required and will be tested at time of interview
Spanish language proficiency required and will be tested at time of interview
Simultaneously email cover letter, resume, at least 2 references, and a brief writing sample
(5 pages or less) to:
(1) Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Human Resources Department; mvincent@ccharities.org P.O. Box 15095,
Los Angeles, CA 90015, and
(2) Claudia Leon, Community Education Manager II, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, cleon@esperanza-la.org, 1530 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Simultaneously email cover letter, resume, at least 2 references, and a brief writing sample
(5 pages or less) to:
(1) Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Human Resources Department…