Bilingual Immigration Attorney
Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana
Description: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is hiring Bilingual Immigration Attorney right now, this occupation will be placed in Louisiana. Detailed specification about this occupation opportunity please read the description below. The Staff Attorney works to meet the needs of indigent immigrants for immigration services by providing direct representation and assistance in applying for immigration benefits and direct representation services for immigrants and their families facing immigration removal proceedings in Louisiana. The Staff Attorney shall also provide non-representative legal orientation services to immigration detainees at the Legal Orientation Program (LOP) at the LaSalle Detention Facility in Jena, in rural north Louisiana.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. Education, Expe! rience & Certifications:
1) Education: J.D. from an accredited ABA institute
2) Experience: Zero (0) months to one (1) year of general immigration law practice experience â€" law school clinic work, externships, or other similar training may be counted towards the minimum requirement.
3) Certification/Licensure: Admitted to practice law in any state or the District of Columbia, Louisiana license preferred.
B. Other Qualifications:
C. Physical Demands: ï‚· Must be able to lift 5 to 20 lbs. occasionally for 5 to 30 minutes; the position requires the employee to walk, stoop, lift, bend, squat, kneel, climb, handle, talk, drive and see for 5 minutes to an entire work day o! f seven (7) hours depending on the task at hand and can occur on an occasional to frequent basis. Sitting for five to six hours a day is expected for this position. Travel by automobile is expected for a minimum of three (3) days monthly rotation in Jena, LA and depending on Court schedule, 3 days or more. Occasional travel by plane may be required for continuing legal education and training purposes. Standing for 2-4 hours a day may be required while facilitating the LOP at the LaSalle Detention Center.
D. Working Environment: The general physical environment or surroundings in which the job must be performed, shall be in a climate controlled indoor office. Attention to detail, responding to client needs and being assertive with strong-willed persons are critical. Also, at the LaSalle Detention Center the environment shall be an indoor windowless courtroom and entail interaction amongst a detained population. Acute alertness and awareness of the environment! is required.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
1. Essential Job Duty: Direct Court and Federal Agency Representation: Under the supervision of the Managing Attorney, the Staff Attorney shall represent clients before Executive Office of Immigration Review's Immigration Courts in New Orleans and Oakdale, Louisiana and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"); the Staff Attorney shall work on VAWA, U visas and asylum cases among others types of matters related to immigration removal and family based petitions. This shall also include representation of persons who are participants in the Alternative to Detention program beginning in January 2014.
2. Essential Job Duty: Legal Orientation Program ("LOP"): The Staff Attorney shall conduct group rights presentations at the LaSalle Detention Facility in Jena, Louisiana and individual orientations to detainees; the candidate shall assist and provide support to the Managing Attorney in terms of preparation of workshops to be co! nducted at LaSalle, fulfill reporting requirements for funders, develop pro bono network inside and outside of Louisiana, identify potential cases for such pro bono participation, prepare materials for training pro bono counsel.
3. Essential Job Duty: Community Outreach: The Staff Attorney shall be expected to engage with law enforcement and other non-profits which may provide legal services to the immigrant population within Louisiana and directly with the immigrant community regarding immigration subject matters and rights. Further, the Staff Attorney will participate and coordinate in efforts of planning for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
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This o! ccupation starts available on: Thu, 12 Dec ! 2013 06:35:02 GMT