TRP seeks a passionate, collaborative, and innovative Staff Attorney or Fully Accredited DOJ Representative to work on affirmative and removal cases, in TRP’s Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic. The Staff Attorney or Fully Accredited DOJ will maintain their own caseload and collaborate with attorneys, accredited representatives and paralegals to provide high quality legal services to the Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic’s clients.
Position Title: Staff Attorney/Full DOJ – Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic
Supervisory Relationship: Director, Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic
Organization General Description:
The Resurrection Project (TRP) builds trusting relationships to educate and propel individuals, immigrants, and families to achieve their social and economic aspirations, stable homes, and equitable participation in their community. TRP is a leading provider of affordable housing, financial education, and immigration services on Chicago’s Southwest side.
During the past three decades TRP, has worked to improve the lives of individuals and families by creating wealth, building assets, and engaging residents to be catalysts for change. Rooted in the Pilsen community, TRP’s impact now extends across the City of Chicago and through the State of Illinois; we are making steady progress towards leveraging and preserving more than $1 billion in community wealth by 2025.
General Job Description
TRP seeks a passionate, collaborative, and innovative Staff Attorney or Fully Accredited DOJ Representative to work on affirmative and removal cases, in TRP’s Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic. The Staff Attorney or Fully Accredited DOJ will maintain their own caseload and collaborate with attorneys, accredited representatives and paralegals to provide high quality legal services to the Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic’s clients.
Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Direct Services, Case Management, and Data Collection Responsibilities:
- Provide expert consultation and representation to clients and potential clients including case preparation and follow-up.
- Handle a caseload including but not limited to: U-visa, VAWA, TPS, asylum, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), naturalization, petitions for family relatives, and removal.
- Keep current on changes in immigration law and procedures through research and trainings.
- Make appropriate referrals as necessary for immigration legal services beyond the scope of the program.
- Maintain comprehensive up-to-date notes of client contact, indicating date, subject matter, and resolution in the client file, per TRP’s Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic procedures, and notify client of all activity regarding their case in a timely manner.
- Actively participate in case review and other meetings needed to effectively provide excellent quality service to all clients.
- Attend and participate in required educational programs and staff meetings.
- Perform other assigned duties
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
- Juris Doctorate degree OR Full DOJ Accreditation
- At least one year of experience working in affirmative immigration law required, experience in removal defense strongly preferred.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively with people of diverse social, faith, economic and racial/ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced community nonprofit.
- Excellent verbal, analytical, writing, and organization skills.
- Proficient knowledge of MS Office and case management software.
- Highly motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Strong attention to detail.
Special Working Conditions and Demands
- Willingness to work flexible hours as needed; some evenings and weekends required.
Benefits:
- Medical HDHP, HMO, and PPO.
- Dental HMO and PPO
- Vision
- Life Insurance and ADD, Company Paid
- Short- and Long-Term Disability: Company Paid
- 403(B) retirement savings plans
- Flexible Spending account and Dependent care account
- Transit Benefit
Position Classification & Salary
Salary: $70,000 - $80,000. Salary commensurate with experience.
Fulltime, Exempt
Statement of Equal Opportunity
The Resurrection Project is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender identity), military status, disability, or language (any language use not related to job duties). In addition to federal law requirements, The Resurrection Project complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
How To Apply
Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. No phone calls please.