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Immigration Paralegal - Affirmative Defense Program
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Description
Description
La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco has provided free legal services to the city of San Francisco and surrounding counties for over 50 years. We are a non-profit legal aid agency and a leader in the provision of excellent legal services by licensed attorneys to the Spanish-speaking and wider immigrant and low-income community in the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, and the Bay Area. Bilingual Spanish-speaking attorneys and paralegals provide all services in a culturally competent manner and utilizing a trauma – informed approach. At La Raza Centro Legal, lawyers partner with the community, so that justice may prevail.
The Immigration Paralegal will support the work of the Affirmative Defense Program.
Support lawyers in the preparation of filings for immigration benefits. Duties include:
- Explain basics of screening process to each prospective client, including confidentiality, case acceptance process, copies for appointment, timely attendance, and cancellation procedures.
- Prepare files for initial consultations, including completed intake, initial client documents, and retainer.
- Assist in communicating to clients the advice given by the attorney.
- Assist in conducting follow up work with immigration law cases, including preliminary drafts of immigration benefit applications.
- Assist in conducting immigration information sessions for immigrant community and media as well as assisting with outreach to community fairs.
- Participate in weekly case review and program meetings.
- Assist in ensuring that active client case list is up-to-date weekly, including updating case list when cases are closed.
- Assist in ensuring that the funding requirements of the immigration law work are being met, including (i) inputting into database immigration intake information and (ii) assisting with reports for immigration law program.
- Must meet with clients to prepare for affirmative immigration application.
- Must effectively communicate with our low income primarily Spanish speaking clients.
- Will provide one year of training under the supervision of a licensed attorney in a legal assistant role before transitioning to Paralegal.
Benefits
Benefits
- Group health and medical insurance coverage for employee and eligible dependents
- Dental and Vision insurance coverage
- Term Life insurance and Long-Term Disability coverage
- Retirement plan matching
- Generous paid annual leave, paid health leave, 16 paid holidays, and vacation and comp time.
- This position is a Union position represented by SEIU Local 1021.
- This is a hybrid position with three days per week in office and two days per week remote.
Level of Language Proficiency
Strong background working with Hispanic communities. Proficiency in Spanish language is required.
Location
Associated Location
295
Apply to This Job
How to Apply: E-mail resume and cover letter to pilar@lrcl.org.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
La Raza Centro Legal San Francisco Equity and Inclusion Statement
La Raza Centro Legal San Francisco actively promotes and recognizes principles of fairness, equity, and social justice in relation to, and across, intersections of race, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, disability, ancestry, and all other identities represented among our diverse employees.
By appreciating the importance of inclusion, we acknowledge that the collective and individual talents, skills, and perspectives of our staff foster a culture of belonging, safety, collaborative practice, innovation, and mutual respect. La Raza Centro Legal San Francisco is committed to the transformation of attitudes and systems that deprive any person or group of these principals.
La Raza Centro Legal is an equal opportunity employer. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
