STAFF ATTORNEY- APPELLATE
THE ORGANIZATION
Al Otro Lado is a binational legal services and immigrant rights organization serving immigrants, asylum seekers and deported persons in Southern California, Tijuana, México, and beyond. We approach cases using a multidisciplinary, client-centered, abolitionist, harm reduction-based lens, and engage in zealous individual representation, human rights monitoring and impact litigation to protect the rights of individual immigrants and challenge systemic practices that violate the human rights of immigrant communities. We leverage vital partnerships with community-based organizations and academic institutions, and engage thousands of volunteers to maximize our impact and help build a broad-based immigrant justice movement.
For more information about our organization, please visit us on our website at: alotrolado.org/ or visit us on social media: @alotrolado_org (Instagram and Twitter); Al Otro Lado (Facebook).
THE STAFF ATTORNEY OR DOJ ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE POSITION
Al Otro Lado seeks a Staff Attorney to focus on appellate representation, preferably bilingual in Spanish and English. The Appellate Staff Attorney will be associated with Al Otro Lado’s Los Angeles office and will work under the supervision of the Managing Attorney for Litigation. The Appellate Staff Attorney will regularly provide legal consultation and representation services for appellate immigration cases, including Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Circuit Court Petitions for Review, USCIS appeals, and motions before all such forums, including motions to reopen, to remand, or to reconsider, as well as other immigration representation work as may become relevant.
This position is hybrid based out of our Los Angeles, CA office with in person duties as needed to serve our client population, and may require limited travel to locations as assigned.
JOB DUTIES
REQUIRED SKILL/QUALIFICATIONS
All Al Otro Lado staff working directly with clients must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including with recommended boosters, and must follow strict COVID protocol while providing services, including by using a high-quality mask in in-person settings, including detention facilities, and by testing for COVID if experiencing any symptoms.
Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. The ideal candidate will be flexible, adaptive, and enthusiastic about responding to needs as they arise.
This is a full-time, exempt position with a starting annual salary of $68,000-$78,000 DOE and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Al Otro Lado is piloting a 36-hour work week, with a half-day (4 hours) on Fridays. Payroll adjustments are made, as needed, to ensure that all staff receive the same wages as in a 40-hour work week.
BENEFITS
Al Otro Lado’s comprehensive benefit package includes:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please submit a letter of interest, a writing sample (preferably one redacted client declaration from an immigration case and a substantive brief or substantive motion), resume, and three professional references to jobs@alotrolado.org, with “Appellate Staff Attorney” in the subject line. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Al Otro Lado values diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from the communities we serve, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, formerly incarcerated individuals, individuals with disabilities, and members of underrepresented communities.
STAFF ATTORNEY- APPELLATE
THE ORGANIZATION
Al Otro Lado is a binational legal services and immigrant rights organization serving immigrants, asylum seekers and deported persons in Southern California, Tijuana, México, and beyond. We…
Bilingual- English & Spanish
Bilingual- English & Spanish
Please submit a letter of interest, a writing sample (preferably one redacted client declaration from an immigration case and a substantive brief or substantive motion), resume, and three professional references to jobs@alotrolado.org, with “Appellate Staff Attorney” in the subject line. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Al Otro Lado values diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from the communities we serve, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, formerly incarcerated individuals, individuals with disabilities, and members of underrepresented communities.
Please submit a letter of interest, a writing sample (preferably one redacted client declaration from an immigration case and a substantive brief or substantive motion), resume…