Legal Assistant - San Diego, United States - Al Otro Lado

Al Otro Lado
Al Otro Lado
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San Diego, United States

3 weeks ago

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LEGAL ASSISTANT (Family Reunification Program)

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, harm reduction-based lens, and engage in zealous individual representation, medical-legal partnerships, 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.


LEGAL ASSISTANT - (Family Reunification Program)


The FRP has recently participated in a collaborative funding effort to build our internal capacity to provide direct representation to Settlement Class Members in their Asylum claims.

Winning Asylum is the only path to permanent relief from removal for many of the families who survived forced separation, so AOL's FRP team is deeply committed to providing high-quality, zealous direct Asylum representation to ensure families that survived horrific persecution at the hands of the United States government do not face yet another separation through deportation.


JOB DUTIES

  • Conduct legal intakes with Settlement Class Members to screen for Asylum and other legal relief;
  • Prepare detailed declarations for Asylum filings;
  • Prepare clients for Asylum interviews;
  • Attend Asylum interviews before USCIS as needed, pending accreditation status;
  • Draft motions to terminate or administratively close proceedings before EOIR, as needed;
  • Attend weekly staff meetings and oneonone supervision meetings;
  • Follow organizational protocols for data management and reporting;
  • Respect organizational confidentiality at all times;
  • Assist with evaluation of direct reports;
  • Other duties as needed

QUALIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS

  • Experience working as a paralegal or legal assistant at a law firm or nonprofit legal services provider;
  • Genuine interest in becoming a DOJ Accredited Representative with AOL and sufficient experience to do so on an expedited time frame;
  • Experience in Asylum law preferred;
  • Experience working with survivors of trauma and employing traumainformed legal skills;
  • Excellent communication and writing skills;
  • Bilingual
  • English and one other language preferred;
  • Selfdirected and selfreliant, highly organized with strong attention to detail, flexible, innovative, able to quickly adapt to changing program needs as border policies change, and able to work in a fastpaced setting with limited resources;
  • Ability to thrive in a remote work environment;
  • Adept at learning to use new technology platforms, as well as experience with and proficiency with Microsoft Office and in Google Suites programs such as Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Forms, and Zoom;
  • Respectful of colleagues in a diverse workplace environment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Pay:
$ $32.00 per hour


Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

Experience:

Microsoft Office: 1 year (preferred)


Ability to Commute:

  • San Diego, CA required)

Ability to Relocate:

  • San Diego, CA 92154: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in San Diego, CA 92154
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