Staff Attorney - Phoenix, United States - Florence Project

Florence Project
Florence Project
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Phoenix, United States

2 weeks ago

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The Organization:


The Florence Project was founded in 1989 to respond to a representation crisis for indigent non-citizens detained at the rural Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in Florence, Arizona.

Through our programs today, we provide services to thousands of adults, youth, and children detained in Eloy, Florence, Phoenix, and Tucson, Arizona on any given day.

In 2001, the Florence Project implemented our Integrated Social Services Program, one of the first of its kind in this field.

The Florence Project provides high quality legal and social services and supports initiatives for national changes in immigration law and policy.


Primary Purpose of the Job:


The Children's Program Trafficking Response Team will identify and screen clients who are victims of trafficking in order to provide appropriately integrated legal and social services.

The Trafficking Response Team will additionally serve as an internal liaison for the training of staff on the provision of legal and social services to victims of trafficking and as an external liaison with community partners and stakeholders involved with the provision of services to victims of trafficking.

The Trafficking Response Team will perform community outreach and education on legal and social services available to victims of trafficking.


The Staff Attorney in the Children's Program Trafficking Response Team will work collaboratively with the Social Worker and the Legal Assistant that also form part of the team.

The Staff Attorney will participate in the Florence Project's Children's Program, which is part of a national network of legal service providers for unaccompanied immigrant children.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities:


Casework

  • Adequately identify, screen, and track for trafficking.
  • Assess and serve trafficking victims, and screen for Tvisa eligibility.
  • Develop or coordinate 10 legal trainings per year.
  • Train legal staff on identifying and screening for trafficking and pursuing Tvisa eligibility.
  • Provide legal representation in cases accepted through the Children's Program. Legal representation includes representation in immigration proceedings before the Immigration Court, representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals, representation before the Arizona Juvenile Courts, and other related services reasonably necessary to complete these proceedings.
  • Supervise legal assistants assigned to each case.
  • Provide direct representation in front of the immigration court, juvenile court, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, including challenging casework, and appeals before the appropriate bodies.
  • Develop and recommend case strategy consistent with immigration law and procedure.
  • Prepare cases, draft legal papers, present required evidence, and engage in negotiations, in accordance with the Code of Professional Responsibility for the legal profession.
  • Conduct assessment of client's social, economic, and psychological functioning.
  • Collaborate with Children's Program social workers by identifying needs of the client and making appropriate referrals.
  • Determine appropriate range of services, interventions and referrals needed.
  • Attend and is engaged in all team meetings and trainings.
  • Remain current in immigration law and policy, and on impact of criminal and civil law on the immigration case.
  • Complies with required ethical standards, preserves client confidentiality, and avoids conflict of interest.
  • Maintain complete and accurate case notes and client records.
  • Prepare timely statistical reports.
  • Conduct periodic case audits for presentation and review.
  • Participate in training on immigration procedures and develop and conduct training sessions as assigned.

Advocacy

  • Provide "Know Your Rights Presentation," legal screenings, and follow up support for unaccompanied children as needed.
  • Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with the Phoenix trafficking unit, local and national community partners, including but not limited to private immigration attorneys, public officials, law enforcement officials, and other nonprofits that provide services to the immigrant population, particularly as they relate to victims of trafficking.
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships with the Immigration Court (EOIR), Superior Court of Arizona Juvenile Courts, and the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), government and social service organizations, and community organizations.
  • Communicate with the Managing Attorney about possible advocacy initiatives and legal trainings for the community.
  • Support Florence Project advocacy, outreach and development activities as needed.
  • Perform other administrative duties as needed.

Other Duties & Responsibilities:


  • Participate in organizational fundraising and outreach efforts as requested.
  • Participate in developing and implementing special projects or presentations.
  • Other duties as assig
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