About the role- Full-time, exempt position.
- Reports to co-supervising attorney.
- Subject to probationary period during first 6 months of continuous employment.
- Hybrid position. Minimum of two in-office days during probationary period, and minimum of one in-office day after probationary period.
- Travel throughout Orange County and neighboring counties for USCIS/EOIR appearances, and community presentations/events will be necessary. Participation in community presentations/events may include occasional evening or weekend work.
What you'll do- Conduct legal screenings and consultations.
- Maintain full caseload of immigration cases, including removal defense and affirmative relief.
- Participate in collaborative advocacy efforts in coalition with other legal service providers and community partners.
- Oversee volunteer pro bono attorneys and law students through training, technical support, and general supervision.
- Participate in immigration legal clinics, workshops, and community education presentations.
- Represent PLC at legal networking and community outreach events.
Qualifications- Active membership in the California State Bar or eligibility to practice under State Bar Multijurisdictional Practice Program.
- 1-5 years of immigration law experience, including client representation before USCIS and/or EOIR.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with immigrant communities.
Strongly Preferred:- Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences.
- Strong legal research and writing skills.
- Ability to effectively manage high volume of cases and multitask concurrent responsibilities.
- Bilingual English/Spanish or other language.
Salary & Benefits- Compensation dependent on experience; range of $81,000 to $91,000
- Competitive benefits provided, and for this position include:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance (100% of employee premium costs for most plans paid by PLC, and 50% of dependent health insurance premium costs paid by PLC)
- Flexible Spending Account Program to help pay for medical expenses and childcare costs
- 18-20 paid holidays including the office shutdown between December 24 and early January
- 21 paid sick/wellness days per year to promote mental wellness and general wellbeing
- 15 paid vacation days per year (with more added for each year at PLC)
- Birthday paid time off (2 hours of paid time off during birthday month)
- 403b retirement plan (after 6 months of employment PLC provides a matching contribution equaling 100% of salary deferral up to a maximum of 3-4%, depending on length of employment)
- Monthly stipend to offset Wi-Fi and cell phone costs
- Monthly Bilingual Pay Premium upon scoring a sufficiently high level of an oral and/or written test ($50 for oral premium and $50 for written premium)
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
- Paid CA Bar fees, 1 section membership, and MCLE
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