Staff Attorney - Clinic Associate

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Staff Attorney - Clinic Associate
The candidate develops, administers and coordinates partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) that provide legal assistance to low-income immigrants and refugees. Provides technical assistance and training to CBO staff located throughout Illinois in order to enhance access to immigration legal services by building services capacity of partner CBOs. Will provide ongoing technical assistance, training, site visits and immigration law and practice updates and guidance and support for Department of Justice Recognition and Accreditation of partner CBOs and their staff. Provide opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing among the CBO cohort. Reports to the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic Director. In conjunction with the staff of the Clinic, the Attorney plans and develops programs to meet the goals of the project and works with other Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic staff to carry out the goals of the project. May also co-teach classes in the DePaul College of Law Legal Clinic in an adjunct capacity. Develop, administer, and coordinate partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) that provide legal services and information to immigrants and refugees in the Chicago land area. These duties include to providing regular consultations to partner staff on immigration matters. Organizing regular legal trainings for CBO partner staff and preparing curriculum and training materials for these workshops. Conducting site visits, and coordinating with partners to identify and respond to community, organization and staff needs. Attend meetings with government agencies, community coalitions, national immigration advocacy groups, and other forums involved in the representation of refugees and immigrants. Utilize the Clinic’s website, emails, and faxes to disseminate the immigration updates and other information learned at these meetings to interested students, clients, and CBO partners. Assist in preparing compliance reports for current Clinic donors. Conceptualize, develop, implement, and evaluate new strategies for providing efficient and effective assistance to CBOs that represent low-income refugees and immigrants. Perform other duties as assigned. Should have BA/BS, J.D. and 2 years experience with either low-income immigrant legal assistance projects, clinical education programs or related experience. Proficiency in a second language, particularly Spanish is desired . Must be licensed to practice law.

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