Visiting Lecturer Immigration Clinic

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Visiting Lecturer ‐ Immigration Clinic
Duties: Provides legal representation to indigent immigrants and refugees, while also providing students with invaluable hands‐on lawyering experience. In addition to direct representation, students engage in policy advocacy, community outreach, and community education. Represent immigrants in removal proceedings, detained immigrants with final orders of removal who are being held indefinitely in government custody, and minors in removal proceedings to apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), including related representation before family courts. Represent immigrants before USCIA, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal District Courts and the 9th Cir. Court of Appeals. Will be responsible for: Forming relationships and pursuing collaborative projects with community organizations, service providers, and advocacy groups, among others. Supervising and mentoring law students and expanding the clinic's strategic litigation and advocacy docket. Manage the operational and administrative tasks involved in case and community project work. Supervising clinical students on cases and projects and teaching students a broad range of lawyering skills including research and writing, legal and policy analysis, problem‐solving, and oral advocacy. Working in conjunction with the Associate Dean for Experiential Education to ensure the quality of student work product.

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