Senior Staff Attorney, Anti-Trafficking Initiative Lead
1 week ago
Sanctuary for Families is seeking a highly skilled Senior Staff Attorney to join our Anti-Trafficking Initiative team. As a key member of our team, you will provide direct representation and supervision to attorneys representing survivors of human trafficking in their immigration, vacatur, and criminal justice matters.
Key Responsibilities- Screen and provide legal representation for survivors of human trafficking and their eligible family members.
- Train, supervise, and mentor pro bono attorneys and staff attorneys, legal interns, law student fellows, and volunteers.
- Advocate for clients facing a wide variety of legal and social systems, such as immigration and other government agencies, criminal justice, public benefits, etc.
- Collaborate with clinicians, attorneys, health care providers, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, and any other stakeholder, to secure the best results for clients.
- Represent Sanctuary for Families at service provider and community events relevant to Anti-Trafficking work.
- Design and deliver trainings to educate the public, legal service providers, community-organizations, and other social service providers about issues pertinent to human trafficking and co-occurring forms of gender violence.
- Design and implement targeted initiatives for client populations that require tailored, culturally competent legal services and outreach, as needed.
- Collaborate with Sanctuary's Data Team to compile, analyze, and provide periodic progress reports to funders.
- Admitted to practice law in a U.S. state bar.
- Minimum of 5 years experience practicing immigration and/or criminal law, preferably in the public interest sector.
- Extensive knowledge of federal and state laws that pertain to human trafficking, especially immigration and criminal law.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, public speaking, and leadership skills.
- Excellent judgment.
- Bilingual English and a relevant community language (e.g Spanish, Mandarin).
- Strong writing, research, and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and under pressure.
- Ability to motivate, inspire, and manage staff.
- Deep understanding of and ability to work well with people of diverse national, ethnic, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Energetic and passionate about Sanctuary's mission to end gender violence and human trafficking.
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Employer retirement contribution.
- Paid time off (Holidays, Vacation, Personal, Sick).
- Generous Leave Policy.
- Flexible spending account / Health savings account.
- Student loan assistance.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Gym reimbursement program.
- Wellness program and rewards.
Sanctuary for Families is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to creating a workplace that is inclusive and respectful of all employees. We recognize that the safety, healing, and self-determination of survivors of domestic violence and related forms of gender violence is at the intersection of racial, gender, economic, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and disability justice, as well as many other critical issues. In order to realize our mission, Sanctuary strives to center DEI principles at every level of the organization and continues to deepen that commitment.
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