California ChangeLawyers Legal Fellow

4 weeks ago

Oakland, California, United States Transgender Law Center Full time
Job Title: California ChangeLawyers Legal Fellow

Transgender Law Center is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Legal Fellow to join our team. As a Legal Fellow, you will provide direct legal support to LGBTQ asylum seekers living in the United States.

Job Summary

The California ChangeLawyers Legal Fellow will work within the Border Butterflies project, providing immigration services to LGBTQ asylum seekers. This position will begin as a supportive role, with progressive responsibility and the ideal candidate representing clients under supervision.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide direct immigration services to LGBTQ asylum seekers, including conflict-of-interest checks, intakes and consultations, and preparing applications for asylum, change of venue, parole, bond, U visas, T visas, and VAWA.
  • Conduct research and represent clients at master calendar hearings and ICE check-ins.
  • Improve the quality of care that LGBTQ asylum seekers receive by working with mental health providers, healthcare providers, and shelter services providers.
  • Develop, sustain, and strengthen new and existing coalitions and collaborations with immigrant legal service and advocacy organizations, social service and victim support agencies, and government agencies.
  • Conduct immigration clinics, community meetings, and Know-your-rights information sessions, and develop written resources and educational outreach to immigrant communities.
Requirements
  • A Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
  • Experience practicing immigration law, including in law school clinics, internships, and volunteer work.
  • Fluency in Spanish and English.
  • Experience with legal or policy advocacy relating to immigration.
  • Familiarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming communities.
  • Experience working with communities of color and transgender communities.
  • Deep understanding of intersecting oppressions, including anti-Blackness, white supremacy, transphobia, ableism, misogyny, colonialism, and capitalism.
  • Strong writing, editing, and legal research skills and experience with public speaking.
  • Ability to work collaboratively within the organization and with other groups.
  • Strong personal organization and time management skills.
  • Creativity and good judgment.
  • Enthusiasm for the work of the organization and its potential.
  • Demonstrated ability to triage and manage multiple tasks under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated capacity to provide a welcoming presence to clients experiencing trauma, and a demonstrated client-centered, trauma-informed perspective and cultural responsivity to the diverse populations served.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Admission to the bar of at least one state.
  • Experience working with immigrants at the Southern Border or in immigration detention.
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (TLC covers 100% of premiums for employees, 75% for dependents).
  • Employer-funded Health Reimbursement Account (currently $2,000 per year).
  • Optional employee-funded Flexible Spending Account.
  • Employee Assistance Fund that can grant financial assistance for certain qualifying disasters and personal hardships.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • Three weeks of sick leave.
  • Nineteen days of vacation (24 after three years' employment) and 12 holidays.
  • Flexible Friday schedule with organization-wide 'no internal meetings' practice.
  • Organizational 'slowdown' in winter and summer.
  • Two-weeks paid time off in the summer and two weeks paid time off at the end of the year (separate from employee vacation time).
  • Two-month paid sabbatical program available after five years' employment.
  • Retirement plan with partial organizational matching.
  • Indemnity insurance for critical illness, hospital confinement, and accidents.
  • Professional development and coaching.
  • Office setup, phone, and internet reimbursement (if working from home).
  • Additional mental health, budgeting, travel, and pet benefits.

Transgender Law Center is proud to be an affirmative action employer. All interested individuals, including Black, indigenous, and other people of color; women and femmes; people with disabilities; and people who are transgender, intersex, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer are particularly urged to apply.

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