Job Details
Training & Legal Technical Assistance (TLTA) Managing Attorney, Midwest Region
Location: Remote
Areas of Consideration: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.
Salary: $115,000
ABOUT IJC
Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) is the country s first and only fellowship program dedicated to meeting the unprecedented need for high-quality legal assistance for immigrants seeking citizenship, other lawful status, and fighting deportation.
IJC mobilizes the country s most talented law school and college graduates to provide high quality representation to low-income immigrants.
IJC s two-year fellowship program connects Fellows to the best legal services providers and community-based institutions nationwide. The program fosters a culture of creative thinking that engenders new strategies to reduce the justice gap for immigrant families, ensuring that immigration status is no longer a barrier to social and economic opportunity. Since its founding in 2014, IJC has trained 300+ fellows who have effectively helped over 100,000 immigrants and family members with a 92% success rate on completed cases.
THE OPPORTUNITY
At a time of strategic growth, IJC seeks a Managing Attorney to oversee the training and legal technical assistance of IJC s fellows in the Midwest Region (i.e., Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). In conjunction with the Director of Training & Legal Technical Assistance (TLTA), this individual will lead the development of trainings, materials, and playbooks that are subject matter specific and geared towards the Midwest region. In addition, the Midwest Region Managing Attorney will manage and develop content for case rounds, manage all technical assistance and legal support for Midwest IJC Fellows, and plan for Midwest Regional conferences.
The Midwest Region Managing Attorney will work closely with the Midwest Region Fellowship manager to ensure the Midwest Region placed Fellows, and their Host Organization (HO) supervisors, receive timely support and supervision, as well as Midwest Region-driven technical assistance.
Responsibilities will include the following:
Management of TLTA Service Delivery & HO Supervisor Engagement - (80% of Time)
- Manage the development and delivery of subject-specific and Midwest Region legal practice playbooks.
- Oversee materials and content development as well as presentation delivery for IJC legal monthly training.
- Manage all legal technical assistance and legal supports delivered to Midwest Region Fellows.
- Develop content for TLTA Office Hours
- Review Fellow surveys to ensure training programming accurately reflects the Midwest Region Fellows substantive needs.
- Connect with and maintain relationships with HO supervisors across the region, including supporting peer-to-peer learning connectivity and supervisory training access.
- Develop and sustain connectivity with IJC Alumni throughout the region for substantive support and training collaboration.
- Join and monitor Midwest Region practitioner listservs and professional associations for important information to disseminate to Midwest Region Fellows.
- Edit and maintain TLTA training materials such as PowerPoints and Continuing Legal Education materials.
- Support Midwest Region Fellows in obtaining Continuing Legal Education certificates.
- Develop TLTA training lab and trial training programming with the other Regional Managing Attorneys,
- Manage the coordination of Midwest Region and TLTA conferences,
- Coordinate with TLTA Managing Attorneys on technological developments and resources,
- Identify Midwest Region training opportunities.
- Incubate and develop TLTA offerings to meet Fellow demands in Midwest Region legal deserts.
- Directly supervise TLTA Supervising Attorney(s), when hired, including, quality assurance of service delivery and protocol-driven accountability across programming.
Programming Support (20% of Time)
- Participating in Fellow check-ins.
- Maintaining open and productive communication between Fellowship and TLTA.
- Supporting Fellowship wellness programming.
- Supporting Midwest Region recruitment efforts.
- Providing input in Midwest Region Fellow selection process.
Skills and Experience
- Juris Doctor (J.D) in the legal field required.
- State bar admission in IL or TX preferred must be admitted in one of the states listed in the region. (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.)
- At least 7 years of experience practicing immigration law as an attorney and familiarity with Midwest Region Immigration Practice
- At least 3 years of supervisory experience.
- Must be experienced in designing and preparing presentations and reports for interest groups at all levels of the organization.
- Extensive general practitioner experience (full gamut of immigration benefits knowledge, including removal defense and immigrant child representation).
- Strong legal training and/or legal technical assistance services experience.
- Excellent writing, analytical, organizational, and practice management skills.
- Tech savvy and well-organized project management expertise.
Required Strengths
Passion for IJC s mission. Must be a self-starting individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills. Must possess the ability to tell stories through data, making complex sets of information relevant and relatable Ability to manage from a strengths-based perspective Dependable execution, ability to manage aggressive deadlines while maintaining meticulous attention to detail. Strong sense of responsibility and accountability; team player and partner mentality.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The salary for this position is set at $115,000. Excellent benefits package including 401(k), dental and vision insurance, paid time off, and flexible spending account.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION MISSION STATEMENT
IJC is committed to protecting the human rights of immigrants by increasing the quality and quantity of representation. In fulfilling its mission, IJC is committed to fostering diversity at all levels of the organization. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our staff and Fellows, to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. In striving always to achieve those goals, IJC embraces justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as core values and is steadfast in our commitment to: (1) ensuring that IJC management and staff members represent a broad range of human differences and experience; (2) providing a work climate that is respectful and that supports success; and (3) promoting the dignity and well-being of all staff and Fellows. IJC s leadership is responsible for ensuring excellence, diversity, and inclusion.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your resume, and personalized cover letter that answers the question "What excites you about Immigrant Justice Corps and the Mid-west Managing Attorney opportunity.? Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and handled with confidentiality.
EEO STATEMENT
Immigrant Justice Corps is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation as required by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other applicable federal and state statutes and organizational policies.