Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice

FLSA:
Exempt, Full-time

Reports to:

Program Director, Immigrant Justice

As Staff Attorney, you will provide essential support to LCCRSF’s Pro Bono Asylum Program and LCCRSF’s in‑house removal defense cases. You will work in partnership with the Senior Staff Attorney and Staff Attorney, under the supervision of the Immigrant Justice Program Director, and in collaboration with all Immigrant Justice team members.

You will provide technical assistance to pro bono law firm attorneys who are representing clients in removal proceedings, pursuing asylum affirmatively through USCIS, pursuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), filing asylum and SIJS‑based adjustment of status applications, securing and renewing work authorization for their clients, filing asylee family petitions, and other topics relating to immigration relief and benefits. You will work collaboratively with LCCRSF’s network of pro bono attorneys to provide high‑quality full‑scope representation to immigrants in removal proceedings.

You will support our coalition‑based effort to provide rapid response support in San Francisco and San Mateo and Attorney‑of‑the‑Day services in San Francisco. This position may also participate in the development and delivery of training materials and resources to support pro bono representation in removal proceedings, affirmative asylum cases, and other affirmative applications for immigration relief and benefits.

The ideal candidate will have experience representing asylum seekers in removal proceedings, filing state court petitions for youth who are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, seeking immigration relief and benefits before USCIS, and a strong commitment to working with immigrants and advancing the immigrant rights movement.

As one of the West Coast’s longest‑standing civil rights organizations, LCCRSF stands with historically vulnerable communities, immigrants, and refugees—advancing their rights through litigation, advocacy, and direct legal support. We work alongside legal fellows, 1,000+ pro bono attorneys, and committed volunteers. Learn more .

Since 1983, LCCRSF’s Pro Bono Asylum Program has secured free legal representation for hundreds of asylum applicants seeking refuge in California by providing direct representation as well as training and mentorship to pro bono attorneys.

• Training and mentorship – Provide training, technical assistance, and mentorship to pro bono attorneys handling removal defense, SIJS, applications for asylum and other forms of humanitarian relief. Develop and/or collect and organize training materials, practice advisories, and other resources for the Pro Bono Asylum Program. Present at Lunch and Learn trainings with law firm partners and assist with the organization and delivery of the Annual Asylum Law Seminar and other pro se clinics LCCRSF may hold for the community.
• Representation – Represent non‑detained immigrants with cases pending before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS). Manage a docket of direct services cases in various stages of representation, including communicating with clients regarding their pending cases, responding to notices or requests from the court and USCIS, filing change of address forms, work permit applications, and affirmative applications for relief with USCIS.
  
  Prepare and represent non‑detained immigrants at Master Calendar and Merit Hearings before San Francisco and Concord Immigration Court.
• Supervision – Potentially supervise fellows, law clerks, externs, and/or volunteers by providing training, mentorship, and feedback to promote professional growth. Supervise volunteers on discrete projects as needed.
• Data Integrity and Case Management – Input data consistently into Legal Server to ensure that work is being tracked in LCCRSF’s centralized database. Participate in the auditing of Legal Server data for reporting and case management purposes. Manage and organize assigned physical files, including filing mail into the folders and ensuring that it contains an accurate snapshot of case status.
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