Senior Staff Attorney or Staff Attorney - Immigration Unit

About the role

• Full-time, exempt position.
• Reports to co-supervising attorney.
• Subject to probationary period during first 6 months of continuous employment.
• Hybrid position. Minimum of two in-office days during probationary period, and minimum of one in-office day after probationary period.
• Travel throughout Orange County and neighboring counties for USCIS/EOIR appearances, and community presentations/events will be necessary. Participation in community presentations/events may include occasional evening or weekend work.

What you'll do

• Conduct legal screenings and consultations.
• Maintain full caseload of immigration cases, including removal defense and affirmative relief.
• Participate in collaborative advocacy efforts in coalition with other legal service providers and community partners.
• Oversee volunteer pro bono attorneys and law students through training, technical support, and general supervision.
• Participate in immigration legal clinics, workshops, and community education presentations.
• Represent PLC at legal networking and community outreach events.

Qualifications

• Active membership in the California State Bar or eligibility to practice under State Bar Multijurisdictional Practice Program.
• 1-5 years of immigration law experience, including client representation before USCIS and/or EOIR.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with immigrant communities.

Strongly Preferred

• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Ability to effectively manage high volume of cases and multitask concurrent responsibilities.
• Bilingual English/Spanish or other language.

Salary & Benefits

• Compensation dependent on experience; range of $81,000 to $91,000
• Competitive benefits provided, and for this position include:
• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance (100% of employee premium costs for most plans paid by PLC, and 50% of dependent health insurance premium costs paid by PLC)
• Flexible Spending Account Program to help pay for medical expenses and childcare costs
• 18-20 paid holidays including the office shutdown between December 24 and early January
• 21 paid sick/wellness days per year to promote mental wellness and general wellbeing
• 15 paid vacation days per year (with more added for each year at PLC)
• Birthday paid time off (2 hours of paid time off during birthday month)
• 403b retirement plan (after 6 months of employment PLC provides a matching contribution equaling 100% of salary deferral up to a maximum of 3-4%, depending on length of employment)
• Monthly stipend to offset Wi-Fi and cell phone costs
• Monthly Bilingual Pay Premium upon scoring a sufficiently high level of an oral and/or written test ($50 for oral premium and $50 for written premium)
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Paid CA Bar fees, 1 section membership, and MCLE

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