Position Title: Legal Assistant
The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (CAIR Coalition), a non-profit legal services organization, has an opening for a legal assistant to start August 16, 2010.
CAIR Coalition brings together community groups, pro bono attorneys, volunteers, and immigrants from the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland working to ensure that all immigrants are treated with fairness, dignity and respect for their human and civil rights. We also serve as the primary source of legal assistance for detained immigrants and asylum seekers in the Washington metropolitan area and our Children’s program serves detained unaccompanied immigrant children in Staunton, VA.
Job duties and responsibilities:
- Participate in regular visits to detention centers in Virginia holding both adult immigrants and unaccompanied immigrant children.
- Assist CAIR Coalition legal staff with group legal orientations, individual consultations and workshops during each jail visit.
- Conduct research on specific cases, including reviewing immigration and criminal court records, communicating with family members and researching country conditions
- Assist with logistics of jail visits, including scheduling, recruiting and training volunteers and preparing written materials for use during the visit.
- Maintain several different databases
- Prepare reports as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Knowledge, skills and abilities: Must have strong organizational and time management skills. Knowledge of immigration issues, particularly as they pertain to the detention setting, a plus. Spanish language skills required. Valid driver’s license required.
Education: Must have a college degree.
Salary: Competitive salary plus excellent benefits
To Apply: Interested applicants should send a cover letter explaining your interest, resume, and references to: Kathryn M. Doan, Executive Director, kathy.doan@caircoalition.org. Deadline: July 23, 2010.