Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is a 501(c)3 organization located in the Washington DC area. CAIR Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the capital region focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the capital area and beyond. As result of our successful operations, we have experienced continued growth for the last five years and now are looking for our first Director of Finance.

 

Role Description:

The Director of Finance oversees all aspects of the financial operations of the organization, including interfacing with outside accountants, preparing financial reports, overseeing the annual audit, reporting to the Board of Directors and Finance Committee, working with program officers, and supervising a finance associate. The Director of Finance is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive accounting system that is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and for providing support to related functions. Currently, CAIR Coalitions has most of these functions outsourced to a financial management firm specializing in nonprofits. The new Director of Finance will be the first full time employee in this role. The Finance Director will report to the Executive Director.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly financial reports which include Statement of Activities, Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Cashflows and provide variance analysis
• Lead the organization’s Finance Team.
• Oversee all accounting functions, including AR, AP and PR 
• Responsible for grants and contracts tracking and reporting
• Responsible for monitoring investments and preparing cashflow projections 
• Responsible for the general ledger and accuracy of the accounting software
• Lead the annual audit, prepare workpapers and footnotes and act as the main point of contact 
• Work with the Executive Director and other members of the leadership team to evaluate funding needs for all programs
• Asses financial operations to identify areas in need of reorganization, expansion, or elimination 
• Develop and implement financial and risk management policies to mitigate risk
• Ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal funding sources’ regulations and other funding streams.
• Provide staff training in areas of budget development, budget management, fiscal accountability, and financial procedures.
• Ensures compliance with internal policies and procedures

 

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Finance, or 7+ years of experience in similar roles
• Solid knowledge of GAAP and ASC 958-605
• Cost center accounting experience
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent management and supervisory skills
• Proficient in database and accounting software systems
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with QuickBooks Online, ExpenseWire, Bill.com, ClickTime, and/or Paylocity is a plus. 

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type

Full-time, Exempt

 

Reports To

Executive Director 

 

Timeline

Deadline to Apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Start Date: Spring 2023; start date is negotiable

 

Salary

$110,000- $115,000 commensurate with experience

 

Location

This job operates in a hybrid (remote + office) environment. CAIR Coalition has offices in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first date of hire. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes: 

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); 
• An annual data reimbursement of $240. Employees hired after July 1 will receive $120 for the remainder of the calendar year.
• Life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; 
• The option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and 
• The option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

 

Paid time off includes: 

• Staff will accrue 12 days of personal time on January 1 and 11 days on July 1. Staff who are hired after July 1 will receive 11 days of personal time for the remainder of the calendar year.
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave 

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume and a cover letter that explains your interest in this role your Paylocity application.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1231533/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Director-of-Finance 

 

EEO Statement

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…;

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.

 

The Detained Children’s Program provides legal orientation and screening to migrant children detained in the Maryland and Virginia region. We also offer free legal services to children released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody to the greater Washington/DC Baltimore region.

 

Role Description:

A Legal Assistant (LA) in the Detained Children’s Program works collaboratively with legal and social services staff to: 

• coordinate and participate in visits to detention centers for the purpose of conducting know your rights presentations and legal screenings with detained children; 
• support attorneys in providing legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children, including assisting with paperwork and case preparation; and  
• contribute to the program’s provision of services as a whole, including administrative tasks such as database maintenance and reporting to funders. 
• ensure clients receive high-quality, culturally competent legal services while detained and after release

 

General Duties and Responsibilities[1]

Client Services:

• Participates in the preparation and breakdown of detention facility visits. 
• Conducts detention facility visits in Virginia and Maryland, as needed, for the provision of know your rights presentations, intakes, and follow-up conversations with immigrant children. 
• Prepares case summaries and contributes to case evaluation including teamwide case reviews, research, securing records, and obtaining additional information from family members to assist with relief assessments and pro bono placement. 
• Conducts administrative tasks, including database maintenance and reporting to funders. 
• Supports attorneys representing detained and released clients before USCIS, Baltimore, Arlington Immigration, and Hyattsville Immigration Courts and local state courts in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. This includes representation in the following types of cases: Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U-Visas and T-Visas, in addition to limited social services assistance.

 

Organizational Services:

• Ensures the timely and accurate entry of case information into shared databases. 
• Assists other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low-bandwidth periods.
• Assists with stakeholder relationship activities. 
• Engages with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization. 

1 This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions

 

Our Work Environment:

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Children’s Program (DUCs) is a highly collaborative work environment. We are committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed legal and social services, and a culture of professional growth and support for staff. Although aspects of our work are completed in smaller teams, we work towards integrated and client-focused services across the program by embracing interconnectivity. We strive to create systems that provide structure while actively fostering innovation and adaptability. Supervisors in our program share a commitment to teaching, mentorship, and work life balance. 

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The Legal Assistant (LA) demonstrates an understanding of basic eligibility for types of immigration relief to allow for meaningful contribution to client intake, follow-up, and casework with moderate supervision. The LA works towards self-sufficiency in client-facing activities and demonstrates an advancing knowledge of trauma-informed practices. The LA demonstrates an understanding of legal information versus legal advice. The LA demonstrates an increasing understanding in the preparation of legal filings under attorney supervision. 

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The LA will skillfully and clearly present legal information and know your rights presentations to detained children and clients with moderate supervision. The LA has, and continually improves upon, trauma-informed interviewing and rapport building skills. The LA will demonstrate effective time and resources management. 

 

Administrative

The LA will ensure that all administrative aspects attendant to the provision of services to clients and jail visits are carried out with moderate supervision, including facility visit preparation and breakdown, file, and database upkeep, etc.

 

Qualifications Required: 

• Written and oral Spanish fluency required. 
• 1 year of professional experience, strongly preferred.  
• Experience in immigration law and/or working with clients; ideally children, preferred.  
• Driver’s license required 
• Favorable results on background check including driving record, Child Protection Registry, and state and federal criminal records.

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type

Non-Exempt Full-Time

 

Supervisory Responsibility

None

 

Reports To

Staff Attorney

 

Timeline

Deadline to Apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Start Date: Spring 2023

 

Salary

$47,500- $51,350 commensurate with experience

 

Location

This position will be based from the Washington, D.C. or Baltimore, M.D. Office.

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters. 

 

Benefits

• CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:  
• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.; 
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor; 
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV; 
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);  
• An annual data reimbursement of $240 
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;  
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment. 

 

Paid time off includes:

• 23 personal days per calendar year 
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year 
• 7 hours of volunteer time 
• Federal holidays 
• Winter break closure 
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume and a cover letter that explains your interest in this role with your Paylocity application. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1349060/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Legal-Assistant-Detained-Childrens-Program 

 

EEO Statement:

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…

Who We Are: 

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing legal assistance to adult and child immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.

 

Role Description:

A legal assistant in the Maryland Universal Representation Program focuses on (i) working with detained people and their attorneys throughout the course of removal proceedings, including assisting with paperwork and case preparation, and (iii) supporting the program’s provision of services as a whole, including through intakes and administrative tasks such as database maintenance and reporting to funders.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]:

Client Services:

• Supports attorneys representing detained and released clients before immigration courts in Maryland, Virginia and remote locations (virtually), USCIS, ICE and local state courts.  This includes representation in the following types of cases: Bond, Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention Against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U-Visas, T-Visas, and Cancellation of Removal.  Support includes assistance in developing client and witness declarations, coordination, drafting and preparing filings, country conditions research, and input in case strategy.
• Completes intakes and provides follow up after intakes to evaluate eligibility for relief from removal, including legal research, securing criminal records, and obtaining additional information from family and other community members. 
• Conducts detention facility visits in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, for intake and client meetings.
• Assists with the staffing of the detention hotline and oversight of volunteers for jail visits, the jail hotline, or translation/interpretation volunteer work, as needed.
• Carries out administrative tasks, including database maintenance and reporting to funders.
• Actively engages in CAIR Coalition’s training and advocacy efforts, as needed.
• Interfaces with social services staff, where needed, in preparation and execution of post release and social services plans.

Organizational Services:

• Ensures the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion.
• Assists other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low-bandwidth periods.
• Takes part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and remote meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers.
• Engages with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.

 [1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.
 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment. Each team lead works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping or staff-run committees such as Equity and Inclusion Committee.

 

DAP staff has been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. They have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through project-focused cohorts that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies.

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media.  We embrace the movement in our work while also staying focused on the practicalities we trained for, as well as where we are most useful in this movement.  We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is passion. We do not limit our push or dreams for this world based on the limits we know but try to imagine how to navigate around them.

 

We value our brain trust and are constantly finding ways to ensure that we maintain and grow, in ways that acknowledge those with expertise but also sets up new advocates for success.

 

Competencies Required:

 Legal Proficiency

The employee understands legal concepts at a level to allow for meaningful contribution to client intake, follow-up, and casework with moderate supervision. The employee is working towards self-sufficiency in client-facing legal activities and will demonstrate increasing understanding of how to prepare legal filings. 

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The employee adequately presents legal and procedural concepts to detained individuals and clients with moderate supervision, including working with clients and their families/support community throughout the course of a case. The employee will develop trauma-informed interviewing and rapport building skills.  The employee adequately prioritizes time and resources.

 

Administrative

The employee ensures that all administrative aspects of their position, attendant to the provision of services to clients and program reporting, are carried out without managerial intervention, including intake logging and case tracking, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.

 

Qualifications Required:

• Written and oral Spanish proficiency required; 
• Driver’s license required, or ability to work with team on transportation to remote locations;
• Strong candidates will have experience working in the immigrant community, particularly in immigration law, and/or experience working with people in detention.

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type

Full-time, non-exempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility

None

 

Reports To

Designated supervisory-level attorney or legal assistant staff member

 

Timeline

Deadline to Apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Start Date: Spring 2023

 

Salary

$47,500-$59,750

Salary is commensurate with experience per CAIR Coalition salary scale.

 

Location

This position will be based from the Baltimore, M.D. Office. Due to business related travel expectations, it is recommended candidates live within 30-miles of their assigned primary office.

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);
• An annual data reimbursement of $240
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

Paid time off includes:

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1157457/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Legal-Assistant--Maryland-Universal-Representation-Detained-Adult-Program 

 

EEO Statement

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates.  CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization 

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing legal assistance to adult and child immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.

 

Role Description:

The managing attorney in the Detained Adult Program’s Legal Orientation Program (LOP) leads a team focused on the provision of direct legal services to immigrant adults held in facilities in Virginia who are unrepresented and cannot afford private counsel. The services the team provides include: (i) delivering Know Your Rights presentations and workshops, (ii) conducting intakes with all unrepresented persons, (iii) triaging and screening cases for pro bono placement with internal teams at CAIR Coalition and external partners, and liaising with these partners, (iv) mentoring external pro bono attorneys, and (v) providing pro se assistance and brief legal advice to individuals CAIR Coalition is unable to match with pro bono counsel. During this work, LOP staff are responsible for identifying trends and emerging issues faced by the people we work with in detention and coordinating responses as well managing stakeholder relationships with the detention facilities to ensure that individuals maintain meaningful access to legal information and assistance. Attorneys in this program also directly represent detained clients in their immigration proceedings in a small number of cases each year. In addition to leading the team’s operations as described above, the managing attorney interfaces with contract managers at the Acacia Center for Justice on reporting and proposals and helps set CAIR Coalition’s overall plans to improve legal access for pro se people in local ICE detention.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]

Direct Services to Detained Unrepresented People:

Jail Visits

• Plan and lead visits to government detention facilities throughout Virginia (approximately 2-4 full days per month, including 2-day overnight visits), including interfacing with facilities, ensuring security clearances for staff, and developing visit assignments and responsibilities for staff. Oversee and supervise staff and volunteers during visits and assist in preparation and breakdown from visits. Perform Know-Your-Rights presentations and pro se workshops in Spanish, English, and (with available interpretation services) other languages to help detained individuals navigate the immigration court system. Coordinate efforts to ensure every newly arrived person at the detention center has the opportunity to attend presentations. Lead in adapting presentations and workshops to respond to changes in the law and legal needs of the people we work with in detention. Ensure that staff have adequate training and support to conduct presentations.
• Conduct individual intakes with immigrants at the detention facilities to evaluate and provide the necessary information and assistance they need to understand their cases. Work with the team to ensure that every unrepresented person at the detention center has the opportunity to complete an intake. Ensure adequate quality review of intakes conducted by volunteers and one-on-one legal information delivered during jail visits. Support the team in developing intake interviewing skills and related legal knowledge.

 

Follow Up Services After Intake

• Lead and coordinate coverage for team sessions to review new intakes to triage for follow up services. Screen for eligibility for all forms of relief and/or release from detention, including asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention against Torture, cancellation of removal, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U and T visas, and termination as well as appeals, bond and habeas petitions. Analyze immigration consequences of criminal convictions or allegations. Develop tailored messages providing further legal information that detained individuals need to navigate their cases pro se. Assist staff in developing the skills needed to perform this work.
• Supervise and support staff in conducting further follow up tasks to evaluate eligibility for relief and pro bono placement, including performing legal research, securing criminal/juvenile delinquency records, obtaining additional information from family and community members, and writing case summaries. Review case summaries prior to placement with external partners. 
• Supervise and support staff in providing one-on-one pro se education, brief legal advice, and other assistance to certain individuals who remain unrepresented, including family outreach, country conditions research, gathering evidence, and preparing the individual to navigate their hearing pro se. Help staff assess when one-on-one assistance is feasible and develop best practices for approach to work with individuals from a wide array of backgrounds and needs, including people who speak a range of languages (with interpreters available for languages other than Spanish), have varying degrees of literacy, and experience mental disability or illness.
• Identify and track trends and emerging issues faced by the people we work with in detention affecting their immigration cases. Coordinate with others in the organization to help detained people respond to and access better information on issues. Make appropriate referrals and provide necessary insight to in-house and external teams working on responding to the emergent issues identified.

 

Direct Representation Focused Activities (~15% of work):

• Manage a caseload of pro bono mentorship cases to ensure competent, zealous representation and timely completion and submission of all filings by external partners. Provide expert mentoring to outside attorneys representing detained immigrants on a pro bono basis by orienting teams to cases, providing necessary client access information and assisting in troubleshooting accessibility concerns, providing feedback on filings, answering complex legal questions, and assisting with mooting and trial preparation. Supervise and train attorneys on staff learning to mentor pro bono teams.
• Represent and/or supervise other staff in a small number of in-house direct representation cases for detained clients that can include merits (trial) representation, bond, negative fear interview reviews, appeals and/or habeas petitions.
• Prepare and guide pro bono teams through putting together post release and social service plans, in coordination with social services staff.
• Research, engage, and prepare experts on health, behavioral health, and country conditions and pro bono teams working with these experts.

 

Supervision:

• Act as primary supervisor for senior staff in the program. Conduct regular check ins and provide support to senior staff in major stakeholder communications, cross-program interfacing, team management, and troubleshooting emergencies, including developing plans to respond new trends in enforcement, strategizing accessibility concerns, implementing program-wide protocols, and providing guidance and support with senior staff members’ supervision responsibilities.
• Participate and provide leadership in team meetings focused on program updates, pro se case workshopping, program management, training and planning to respond to changes.
• Provide supervision on legal matters and other support to legal assistants and attorneys in the program.
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low-bandwidth periods. 

 

Cross-Program Work:

• Lead in implementing and adapting referral processes for in-house programs for legal representation. Coordinate with all internal CAIR Coalition programs to ensure programs are kept abreast of developments, such as detention trends and access issues. 
• Work with program directors and other managers to address Detained Adult Program management needs. Act as a leading voice for pro se legal access concerns.
• Actively engage in CAIR Coalition’s training and advocacy efforts.
• Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.
• Ensure the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion by staff on team. 
• Undertake own administrative functions, including for case work (e.g., preparation of all aspects of filings). CAIR Coalition attorneys often do not have dedicated paralegals for assistance on cases and non-attorney LOP staff time is dedicated to client-facing tasks (e.g., jail visits, pro se assistance).  

 

Work with External Parties:

• Carry out day to day communications and contract reporting with the Acacia Center for Justice, the primary funder (contracting with EOIR) supporting CAIR Coalition’s LOP team. Prepare LOP budgets and other contract materials in consultation with program directors. Strategize on other sources of funding to support program operations.     
• Liaise with external partners at law schools, non-profit organizations, and firms in coordination with pro bono managing attorney and LOP staff for the purpose of securing and furthering access to legal services for detained individuals.   
• Interface with the community of support for clients and unrepresented people.
• Take part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and telephonic meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives (including ICE, jail and court officials), and other legal service providers. 

 

 [1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment. Each team lead works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping or staff-run committees such as Equity and Inclusion Committee.

DAP staff has been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. They have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through project-focused cohorts that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies.

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media. We embrace the movement in our work while also staying focused on the practicalities we trained for, as well as where we are most useful in this movement. We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is passion. We do not limit our push or dreams for this world based on the limits we know but try to imagine how to navigate around them.

We value our brain trust and are constantly finding ways to ensure that we maintain and grow, in ways that acknowledge those with expertise but also sets up new advocates for success.

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The employee demonstrates a mastery of the law and legal procedure and can deploy innovative and thoughtful approaches to assisting clients. The employee stays abreast of developments in the law and ensures that their supervisees are trained in new developments. 

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The employee proficiently helps to manage all of the program’s in-jail, client, and in-office programmatic obligations. The employee proficiently manages their caseloads and the caseloads of the staff they supervise. The employee skillfully supervises their staff and ensures that staff are in a position to grow professionally. 

 

Administrative

The employee ensures that all administrative aspects of their position (and their staffs’ positions), attendant to the provision of services to clients, are carried out without managerial intervention, (including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.). 

 

Qualifications Required:

• JD and active license to practice law  
• Substantial relevant experience in immigration law or comparable field 
• Experience in supervision, mentorship and project management 
• Experience in delivering pro se education, intake and assistance programs (like LOP) strongly preferred 
• Written and oral Spanish working proficiency required, fluency preferred 
• Driver’s license 

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type

Full time, exempt 

 

Supervisory Responsibility

Responsible for directly supervising a limited number of staff on the LOP team (senior staff and/or staff carrying out key program functions, may be attorneys, legal assistants or administrative staff) and providing overall team leadership and back up support to other supervisors on the team 

 

Reports To

Deputy Program Director for Detained Adult Program 

 

Timeline

Deadline to Apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Start Date: Spring 2023

 

Salary

$79,500-$97,500 

Salary is commensurate with experience per CAIR Coalition’s salary scale.  

 

Location

This position will be based from the Washington, D.C. Office. Due to business related travel expectations, it is recommended candidates live within 30-miles of their assigned primary office.  

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers whose positions are not fully remote are working a hybrid-work model in compliance with CAIR Coalition’s COVID-19 policies. Due to the duties and responsibilities of the LOP Managing Attorney role, this position will follow a hybrid-work model and may be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters. 

 

Benefits

• CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:  
• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.; 
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV; 
• Subsidized subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);  
• An annual data reimbursement of $240 
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;  
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment. 

Paid time off includes:  

• 23 personal days per calendar year 
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year 
• 7 hours of volunteer time 
• Federal holidays 
• Winter break closure 
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume with your Paylocity application, which includes responses to screener questions regarding your interest in and qualifications for the position. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1320223/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Managing-Attorney-Detained-Adult-Program 

 

EEO Statement 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.

The Detained Children’s Program provides legal orientation and screening to detained migrant children detained in Maryland and Virginia region. We also offer free legal services to children released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody to the greater Washington/DC Baltimore region.

 

Our Work Environment:

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Children’s Program (DUCs) is a highly collaborative work environment. We are committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed legal and social services and a culture of professional growth and support for staff. Although aspects of our work are completed in smaller teams, we work towards integrated and client-focused services across the program by embracing interconnectivity. We strive to create systems that provide structure while actively fostering innovation and adaptability.

 

Position Summary:

A Managing Attorney in the Detained Children’s Program works collaboratively with staff and leadership to:

• ensure that clients receive high-quality legal services while detained and after release to our local area,
• provide direct legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children,
• supervise and train attorneys and legal assistants,
• work with program leadership to ensure contractual compliance, and
• implement long-term plans for the program.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Representation:

• Manage caseload of full legal representation of clients in removal proceedings before the Arlington and/or Baltimore Immigration Courts. This includes representation in the following types of cases: Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Board of Immigration Appeals, U-Visas, and T-Visas.
• Represent clients before USCIS and in local state courts.
• Manage potential client follow-up after intake, including sponsor intakes, assessment of legal relief and case placement with in-house or pro bono attorneys.
• Support the program’s efforts to remain abreast of new developments in the law and to train staff on the law.
• Provide supervision and training to attorneys on full representation and pro bono cases, including (i) case strategy, (ii) trial preparation, and (iii) caseload management.
• Provide expert mentoring to pro bono attorneys from area law firms handling children’s cases.

Organizational Services:

• Work with program leadership to set long-term program goals and ensure contractual compliance.
• Support team to ensure smooth operations of weekly visits to several local government detention centers. This includes ensuring that all children receive a legal orientation and intake.
• Work with other CAIR Coalition programs to ensure cross-program information and strategy sharing.
• Oversee the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases.
• Take part in stakeholder relationship activities with community groups, government agencies, contractors, and representatives, and other legal service providers.
• Lead internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups, including as a member of an organizational leadership team, to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The Managing Attorney utilizes their expertise in immigration law and legal procedure to provide high quality, innovative, and culturally competent representation. The Managing Attorney stays abreast of developments in the law and ensures that their supervisees are trained in new developments.

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The Managing Attorney contributes to the effective management of the program's shelter, client, and in-office obligations to ensure that clients receive zealous representation, funding obligations are met, and that the program collaborates effectively within the organization and with peer groups. The employee proficiently manages their and their supervisees’ caseloads and skillfully supervises junior staff, ensuring that they perform job duties and are supported in their professional growth.

 

Administrative

The Managing Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their and their supervisees’ positions, are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.

 

Qualifications Required:

• JD and at least three (3) years of relevant experience in immigration law. Experience working with unaccompanied minors preferred.
• Management and supervision experience.
• Committed to principles of equity and inclusion.
• Must be licensed to practice law in Maryland or Virginia, eligible to waive into either bar, or willing to sit for the next scheduled bar exam.
• Written and oral Spanish fluency strongly preferred.
• Driver’s license required.
• Favorable results on background check including driving record, Child Protection Registry, and state and federal criminal records, required.

 

Core Competencies:

Managing Intentionally, with Equity in Mind: Managing effectively and with intention, to create the conditions for every team member - especially BIPOC team members, queer team members, those with disabilities and others at the margins - to have the best chance of success at CAIR Coalition. 

 

Communicating Effectively, Clearly, and Inclusively to All Team Members: Communicating clearly, directly, inclusively, and in a timely fashion about issues that directly impact your team. Hearing from and engaging with the insights from your team to make better decisions, and closing the loop so people know if and how their input was used. 

 

Building Strong, Trusting Professional Relationships with Empathy, Care, and Appropriate Support: Using emotional intelligence, cultural competence, and trust-building skills to build high-trust relationships with your team. 

 

Modeling CAIR Coalition's Expectations for all team members: Accountability, Follow-Through, and Ability to Accept/Learn from Feedback: Owning missteps, following through on commitments, and creating the conditions to receive, adapt to, and close the loop on feedback - especially across lines of difference. 

 

What Else You Should Know:

Timeline:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

 

Salary

This is a full-time exempt position. Starting salary is $79,500 and up commensurate with experience.

 

Travel

This position may require travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance with all CAIR Coalition safety protocols.

 

Position Location

Washington, DC or Baltimore, MD

 

Telework

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members may be required to live within daily commuting distance of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies. 

 

Benefits:

CAIR Coalition’s benefits package includes (a) subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); (b) life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; (d) the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account (beginning January 1, 2022); and (d) the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for nonprofits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

 

Paid Time-Off:

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure

 

How to Apply:  

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/875683/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Managing-Attorney-Detained-Childrens-Program 

 

EEOC Statement:

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region. 

 

Position Summary: 

A Senior Attorney in the Detained Adult Program focuses on (i) the provision of direct legal services under a universal representation model to immigrant adults held in facilities in Virginia and Maryland, (ii) the supervision of staff attorneys and legal assistants (also including supervision of interns and fellows); and (iii) the mentoring of pro bono attorneys. This position is based in our Baltimore, Maryland office and will work primarily with our Maryland focused universal representation project/public defender model. This project provides legal representation to detained immigrants regardless of their criminal history and immigration procedural postures. 

 

Our Work Environment:  

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program (DAP) is a highly collaborative work environment. We work in smaller focused teams around various direct representation and legal orientation projects, but all DAP colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping, appeals management, advocacy initiatives, and staff-run committees such as our Equity & Inclusion Committee. 

 

DAP staff have been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. We have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through collaborations that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies. 

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media. ?We embrace the movements to bring universal representation, an end to detention, and meaningful due process to the U.S. immigration system in our work, which also staying focused on the practical work we are trained to do and where we are most useful in this space. ?We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is interest! 

 

General Duties and Responsibilities: 

Representation: 

• Manages caseload of direct legal representation of detained clients in removal proceedings primarily before the Arlington and/or Baltimore Immigration Courts. This includes representation types such as Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U-Visas, T-Visas, and Cancellation of Removal. 
• Provide direct supervision to staff attorneys on direct representation cases, including supervision and assistance of (i) case strategy, (ii) trial preparation, and (iii) case load management. 
• Provide expert mentoring to outside attorneys representing detained immigrants on a pro bono basis. 
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low bandwidth periods. 
• Participates in stakeholder relationship activities. 
• Engages with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization. 
• Written and oral Spanish fluency strongly preferred, but experienced supervisors will be considered with no Spanish language.
• Driver’s license required. 

 

What Else You Should Know:

Salary

Commensurate with experience working in legal services. The salary range is $65,300-$80,750. 

 

Travel

This position may require travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance with all CAIR Coalition safety protocols.

 

Position Location

Baltimore, MD or Washington, DC

 

Telework

 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members may be required to live within daily commuting distance of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.  

 

Benefits:

CAIR Coalition’s benefits package includes (a) subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); (b) life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; (d) the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account (beginning January 1, 2022); and (d) the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for nonprofits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

 

Paid Time-Off:

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure

Requirements

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The Senior Attorney demonstrates a solid understanding of legal concepts at a level that allows them to provide services to clients with limited supervision. The Senior Attorney clearly and skillfully employs the law in written and oral presentations and assists junior staff in doing the same. The Senior Attorney has taken on multiple hearings or interviews for clients with limited supervision. The Senior Attorney is able to competently supervise Staff Attorneys on client interaction matters and legal strategy, research, and writing. The Senior Attorney demonstrates cultural competency and trauma-informed practices.

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The Senior Attorney competently handles, and supervises, all required programmatic obligations (staff supervision, program reporting requirements, intake, follow-up, relief eligibility memos for pro bono placement, etc.). The Senior Attorney manages their supervision responsibilities and in-house and pro bono mentoring caseload to allow for proper prioritization and thoughtful use of time and resources. The Senior Attorney supervises junior staff to ensure programmatic efficiency and efficacy. The Senior Attorney exercises sound judgment and decision-making skills and identifies when issues must be elevated to management.

 

Administrative

The Senior Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their position (and of their supervisees’), attendant to the provision of services to clients, are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.).

 

Qualifications Required:

• JD and 3-5 years of relevant experience in immigration law.
• Must be licensed to practice law and in good standing with a state bar.
• Written and oral Spanish fluency strongly preferred, but experienced supervisors will be considered with no Spanish language.
• Driver’s license required.

 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization

To Apply:

Complete the application in its entirety. Be sure to upload a cover letter, resume, and writing sample focused on an immigration related legal issue. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/637713/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Senior-Attorney---Detained-Adult-Program

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.

 

Position Summary:

A staff attorney in the Detained Adult Program focuses on: (i) screening individuals for program eligibility and immigration relief, (ii) managing a caseload of direct legal services to immigrant adults held in facilities in Virginia, Maryland and outside the DMV region, (iii) maintaining client and stakeholder information up to date in the organization’s database, (iv) advocating with stakeholders and community representatives for program and clients, and (v) the mentoring of pro bono attorneys.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]:

Representation:

• Manage a caseload of in-house direct legal representation of detained clients in removal proceedings before the Arlington and/or Baltimore Immigration Courts and out-of-state courts via remote appearance as needed. This includes representation in cases such as Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Board of Immigration Appeals, U-Visas, T- Visas, and Cancellation of Removal. An average staff attorney’s docket consists of four trial level cases going to individual hearing and other removal defense cases.
• Provide expert mentoring to outside pro bono attorneys representing detained immigrants on a pro bono basis.
• Prepare Post Release Plans and social service plans, in coordination with social services staff.
• Research, engage, and prepare experts on health, behavioral health, and country conditions.

 

Detention Facility Services:

• Conduct government detention center visits as needed to prepare clients for their immigration hearings.
• Conduct individual intakes with immigrants at the detention facilities or remotely. Provide necessary follow-up after intakes to evaluate program eligibility and eligibility for relief, including performing research, securing criminal/juvenile delinquency records and obtaining additional information from family and community members.

 

Organizational Services:

• Ensure the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion.
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low- bandwidth periods.
• Take part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and telephonic meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers.
• Conduct trainings and stakeholder meetings with detention center staff.
• Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.
• Undertake own administrative functions, including for casework (e.g., preparation of all aspects of filings). CAIR Coalition attorneys do not have dedicated paralegals for assistance on cases and non-attorney staff time is dedicated to client-facing tasks (e.g, jail visits).

 

Program-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Members of the Detained Adult program, in addition to the responsibilities above, also:

• Coordinate with all internal DAP Programs (e.g., LOP, NQRP, Safe Cities) to ensure all programs are kept abreast of developments and clients.

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment. Each team lead works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping or staff-run committees such as Equity and Inclusion Committee.   

 

DAP staff has been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. They have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through project-focused cohorts that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies.   

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media. We embrace the movement in our work while also staying focused on the practicalities we trained for, as well as where we are most useful in this movement. We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is passion. We do not limit our push or dreams for this world based on the limits we know but try to imagine how to navigate around them.   

 

We value our brain trust and are constantly finding ways to ensure that we maintain and grow, in ways that acknowledge those with expertise but also sets up new advocates for success.   

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type:

Full-time, exempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position does not include primary supervision of other staff. However, may involve the supervision of legal assistants or interns depending on case specific needs.

 

Reports To:

DAP Managing Attorney

 

Timeline:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline to apply is 02/01/2023.

 

Salary:

$61,500 - $75,800

Salary is commensurate with experience per CAIR Coalition salary scale. 

 

Location

This position will primarily be based in the Baltimore, Maryland office, though the Washington, D.C. office may be available as a less preferred second option. Due to business related travel expectations, it is recommended candidates live within 30-miles of their assigned primary office. 

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of Staff Attorney certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff are expected to work from the office once per week following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes: 

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); 
• An annual data reimbursement of $240
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; 
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and 
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

Paid time off includes: 

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave 

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1159989/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Staff-Attorney-Detained-Adult-Program

 

EEO Statement

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…

 

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.

 

Position Summary:

A staff attorney in the Detained Adult Program focuses on: (i) screening individuals for program eligibility and immigration relief, (ii) managing a caseload of direct legal services to immigrant adults held in facilities in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and outside the DMV region, (iii) maintaining client and stakeholder information up to date in the organization’s database, (iv) advocating with stakeholders and community representatives for program and clients, and (v) the mentoring of pro bono attorneys.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]:

Representation:

• Manage a caseload of in-house direct legal representation of detained clients in removal proceedings before the Arlington and/or Baltimore Immigration Courts and out-of-state courts via remote appearance as needed. This includes representation in cases such as Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Board of Immigration Appeals, U-Visas, T- Visas, and Cancellation of Removal. An average staff attorney’s docket consists of four trial level cases going to individual hearing and other removal defense cases.
• Provide expert mentoring to outside pro bono attorneys representing detained immigrants on a pro bono basis.
• Prepare Post Release Plans and social service plans, in coordination with social services staff.
• Research, engage, and prepare experts on health, behavioral health, and country conditions.

 

Detention Facility Services:

• Conduct government detention center visits as needed to prepare clients for their immigration hearings.
• Conduct individual intakes with immigrants at the detention facilities or remotely. Provide necessary follow-up after intakes to evaluate program eligibility and eligibility for relief, including performing research, securing criminal/juvenile delinquency records and obtaining additional information from family and community members.

 

Organizational Services:

• Ensure the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion.
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low- bandwidth periods.
• Take part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and telephonic meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers.
• Conduct trainings and stakeholder meetings with detention center staff.
• Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.
• Undertake own administrative functions, including for casework (e.g., preparation of all aspects of filings). CAIR Coalition attorneys do not have dedicated paralegals for assistance on cases and non-attorney staff time is dedicated to client-facing tasks (e.g, jail visits).

 

Program-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Members of the Detained Adult program, in addition to the responsibilities above, also:

• Coordinate with all internal DAP Programs (e.g., LOP, NQRP, Safe Cities) to ensure all programs are kept abreast of developments and clients.

  [1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment. Each team lead works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping or staff-run committees such as Equity and Inclusion Committee.   

 

DAP staff has been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. They have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through project-focused cohorts that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies.   

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media. We embrace the movement in our work while also staying focused on the practicalities we trained for, as well as where we are most useful in this movement. We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is passion. We do not limit our push or dreams for this world based on the limits we know but try to imagine how to navigate around them.   

 

We value our brain trust and are constantly finding ways to ensure that we maintain and grow, in ways that acknowledge those with expertise but also sets up new advocates for success.   

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The Staff Attorney demonstrates a developing understanding of legal concepts at a level that allows them to provide services to clients with moderate supervision. The Staff Attorney clearly and skillfully employs the law in written and oral presentations with limited supervision and input from supervisors. The Staff Attorney contributes substantively to case assessment discussions. The Staff Attorney is working towards self-sufficiency in client hearings, interviews, and legal research and writing.

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The Staff Attorney satisfactorily handles all required in-jail and in-office programmatic obligations (intake, follow-up, case summaries, case development, etc.) with limited supervision. The Staff Attorney manages their in-house and pro bono mentoring caseload to allow for proper prioritization and thoughtful use of time and resources.

 

Administrative

The Staff Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their position, attendant to the provision of services to clients, are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.

 

Qualifications Required:

• JD and 1 -3 years of relevant experience with at least one year of immigration law preferred.
• Certification: Licensed to practice law or expecting attorney bar exam results in the fall of 2022. 
• Written and oral Spanish fluency strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage a docket of detained removal defense cases.
• Strong trial advocacy skills preferred.
• Driver’s license required.

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type:

Full-time, exempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position does not include primary supervision of other staff. However, may involve the supervision of legal assistants or interns depending on case specific needs.

 

Reports To:

DAP Managing Attorney

 

Timeline:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline to apply is July 15, 2023 for Fall 2023 Positions.

 

Salary:

$61,500 - $75,800

Salary is commensurate with experience per CAIR Coalition salary scale. 

 

Location

This position will primarily be based in the Baltimore, Maryland office, though the Washington, D.C. office may be available as a less preferred second option. Due to business related travel expectations, it is recommended candidates live within 30-miles of their assigned primary office. 

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of Staff Attorney certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff are expected to work from the office once per week following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes: 

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); 
• An annual data reimbursement of $240
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; 
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and 
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

Paid time off includes: 

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave 

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1401108/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Staff-Attorney-Detained-Adult-Program--Removal-Defense 

 

EEO Statement

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, homeless status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region. The Immigration Impact Lab ("the Lab") is CAIR Coalition’s federal court impact litigation program. The Lab team seeks to reduce the disproportionate legal injustices immigrant adults and children at risk of detention and deportation face by bringing cutting-edge impact litigation to engender systematic change through legal precedent that benefits broad groups of immigrants.

 

Role Description

We are seeking a Staff Attorney to help lead the Immigration Impact Lab’s efforts to expand its impact litigation and referral systems in new circuits, particularly the Third, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuits. A Staff Attorney in the Immigration Impact Lab focuses on working with the appellate and federal litigation team to meet the Lab’s goals, including (i) conducting broad-based legal research, case development, and written pleadings involving a host of issues that touch on novel immigration claims; (ii) the provision of direct legal services to immigrants through appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and federal circuit courts of appeals and litigation in the district court, (iii) working with pro bono attorneys through co-counseling, mentoring, and trainings, (iv) the supervision of staff attorneys, legal assistants, and interns, and (v) the management of program projects and contribution to program development efforts including fundraising and thought leadership opportunities such as media, panels, and webinars.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]

Representation:

Work on federal impact litigation, including habeas petitions and appeals and taking on the following tasks:  

• Conduct legal research.
• Draft legal pleadings for filing in federal courts and/or immigration agencies.
• Represent clients at the BIA, federal circuit courts of appeals, and federal district courts and/or draft amicus briefs.
• Investigate and collect information to support federal court litigation, including plaintiff searches and case referrals.
• Support the implementation of program projects supporting impact litigation.
• Assist staff of other programs to (i) create innovative arguments and strategies for direct legal representations of detained clients, (ii) identify novel issues for appeals and impact litigation, and (iii) preserve issues for appeal.
• Manage a caseload of in-house cases and pro bono co-counseling and mentorship cases to ensure timely completion and submission of all filings, forms, etc.
• Provide technical legal assistance to other advocates on a variety of legal issues affecting immigrants at risk of detention and deportation.
• Mentor and co-counsel with teams of pro bono law firm and other nonprofit organization attorneys through the life of cases.
• Educate pro bono attorneys and other advocates through trainings and panels, development and maintenance of practice advisories and other legal resources, litigation coordination, and outreach.
• Implement the programmatic priorities of CAIR Coalition’s Immigration Impact Lab, including implementing program projects and supervising, and mentor other CAIR Coalition staff on complex litigation and appeals. 

 

Organizational Services:

• Ensure the input and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion.
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low-bandwidth periods.
• Take part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and telephonic meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers.
• Conduct trainings and stakeholder meetings.
• Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.
• Undertake own administrative functions, including for casework (e.g., preparation of all aspects of filings). CAIR Coalition attorneys do not have dedicated paralegals for assistance on cases and non-attorney staff time is dedicated to client-facing tasks (e.g., jail visits, pro se assistance).  

[1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Immigration Impact Lab is a highly collaborative work environment. CAIR Coalition is committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed legal and social services and a culture of professional growth and support for staff. Although aspects of our work are completed in smaller teams, we work towards integrated and client-focused services across the organization by embracing interconnectivity. We strive to create systems that provide structure while actively fostering innovation and adaptability. 

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The Staff Attorney demonstrates a developing understanding of legal concepts at a level that allows them to provide services to clients with moderate supervision. The Staff Attorney clearly and skillfully employs the law in written and oral presentations with limited supervision and input from supervisors. The Staff Attorney contributes substantively to case assessment discussion. The Staff Attorney is working towards self-sufficiency in client hearings, interviews, and legal research and writing.

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The Staff Attorney satisfactorily handles and supervises all required programmatic obligations (follow-up, brief drafting, filings, consultations, trainings, etc.) with limited supervision. The Staff Attorney manages their in-house and pro bono mentoring caseload to allow for proper prioritization and thoughtful use of time and resources.  

 

Administrative

The Staff Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their position, attendant to the provision of services to clients, are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc. 

 

Qualifications Required:

• JD and relevant experience in federal appellate and/or district court litigation.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Dedication to immigrants’ rights.
• Creative, entrepreneurial thinking, a willingness to think outside the box and innovate, and a self-starter attitude.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and successfully implement innovative litigation approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities, strategies, and circumstances. 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Immigration law experience.
• Preference is given to Spanish speaking candidates.
• Experience building systems. 

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type

Full-time, exempt

 

Reports To

Sam Hsieh, Managing Attorney

 

Timeline

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

 

Salary

$61,500- $75,800 commensurate with experience

 

Location

This position will be based from Washington DC, however, remote work can be considered for the right candidate.

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);
• An annual data reimbursement of $240
• Life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

 

Paid time off includes:

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1250198/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Staff-Attorney-Immigration-Impact-Lab

 

EEO Statement

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…;