Communications Associate
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:
The Communications Associate functions as a key member of the Development team and reports to the Development and Grants Manager to plan and execute the organization’s annual Development and Communications Plan. The Development department is responsible for raising $1.6 million in unrestricted and restricted contributions in FY22 from individual donors, foundations, law firms, corporations, foundations, and other entities. The individual will contribute to the overall strategy, serve as a thought partner, while helping create a data-driven environment.
The Communications Associate will support the conception and implementation of all communications related to fundraising campaigns, grants, volunteers, events, with a variety of audiences, including donors, volunteers, prospects, and external stakeholders, not limited to the law firms, media, community partners, clients, and more via e-mail, social media, print, and other channels.
General Duties and Responsibilities[1]
Communications
- Maintain a long-term content strategy and Development and Communications calendar with the goal of creating a cohesive and integrated message about CAIR Coalition’s efforts, initiatives, campaigns, and mission.
- Track and analyze data metrics for performance improvements for social media, email (open rates, click rates, conversation rates, etc.), and website, and report regularly on metrics. Recommend and implement tactics to increase engagement.
- Lead overall social media strategy and manage social media accounts, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and strengthen social media presence.
- Coordinate with program teams to develop leads and identify opportunities to elevate our programs, activities, and other content to help drive media coverage.
- Lead overall email strategy, conduct A/B testing, implement audience segmentation strategies and ask string amounts in e-appeals.
- Lead the creation of news updates, client stories, educational graphics, invitations, press releases, statements, and other content to be distributed and published via e-mail, and/or across social media platforms, and on our websites.
- Draft and publish 6 and 9-month Progress Reports, Annual Report, and other updates to donors and constituents to demonstrate organizational impact.
- Coordinate media outreach, including media-facing rapid response activities, including drafting and editing press releases, fielding media requests, and supporting staff who are engaging with the media.
Fundraising Campaigns and Events
- Support micro-fundraising campaigns, including Spring for Justice, Giving Tuesday, and Calendar Year-end by creating campaign calendars, conceptualizing campaign themes, drafting emails, social media posts, and preparing/updating microsites as needed.
- Conduct individual donors and prospect outreach, including drafting appeals, acknowledgements, updates, as well as support physical mailings as needed.
- Support the annual fall fundraiser by coordinating communications ranging from event invitations, acknowledgments, event program book, outreach to attendees and award recipients, drafting scripts/talking points, tracking event RSVPs, and providing logistical support during the event.
Misc. Duties
- Monitor the Development and Media email inboxes and respond to inquiries in a timely manner.
- Attend program meetings and participate in the monthly Dev/Comms Specialty Teams meetings
- Conduct regular website and microsite audits and update information as needed.
- Support the preparation for the annual audit, including working with the Executive Director to gather pro bono hours from pro bono partners.
- All Development and Communications staff are required to be able to work cross-functionally to support key efforts and priorities, staff, and programs, as needed.
- Assist with additional duties as necessary.
[1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.
Requirements
- Minimum one to two years of experience working in a related field.
- Excellent ability to draft sharp and memorable and copy under deadlines.
- Excellent editing and proofreading skills.
- Meticulous planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks/projects, and follow through on detail with high-level accuracy.
- Must be a team player and able to pivot as necessary to evolving circumstances.
- Experience with social media platforms.
- Experience with basic graphic design such as Canva or illustrator.
- Experience in marketing automation software (EveryAction, MailChimp, etc.)
- Experience in customer relationship management database (EveryAction, SalesForce, Blackbaud product, etc.).
- Willingness to stay-up to date with the latest industry trends and methods.
- Ability to respond successfully and quickly under tight deadlines, working occasional evening and weekend hours as needed.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to establish and cultivate productive relationships
What Else You Should Know:
Position Type
This is a full-time, non-exempt position.
Reports To
The Communications Associate will report to the Development and Grants Manager.
Timeline
The deadline to submit your application is May 20, 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Salary
The annual salary range for this role is between $50,000 to $60,000, commensurate with experience.
Location
This position will be based from the Washington, D.C. or Baltimore, M.D. Office. This job can be performed fully remotely 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 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.
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);
- 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.
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…
Managing 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 legal assistance to adult and child immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.
Position Summary:
A Managing Attorney in the Detained Adult Program focuses on ensuring that program staff provide excellent and efficient services to clients, implementing long-term plans for the program, providing direct legal services to immigrant adults, and supervising junior staff with a focus on professional development.
Our Work Environment:
CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment, each team lead or manager works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping, appeals squad, 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!
DAP has slowly over the years begun to embrace work life balance, although not to perfection.
Our team is still going through growth and continues to analyze how to ensure every team member is heard. We learn from those who are new to the field while also ensuring experience is a critical part of decision making. 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.
General Duties and Responsibilities[1]:
Representation:
- Provides oversight and management of significant aspects of the program in coordination with the Program Director or Deputy Program Director.
- Take on direct legal representation of detained clients in removal proceedings 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, Board of Immigration Appeals, U-Visas, T-Visas, and Cancellation of Removal.
- Direct representation is “as needed” to support supervisees and team or to grow own skills, but the position is focused on supervision of senior and staff attorneys.
- Ensure that the program is kept abreast of new developments in the law and that junior staff are adequately trained on the law. CAIR Coalition has a Legal Strategy Team to support the managing attorney.
- Provide oversight and mentoring to senior and 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 as needed.
- Manage a caseload of in-house direct representation case and pro bono mentorship cases to ensure timely completion and submission of all filings, forms, etc.
- Research, engage, and prepare experts on health, behavioral health, and country conditions.
- Work with case management team and Social Services Coordinator to provide holistic advocacy. This includes supervision of attorneys on preparation of Post Release Plans and social service plans, in coordination with social services staff.
- Work with the Impact Lab to provide holistic advocacy.
- Work with team to develop new and novel arguments in new circuits where Maryland residents are detained.
- CAIR Coalition is increasing the number of dedicated paralegals, but from time to time, attorneys must undertake their own administrative functions, including for casework (e.g., preparation of all aspects of filings). Each program has support from case managers or legal assistants to support the team, also known as program advocates.
Advocacy:
- Educate lawmakers and funders on program impacts;
- Work with partner organizations to uplift advocacy;
- Center impacted people in discussions with community organizing activities;
- Media engagement on occasion or supporting impacted people in media or community engagement.
Detention Facility Services:
- Conduct oversight of visits to government detention facilities.
- Conduct individual intakes with immigrants at the detention facilities. Provide necessary follow-up after intakes to evaluate eligibility for relief, including performing research, securing criminal/juvenile delinquency records and obtaining additional information from family and community members. However, the majority of time will be spent supervising and supporting new attorneys in this area.
- Work with stakeholders in areas where new detention centers arise.
- Coordinate with other LSPs who are serving detention centers to effectively use resources.
Organizational Services:
- Work with program management to set long-term program plans.
- Interface with leadership of other CAIR Coalition programs to ensure cross-program information and strategy sharing.
- Ensure the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion for program staff.
- 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.
- Lead internal CAIR Coalition working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.
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.
- Support team in new Program
- Ensure Equity & Inclusion is key component of practice and professional development.
Requirements
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 relevant experience in immigration law.
- Strong candidates will have a min. of 4 - 10 years of experience in immigration law.
- Strong candidates will have a min. of 2 years in detained removal defense specifically.
- Strong candidate will have a min. of 1-2 years of supervision experience
- Must have trial experience.
- Must be licensed to practice law.
- Written and oral Spanish fluency strongly preferred.
- Driver’s license required.
Additional Job Requirements:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first day of employment, except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. 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.
What Else You Should Know:
Timeline:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline to Apply: May 21st
Salary
This is a full-time exempt position. The starting salary is $79,500 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, 2021); 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
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
[1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions.
To Apply:
Submit your resume and cover letter to the link below.
Managing Attorney, Detained Children's 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.
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: [1]
Representation:
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- 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:
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- 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.
Additional Job Requirements:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first day of employment, except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. 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.
What Else You Should Know:
Salary
This is a full-time exempt position. Starting salary is $74,500 commensurate with experience.
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
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.
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
[1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions
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 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
While local applicants are preferred, we will also consider qualified remote non-local applicants to work remotely through September 2022.
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.
Senior Attorney, Detained Children's 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.
The Detained Children’s Program provides legal orientation and screening to detained migrant children 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.
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 fostering innovation and adaptability. Supervisors in our program share a commitment to teaching, mentorship, and work life balance.
Position Summary:
A Senior Attorney in the Detained Children’s Program works collaboratively with staff and leadership to:
- ensure clients receive high-quality, culturally competent legal services while detained and after release;
- participate in visits to detention centers for the purpose of conducting legal intakes and Know Your Rights (KYR) presentations to detained children,
- provide direct legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children;
- mentor pro bono attorneys providing legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children;
- supervise legal assistants, interns, and staff attorneys (depending on experience level); and
- promote a team culture of equity and inclusion.
General Duties and Responsibilities:
Representation:
- Manage a caseload of direct legal representation of detained and released clients in removal proceedings before local state and immigration courts and USCIS 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.
- Participate in client intake and follow-up to determine eligibility for legal relief and facilitation of 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 immigration and relevant aspects of family law.
- Supervise legal assistants, interns, and staff attorneys on aspects of case work. Supervision of other attorneys is dependent on experience.
- Provide expert mentoring to pro bono attorneys from law firms handling children’s immigration cases.
- Handle own administrative tasks for casework (e.g., preparation and submission of filings, file maintenance, and recordkeeping).
Organizational Services:
- Assist program leadership with the implementation of long-term program plans and contract compliance.
- Facilitate and/or participate in regular facility visits for the purpose of conducting legal intakes and KYR presentations for detained children.
- Ensure a smooth operation of administrative aspects of the program such as processing referrals and the internal case placement process.
- Ensure the timely and accurate entry of case information into shared databases.
- Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low- bandwidth periods.
- Participate in stakeholder relationship activities, including meetings with community groups, government agencies, and other legal service providers.
- Conducts trainings and stakeholder meetings with detention center staff.
- Engages with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to participate in the growth and strategy of the organization.
What Else You Should Know
Timeline
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Applicants must attach their resume and cover letter to the application link.
Salary
Commensurate with experience working in legal services ranging from $67,800-$79,000.
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 the senior attorney role, they are 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
- 1 day of volunteer time
- Federal holidays.
- Winter break closure
Requirements
Competencies Required:
Legal Proficiency
The Senior Attorney demonstrates a solid understanding of legal concepts, allowing them to provide competent and client-centered services with limited supervision. The Senior Attorney effectively advocates through written and oral work and assists junior staff in doing the same. The Senior Attorney has experience litigating and preparing for hearings or interviews for clients with limited supervision. The Senior Attorney competently supervises aspects of the work of staff attorneys, legal assistants and interns on client relationships 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 program obligations (including KYRs, legal intakes, follow-up interviewing, case placement, direct representation services, and pro bono mentorship). The Senior Attorney manages their in-house and pro bono mentoring caseload to allow for appropriate 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 leadership.
Administrative
The Senior Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their position (and that of their supervisees) are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file maintenance, database upkeep, etc.
Qualifications Required:
- JD and 3-5 years relevant experience in immigration law (family law experience a plus).
- Experience working with child clients preferred.
- Written and oral Spanish fluency.
- Must be licensed to practice law in Maryland or Virginia, eligible to waive into the Maryland or Virginia bar, or willing to sit for the next scheduled bar exam.
- Driver’s license.
- Favorable results on background check including driving record, Child Protection Registry, and state and federal criminal records.
- Ability to work remotely temporarily but fulfill job responsibilities in-person as required.
Additional Job Requirements:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first day of employment, except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. 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.
To Apply:
Please attach your resume and cover letter to the link below.
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
Social Services Case Manager, Detained Children's 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.
The Detained Children’s Program provides legal orientation and screening to unaccompanied children detained throughout Maryland and Virginia. We also offer free legal services to children released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody to the greater Washington, DC / Baltimore metropolitan areas.
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.
General Duties and Responsibilities :
- Assist CAIR Coalition staff attorneys and pro bono attorneys to assess the physical and mental health needs of their clients and work to assure that these needs are met.
- Identify and create relationships with service providers in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas who can assist with housing, education, social services, mental health services, and substance abuse counseling for children and their families after being released from detention.
- Maintain supportive client relationships, working with children and their families to identify social services needs and make appropriate referrals.
- Assist in coordinating psychological and medical evaluations, as needed.
- Work with CAIR Coalition legal staff and pro bono attorneys to develop post-release plans for clients in detention.
- Enter all client-related notes into case management systems and maintain confidentiality.
- Ensure the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion.
- Work with program leadership to accurately track spending and develop systems to equitably distribute resources.
- Identify and/or conduct staff-wide trainings on mental health-related topics.
- Create, revise, and ensure accuracy of social services guidance materials.
- Interface with social services staff from other programs within CAIR Coalition to ensure cross-collaboration.
What Else You Should Know:
Timeline
The deadline to apply is April 08, 2022. Application link below. Please include your resume and cover letter.
Salary
This is a full-time non-exempt position. The annual salary range for this position is $50,000 to 56,250 commensurate with experience.
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
Competencies Required:
Substantive Proficiency
The Case Manager utilizes a growing expertise in social services, immigration services, and understanding of client needs to effectively provide services to clients with moderate supervision. The Case Manager clearly and skillfully employs social services skills in written and oral capacities with limited supervision and input from supervisors. The Case Manager contributes substantively to client case discussions and is innovative and contributes creative ideas to increase client services. The Case Manager interacts with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and effective manner.
Programmatic Proficiency
The Case Manager carries out client-facing duties as well as various other social services tasks in collaboration with other DUCS social services and legal team members. The Case Manager, in consultation with DUCs leadership, helps ensure that legal staff are educated on using social services best practices.
Administrative
The Case Manager ensures that all administrative aspects of their position are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.
Qualification Requirements
- Demonstrated interest in immigrants’ rights and assisting clients with mental health diagnoses, experience preferred.
- Experience working with children and teenagers, ideally in a professional setting.
- Knowledge of immigration system preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of local community organizations and resources serving immigrants preferred.
- Ability to work well independently.
- Willingness to train on and consistently utilize case management software.
- Fluency in Spanish required.
Additional Job Requirements:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first day of employment, except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. 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.
To Apply:
Please attach your resume and cover letter to the link below.
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
Social Services Coordinator, Detained Children's 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.
The Detained Children’s Program provides legal orientation and screening to unaccompanied children detained throughout Maryland and Virginia. We also offer free legal services to children released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody to the greater Washington, DC / Baltimore metropolitan areas.
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.
General Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with DUCs leadership to further develop social services program, track grant funds related to social services work, and develop systems to equitably distribute resources.
- Assist CAIR Coalition staff attorneys and pro bono attorneys to assess the physical and mental health needs of their clients and work to assure that these needs are met.
- Identify and create relationships with service providers in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas who can assist with housing, education, social services, mental health services, and substance abuse counseling for children and their families after being released from detention.
- Maintain supportive client relationships, working with children and their families to identify social services needs and make appropriate referrals.
- Assist in coordinating psychological and medical evaluations.
- Work with CAIR Coalition legal staff and pro bono attorneys to develop post-release plans for clients in detention.
- Enter all client-related notes into case management systems and maintain confidentiality.
- Ensure the timely and accurate entry of data and case information into shared databases.
- Identify and/or conduct staff-wide trainings on mental health-related topics.
Program Management Services:
- Supervise Social Services Case Manager and social services interns, as applicable and based on experience.
- Contribute to the administrative functioning of the social services program, including support for grant writing, grant compliance and reporting, data management, and hiring.
- Accurately track spending and work with program leadership to develop systems to equitably distribute resources.
- Create, revise, and ensure accuracy of social services guidance materials.
Organization-Wide Services:
- Represent the Detained Children’s Program as a member of an organization-wide leadership team.
- Interface with leadership and social services staff of other programs to ensure cross-program information and strategy sharing.
- Participate in CAIR Coalition committees and working groups, as needed, to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.
What Else You Should Know
Timeline
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline to Apply: April 22, 2022
Applicants must attach their resume and cover letter to the application link.
Salary
Commensurate with experience working in social services ranging from $61,500-$75,800.
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 the social services coordinator role, they are 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
- 1 day of volunteer time
- Federal holidays.
- Winter break closure
Requirements
Competencies Required:
Substantive Proficiency
The Social Services Coordinator utilizes expertise in social services, immigration services, and understanding of client needs to effectively provide services to clients with limited supervision. The Social Services Coordinator demonstrates cultural competency and trauma-informed practices. The Social Services Coordinator clearly and skillfully employs written and oral advocacy to further client needs with limited input from supervisors. The Social Services Coordinator contributes substantively to client case discussions and is innovative and contributes creative ideas to increase efficacy of client services. The Social Services Coordinator interacts with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and effective manner.
Programmatic Proficiency
The Social Services Coordinator carries out client-facing duties as well as various other social services tasks in collaboration with other social services and legal team members. The Social Services Coordinator, in consultation with DUCs leadership, helps ensure that legal staff are educated on implementing best practices in social and client-facing services. The Social Services Coordinator exercises sound judgment and decision-making skills and identifies when issues must be elevated to leadership. Dependent on experience and program needs, the Social Services Coordinator competently supervises other social services staff members and interns.
Administrative
The Social Services Coordinator ensures that all administrative aspects of their program are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file maintenance, and database upkeep. The Social Services Coordinator assists program leadership to track deliverables and provide timely and accurate information to current and prospective funders.
Qualifications Required:
- At least two years’ case management experience working with the immigrant community and survivors of trauma.
- Experience working with children and teenagers, ideally in a professional setting.
- Supervisory or management experience preferred.
- Knowledge of immigration system preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of local community organizations and resources serving immigrants.
- Ability to work well independently.
- Willingness to train on and consistently utilize case management software.
- Fluency in Spanish required.
Additional Job Requirements:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first day of employment, except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. 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.
To Apply:
Please attach your resume and cover letter to the link below.
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
Staff Attorney, Detained Children's 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.
The Detained Children’s Program provides legal orientation and screening to detained migrant children 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.
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 fostering innovation and adaptability. Supervisors in our program share a commitment to teaching,?mentorship, and work life balance.
Position Summary:
A Staff Attorney in the Detained Children’s Program works collaboratively with legal and social services staff and program leadership to:
- provide high-quality, culturally competent direct legal services to detained and released unaccompanied immigrant children;
- participate in, and assist with coordination of, visits to detention centers for the purpose of conducting legal intakes and Know Your Rights (KYR) presentations to detained children;
- mentor pro bono attorneys providing legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children; and
- contribute to the success of the program by building a culture of collaboration and learning.
General Duties and Responsibilities:
Representation:
Manage a caseload of direct legal representation of detained and released clients in removal proceedings before local state and immigration courts and USCIS 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.
- Participate in client intake and follow-up to determine eligibility for legal relief and facilitation of case placement with in-house or pro bono attorneys.
- Remain abreast of new developments in the law by actively participating in legal trainings and meetings with community groups, government agencies, and other legal service providers.
- Supervise legal assistants and interns on aspects of their work.
- Mentor pro bono attorneys from area law firms handling children’s immigration cases, as needed.
Organizational Services:
- Participate in regular facility visits for the purpose of conducting legal intakes and Know Your Rights presentations for detained children.
- Ensure the timely and accurate entry of case information into shared databases
- Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low- bandwidth periods.
- Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to participate in the growth and vision of the organization.
- Handle own administrative functions, including for casework (i.e. preparation of all aspects of filings) and social services referrals.
What Else You Should Know
Timeline
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Applicants must attach their resume and cover letter to the application link.
Salary
Commensurate with experience working in legal services ranging from $61,500-$67,500.
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 the staff attorney role, they are 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
- 1 day of volunteer time
- Federal holidays.
- Winter break closure
Requirements
Competencies Required:
Legal Proficiency:
The Staff Attorney demonstrates a developing understanding of legal concepts at a level that allows them to provide client-centered services with moderate supervision. The Staff Attorney clearly and skillfully employs the law in written and oral presentations with limited input from supervisors. 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 programmatic obligations (including KYRs, legal intakes, follow-up interviewing, case placement, direct representation services, and pro bono mentorship) with limited supervision. The Staff Attorney manages their in-house and pro bono mentoring caseload to allow for appropriate prioritization and thoughtful use of time and resources. The Staff Attorney demonstrates a growing understanding of cultural competency and trauma-informed practices. The staff attorney demonstrates sound judgment and decision-making skills and identifies when issues must be elevated to a supervisor.
Administrative
The Staff Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their position are carried out with minimal managerial support, including timekeeping, file maintenance, and database entries.
Qualifications Required:
- JD and 0-3 years relevant experience in immigration law (family law experience helpful but not required).
- Must be licensed to practice law in Maryland or Virginia, eligible to waive into the Maryland or Virginia bar, or willing to sit for the next scheduled bar exam.
- Written and oral Spanish fluency.
- Driver’s license.
- Favorable results on background check including driving record, Child Protection Registry, and state and federal criminal records.
- Ability to work remotely temporarily but fulfill job responsibilities in-person as required.
Additional Job Requirements:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first day of employment, except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. 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.
To Apply:
Please attach your resume and cover letter to the link below.
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
