CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE-posted 4 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Houston, TX
251-500 employees

Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need. The Senior Attorney, Crime Victims Assistance Program is a member of supervisory team of Cabrini Center who helps set strategic priority, formulate policies and procedures for the whole program. She or he is responsible for supervising a legal team in the provision of immigration legal services to clients served by St. Frances Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance. Legal services include community outreach and legal education, legal workshops, legal intake, legal research and individual legal representation. The Senior Attorney is expected to have and develop expertise in the immigration law as well as stay up-to-date on immigration law and policies and to provide supervision, guidance and mentorship to attorneys, pro bono counsels, paralegals and/or law student interns. The Senior Attorney will contribute to identifying issues for impact advocacy and litigation to be undertaken by Cabrini Center and/or other partners to advance immigrant rights and to make systemic changes.

  • Provide direct representation to immigrant clients before the USCIS, Asylum Office or Immigration Court as well as state courts on a range of immigration matters.
  • Conduct legal intake and screening; interview clients, affiants, witness, experts, case managers, and others.
  • Draft, prepare and assemble relevant immigration petitions; conduct legal research; write memoranda of law, motions or briefs.
  • Prepare clients for interviews and court hearings.
  • Maintain client physical and electronic files according to program requirements.
  • Maintain a case status list and case service statistics for Cabrini Center and program funders.
  • Conduct unit/team and individual meetings with staff regularly.
  • Comply with all contract requirements and provide accurate and timely monthly data, time logs, and reports.
  • Participate in charlas by presenting and performing legal consultations.
  • Provide day-to-day supervision to the legal team comprising staff attorneys, legal fellows, pro bono counsel, paralegal/legal assistants, administrative clerks and interns.
  • Develop expertise in general immigration law.
  • Identify policy issues and coordinate with other units within Cabrini Center and the immigration bar.
  • Work with Cabrini leadership to evaluate program efficacy and engage in priority setting.
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure high quality legal services.
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree from an ABA accredited law school.
  • Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas or eligible to waive into the State Bar of Texas within 12 months of hire.
  • Two (2) years of experience in broad range of Immigration Law.
  • One (1) year of experience in a leadership role.
  • Bilingual in English & Spanish.
  • Excellent legal research and writing skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to handle a high-volume caseload, multiple deadlines, and other tasks simultaneously.
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Experience working with immigrant community.
  • Demonstrated multi-cultural understanding and experience.
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