Pro Bono Coordinator Asylum Project
About The Position
NIJC seeks a Pro Bono Coordinator for the Asylum Project providing pro bono representation to hundreds of low-income individuals and families seeking asylum in the Chicago Immigration Court and Asylum Office. Serving as the primary point of contact for both prospective asylum clients and volunteer attorneys, this role is responsible for coordinating client intake processes, assisting in case preparation in collaboration with program staff, and supporting pro bono attorneys throughout the lifecycle of asylum cases. The coordinator also contributes to the development and delivery of training materials and resources to ensure high-quality legal representation by volunteer partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Minimum of one year of experience in the human rights field, legal and/or communications work required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written Spanish.
- Excellent writing, editing, organizational, and computer skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- May give credit towards years of experience if attained a degree higher than a bachelor's degree.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate NIJC's non-detained asylum intakes, responds to internal and external referrals.
- Make recommendations to the project attorneys regarding case assessments and feasibility of pro bono placement.
- Serve as the initial point-of-contact for pro bono inquiries from current and prospective pro bono attorneys and coordinators at law firms and corporations across the country regarding NIJC's work.
- Provide referrals for post-asylum ancillary services for NIJC asylum clients.
- Generate reports regarding NIJC's asylum pro bono work.
- Track individual asylum cases, pro bono placement, and outcomes in NIJC's database.
- Coordinate legal trainings and workshops for asylum pro bono attorneys.
- Create and update NIJC asylum pro bono training materials in collaboration with the Asylum Project staff.
- Compile pro bono summaries for distribution in the monthly pro bono newsletter.
- Collaborate with the pro bono manager to conduct outreach and recruitment of potential pro bono attorneys.
- Coordinate the referral of asylum cases to pro bono attorneys.
- Respond to questions from asylum pro bono attorneys and refer questions to the project attorneys as appropriate.
- Participate in a bi-annual audit of the Asylum Project's pro bono cases.
- Participate in legal trainings and review legal materials to remain current on immigration law, policies, and procedures.
- Assist in the representation of in-house asylum clients.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
