Responsibilities
- Manage and support the Detained Adult Program by ensuring adequate coverage and programmatic response to legal issues
- Connect on-the-ground experiences and issues observed in DAP to civil litigation and other legal efforts
- Supervise and mentor staff, program planning, and casework as appropriate
- Lead in the creation and follow-up on strategic plans addressing large-scale emergent legal issues
- Liaise with Amica Center’s Immigration Impact Lab to assess priorities for impact litigation cases
- Ensure adequate DAP representation in external coordinating meetings and working groups
- Directly supervise Managing Attorneys or senior staff
- Identify and help organize opportunities for other staff to participate on legal issues
- Manage a docket of cases for mentorship or co-counseling
Requirements
- JD and active license to practice law in any US state or jurisdiction
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in immigration law, including removal defense and detention
- Relevant experience in federal litigation
- At least 3 years of supervision experience
- Significant experience in strategic planning and project management
- Written and oral Spanish proficiency required; fluency strongly preferred
- Must possess a valid driver's license and be comfortable operating a vehicle upon hiring.
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