A nonprofit legal services organization based in San Rafael, CA is seeking a Staff Attorney to join its growing immigration practice on a contract-to-hire basis. This attorney will provide direct immigration legal services to underserved members of the local community while supporting the continued development of a community-based immigration services program. The organization has the bandwidth to provide training and mentorship, making this an excellent opportunity for a recently barred, mission-driven attorney who gained substantive immigration experience through prior legal work, clinics, internships, externships, or similar settings and is committed to developing a career in immigration law and public-interest legal services.
Responsibilities
- Provide immigration legal services to low-income and underserved immigrant community members.
- Conduct client interviews, factual analysis, legal research, and case assessment.
- Support immigration legal matters through client consultation, legal research, case assessment, and other substantive immigration work based on client and community needs.
- Support matters involving immigration proceedings, including removal-related matters.
- Participate in community-based outreach, intake, legal education, and clinic events.
- Spend one onsite day per week providing services at a community partner location in Novato.
- Work collaboratively with supervising attorneys, legal staff, community partners, volunteers, and interns to deliver high-quality client services.
- Assist with the continued development and implementation of the organization's immigration legal services program.
- Maintain accurate case and client records and provide information necessary for program, grant, and organizational reporting.
- Participate in relevant training, professional development, community events, and immigration-related programming.
- Active membership in good standing with a U.S. State Bar.
- Demonstrated immigration law experience or substantive exposure; recently barred attorneys with relevant pre-bar immigration experience are encouraged to apply.
- Experience with or exposure to removal proceedings is preferred.
- Genuine interest in building a career in immigration law and serving immigrant communities.
- Commitment to public-interest legal services and working with underserved populations.
- Spanish fluency is strongly preferred.
- Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and client communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a close-knit legal team.
- Comfortable participating in community-facing legal services, outreach, intake, and clinic work.
- Ability to work onsite three days per week, including two days in San Rafael and one day in Novato.
- Reliable transportation for required onsite and community-based work.
If you are a recently barred, mission-driven attorney looking to build your career in immigration and public-interest law, please email your resume to nathalie(period)riddell(at)RobertHalf(period)com for immediate consideration!