Staff Attorney (Immigration Removal Defense)
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Brief Description: about ImmDef, mission, etc. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the organization". The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have About the role (maybe summarizing role). We'll include description of role.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (the bullet list after "Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:").
- Requirements: list after "Requirements" heading: Juris Doctorate degree..., Active California State Bar License..., Strong case management..., etc.
- Preferred Qualifications: after "Preferred Qualifications:" list.
- Skills: maybe language proficiency? Could be separate Skills section: Spanish language proficiency preferred, fluency in other languages helpful. Also maybe "Experience with ..."? But that is qualifications. We'll treat language proficiency as Skills.
- Benefits: includes Professional Memberships, Holidays and Paid Time Off, Health/Dental/Vision, FSA, Parental Leave, 401(k), Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Parking and Public Transportation Stipends, Cell Phone Stipends.
- Pay: Starting salary range $82,000 to $97,000 DOE, plus union details, temporary vs permanent. So we have Pay.
- Schedule: details about business hours, flexible work schedule, minimum hours, remote days, occasional nights/weekends.
We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual specifics.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no or . Use headings, - for lists,
for prose.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine brief description and role description.
Paragraph: ImmDef is a next-generation social justice law firm providing high-quality representation to immigrants in Southern California and beyond. They seek full-time staff attorneys to join universal representation deportation defense team, working collaboratively with managing attorneys, paralegals, admin staff, case managers to provide client-centered holistic representation. Staff attorneys in Riverside will have mixed caseload ~50% unaccompanied children's removal defense plus removal defense for detained/released adults and families. They will engage in cutting-edge immigration litigation for individual clients with goal of fighting for a more just immigration system.
We'll put that in
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Responsibilities: list each duty from the bullet list after "Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:".
Let's extract them:
- Provide direct representation in removal proceedings to unaccompanied children, adults with mental competency issues, and detained or non-detained adults and families.
- Many clients face complex immigration issues, including those with juvenile or criminal histories.
- Provide high-quality, client-centered representation for clients facing deportation proceedings;
- Determine eligibility for legal relief and develop legal strategy case plans;
- Represent SIJS-eligible youth (under age 21) in related state court proceedings, including guardianship and custody matters, or coordinate closely with juvenile dependency and delinquency counsel to obtain SIJS predicate orders;
- Identify the need for post-conviction relief and collaborate with ImmDef’s Post-Conviction Relief team to pursue available remedies;
- File appeals, motions to reopen or reconsider, and habeas corpus petitions, as needed and as funding and program capacity permits;
- Coordinate with public defenders and appointed counsel for clients with ongoing criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings;
- Travel to shelters for unaccompanied children, ICE detention centers, and other custodial settings to interview and prepare clients, take declarations, complete immigration benefit applications, and provide legal advice;
- Represent individuals in court at initial or prolonged custody redetermination hearings, master calendar hearings, individual merits hearings, and in ancillary state court proceedings;
- Represent clients before USCIS at asylum interviews, credible fear interviews, ICE check-ins, and other immigration-related appointments;
- Prepare and submit country conditions, declarations, and other supporting evidence for applications to defend clients against removal;
- Work with country conditions experts, expert witnesses, psychologists, and medical professionals to develop supporting evidence for immigration relief applications;
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and participate in weekly group case review, on-site trainings, and provide supervision for support staff’s legal work;
- Support ImmDef’s overall mission by working closely with colleagues and ImmDef leadership on various initiatives through community engagement, peer mentoring, and event participation;
- Perform other duties as assigned to support programmatic and organizational needs.
We'll put each as
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Requirements: list after "Requirements":
- Juris Doctorate degree or L.L.M. degree;
- Active California State Bar License or licensure from another state or U.S. jurisdiction and, if required, willingness and eligibility to "waive into" the CA Bar via the Multi-Jurisdictional Practice Program;
- Strong case management, legal research, and legal writing skills;
- Willingness to zealously pursue new and untested legal theories;
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work under pressure;
- Commitment to working in a diverse professional environment.
- Passion for social justice for immigrants required.
We'll include each as
- . Note the last line "Passion for social justice for immigrants required." is a sentence.
Preferred Qualifications: after "Preferred Qualifications:" list:
- Experience with any of the following forms of immigration cases is helpful: asylum/WOR/CAT, special immigrant juvenile status (child custody/family court/guardianship), cancellation, waivers, adjustment of status, immigration consequences of criminal convictions, bond, humanitarian parole, post-conviction relief, habeas petitions, BIA appeals, motions to reopen, naturalization.
- Experience in immigration law (non-profit or private practice) is a plus, but not required as we are ready and able to provide training;
- Experience working with survivors is helpful, including populations that have experienced trauma, abuse and persecution;
- Knowledge of best practices in working with clients with mental competency issues, including those suffering from mental health challenges and children, is a plus;
- Commitment to working in a diverse professional environment.
- DACA Recipients encouraged to apply!
We'll include each as
- .
Skills: Language proficiency: Spanish language proficiency is preferred but not required; fluency in other languages is also helpful.
We'll put as
maybe or
- . Since it's a single item, could be
. But instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Language proficiency is not a list, it's a skill description. We'll use
.
Benefits: need to capture all benefits details.
Let's extract:
- Professional Memberships: ImmDef provides attorneys with membership in American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), and opportunities to attend conferences, trainings and seminars/webinars hosted internally and by partner organizations.
- ImmDef covers California Bar Dues (or equivalent in one other jurisdiction) for all attorneys.
- Holidays and Paid Time Off:
- 13 paid holidays
- 1-Week paid winter break between Christmas and New Years
- 15 vacation days per year
- 15 Sick Days per year
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance:
- ImmDef provides health coverage on the first of the month following 30 days on the job.
- We cover 100% of premiums for our base dental and vision plans for our staff members and 75% of base plan dental and vision premiums for their dependents.
- ImmDef also covers 89% of the base plan medical premiums for our staff and 69% of the base plan medical premiums for their dependents.
- FSA and Dependent Care FSA:
- ImmDef offers FSA plans to help offset the costs of eligible health care expenses for you, your spouse, and your eligible dependents using pre-tax dollars
- We also offer Dependent Care FSA to pay for eligible dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs, and child or adult daycare.
- Eligible for Parental Leave which includes six (6) weeks of ImmDef paid leave.
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Employer Matching:
- ImmDef staff are eligible to enroll in our 401(k) plans upon three (3) months of service, contributing pre-tax dollars towards their retirement goals
- After three (3) months on staff, ImmDef will match 100% of contributions up to 4% of the employee’s salary
- Funds are vested immediately!
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness: As a 501(c)3, full-time ImmDef staff with qualifying student loans are eligible for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Parking and Public Transportation Stipends:
- Staff members assigned to an office without free on-site parking are eligible to receive a parking stipend of up to $130 per month in actual accrued parking or transportation costs.
- Staff in all offices are eligible to receive a public transportation stipend of up to $100 per month in actual accrued public transportation costs.
- Cell Phone Stipends:
- ImmDef provides a $15 monthly cell phone stipend to staff members whose job duties require them to consistently work at sites outside of ImmDef offices, or travel between ImmDef worksites, and whose jobs require use of their personal cell phones or communications that cannot be accomplished with ImmDef-issued equipment.
- We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for a position fighting for our immigrant communities! (that's more of a closing statement, maybe not benefit). We'll ignore as boilerplate? It's a call to action, maybe not needed. But it's substantive? It's encouragement to apply; could be considered boilerplate. Probably we can drop as it's not a benefit. We'll omit.
We'll structure Benefits section with
- for each bullet. Might need to nest? We'll just list each benefit as separate
- with subdetails maybe as
inside? Simpler: each benefit as
- containing the description (could include line breaks via
but not needed). We'll keep as plain text.
Pay: Starting salary range $82,000 to $97,000 DOE. This position is part of the ImmDef employee union bargaining unit. Salary calculations are based on experience pursuant to the terms of our union collective bargaining agreement. This requisition may be used to fill either permanent bargaining-unit positions or temporary-to-hire positions. Temporary appointments are expected to last at least three (3) months and may be extended in three-month increments based on organizational needs. Temporary positions may be converted to permanent employment at any time, subject to employee performance, organizational needs, and funding availability.
We'll put as maybe multiple paragraphs.
Schedule: ImmDef’s business hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but our office reception hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. As an exempt employee you will be expected to work a minimum of 35 hours per week, or 70 hours per pay period. You will be required to work from an ImmDef worksite during business hours at least 3-days per week, and 2-days per week you will have the flexibility work from home or take a day off in accordance with ImmDef’s Flexible Work Schedule policies, subject to supervisor approval. Attorneys
headings, - for lists,
for prose.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine brief description and role description.
Paragraph: ImmDef is a next-generation social justice law firm providing high-quality representation to immigrants in Southern California and beyond. They seek full-time staff attorneys to join universal representation deportation defense team, working collaboratively with managing attorneys, paralegals, admin staff, case managers to provide client-centered holistic representation. Staff attorneys in Riverside will have mixed caseload ~50% unaccompanied children's removal defense plus removal defense for detained/released adults and families. They will engage in cutting-edge immigration litigation for individual clients with goal of fighting for a more just immigration system.
We'll put that in
.
Responsibilities: list each duty from the bullet list after "Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:".
Let's extract them:
- Provide direct representation in removal proceedings to unaccompanied children, adults with mental competency issues, and detained or non-detained adults and families.
- Many clients face complex immigration issues, including those with juvenile or criminal histories.
- Provide high-quality, client-centered representation for clients facing deportation proceedings;
- Determine eligibility for legal relief and develop legal strategy case plans;
- Represent SIJS-eligible youth (under age 21) in related state court proceedings, including guardianship and custody matters, or coordinate closely with juvenile dependency and delinquency counsel to obtain SIJS predicate orders;
- Identify the need for post-conviction relief and collaborate with ImmDef’s Post-Conviction Relief team to pursue available remedies;
- File appeals, motions to reopen or reconsider, and habeas corpus petitions, as needed and as funding and program capacity permits;
- Coordinate with public defenders and appointed counsel for clients with ongoing criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings;
- Travel to shelters for unaccompanied children, ICE detention centers, and other custodial settings to interview and prepare clients, take declarations, complete immigration benefit applications, and provide legal advice;
- Represent individuals in court at initial or prolonged custody redetermination hearings, master calendar hearings, individual merits hearings, and in ancillary state court proceedings;
- Represent clients before USCIS at asylum interviews, credible fear interviews, ICE check-ins, and other immigration-related appointments;
- Prepare and submit country conditions, declarations, and other supporting evidence for applications to defend clients against removal;
- Work with country conditions experts, expert witnesses, psychologists, and medical professionals to develop supporting evidence for immigration relief applications;
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and participate in weekly group case review, on-site trainings, and provide supervision for support staff’s legal work;
- Support ImmDef’s overall mission by working closely with colleagues and ImmDef leadership on various initiatives through community engagement, peer mentoring, and event participation;
- Perform other duties as assigned to support programmatic and organizational needs.
We'll put each as
- .
Requirements: list after "Requirements":
- Juris Doctorate degree or L.L.M. degree;
- Active California State Bar License or licensure from another state or U.S. jurisdiction and, if required, willingness and eligibility to "waive into" the CA Bar via the Multi-Jurisdictional Practice Program;
- Strong case management, legal research, and legal writing skills;
- Willingness to zealously pursue new and untested legal theories;
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work under pressure;
- Commitment to working in a diverse professional environment.
- Passion for social justice for immigrants required.
We'll include each as
- . Note the last line "Passion for social justice for immigrants required." is a sentence.
Preferred Qualifications: after "Preferred Qualifications:" list:
- Experience with any of the following forms of immigration cases is helpful: asylum/WOR/CAT, special immigrant juvenile status (child custody/family court/guardianship), cancellation, waivers, adjustment of status, immigration consequences of criminal convictions, bond, humanitarian parole, post-conviction relief, habeas petitions, BIA appeals, motions to reopen, naturalization.
- Experience in immigration law (non-profit or private practice) is a plus, but not required as we are ready and able to provide training;
- Experience working with survivors is helpful, including populations that have experienced trauma, abuse and persecution;
- Knowledge of best practices in working with clients with mental competency issues, including those suffering from mental health challenges and children, is a plus;
- Commitment to working in a diverse professional environment.
- DACA Recipients encouraged to apply!
We'll include each as
- .
Skills: Language proficiency: Spanish language proficiency is preferred but not required; fluency in other languages is also helpful.
We'll put as
maybe or
- . Since it's a single item, could be
. But instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Language proficiency is not a list, it's a skill description. We'll use
.
Benefits: need to capture all benefits details.
Let's extract:
- Professional Memberships: ImmDef provides attorneys with membership in American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), and opportunities to attend conferences, trainings and seminars/webinars hosted internally and by partner organizations.
- ImmDef covers California Bar Dues (or equivalent in one other jurisdiction) for all attorneys.
- Holidays and Paid Time Off:
- 13 paid holidays
- 1-Week paid winter break between Christmas and New Years
- 15 vacation days per year
- 15 Sick Days per year
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance:
- ImmDef provides health coverage on the first of the month following 30 days on the job.
- We cover 100% of premiums for our base dental and vision plans for our staff members and 75% of base plan dental and vision premiums for their dependents.
- ImmDef also covers 89% of the base plan medical premiums for our staff and 69% of the base plan medical premiums for their dependents.
- FSA and Dependent Care FSA:
- ImmDef offers FSA plans to help offset the costs of eligible health care expenses for you, your spouse, and your eligible dependents using pre-tax dollars
- We also offer Dependent Care FSA to pay for eligible dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs, and child or adult daycare.
- Eligible for Parental Leave which includes six (6) weeks of ImmDef paid leave.
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Employer Matching:
- ImmDef staff are eligible to enroll in our 401(k) plans upon three (3) months of service, contributing pre-tax dollars towards their retirement goals
- After three (3) months on staff, ImmDef will match 100% of contributions up to 4% of the employee’s salary
- Funds are vested immediately!
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness: As a 501(c)3, full-time ImmDef staff with qualifying student loans are eligible for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Parking and Public Transportation Stipends:
- Staff members assigned to an office without free on-site parking are eligible to receive a parking stipend of up to $130 per month in actual accrued parking or transportation costs.
- Staff in all offices are eligible to receive a public transportation stipend of up to $100 per month in actual accrued public transportation costs.
- Cell Phone Stipends:
- ImmDef provides a $15 monthly cell phone stipend to staff members whose job duties require them to consistently work at sites outside of ImmDef offices, or travel between ImmDef worksites, and whose jobs require use of their personal cell phones or communications that cannot be accomplished with ImmDef-issued equipment.
- We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for a position fighting for our immigrant communities! (that's more of a closing statement, maybe not benefit). We'll ignore as boilerplate? It's a call to action, maybe not needed. But it's substantive? It's encouragement to apply; could be considered boilerplate. Probably we can drop as it's not a benefit. We'll omit.
We'll structure Benefits section with
- for each bullet. Might need to nest? We'll just list each benefit as separate
- with subdetails maybe as
inside? Simpler: each benefit as
- containing the description (could include line breaks via
but not needed). We'll keep as plain text.
Pay: Starting salary range $82,000 to $97,000 DOE. This position is part of the ImmDef employee union bargaining unit. Salary calculations are based on experience pursuant to the terms of our union collective bargaining agreement. This requisition may be used to fill either permanent bargaining-unit positions or temporary-to-hire positions. Temporary appointments are expected to last at least three (3) months and may be extended in three-month increments based on organizational needs. Temporary positions may be converted to permanent employment at any time, subject to employee performance, organizational needs, and funding availability.
We'll put as maybe multiple paragraphs.
Schedule: ImmDef’s business hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but our office reception hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. As an exempt employee you will be expected to work a minimum of 35 hours per week, or 70 hours per pay period. You will be required to work from an ImmDef worksite during business hours at least 3-days per week, and 2-days per week you will have the flexibility work from home or take a day off in accordance with ImmDef’s Flexible Work Schedule policies, subject to supervisor approval. Attorneys
for prose. We must not include markdown fences. Let's craft. First, About the role: combine brief description and role description. Paragraph: ImmDef is a next-generation social justice law firm providing high-quality representation to immigrants in Southern California and beyond. They seek full-time staff attorneys to join universal representation deportation defense team, working collaboratively with managing attorneys, paralegals, admin staff, case managers to provide client-centered holistic representation. Staff attorneys in Riverside will have mixed caseload ~50% unaccompanied children's removal defense plus removal defense for detained/released adults and families. They will engage in cutting-edge immigration litigation for individual clients with goal of fighting for a more just immigration system. We'll put that in
. Responsibilities: list each duty from the bullet list after "Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:". Let's extract them: - Provide direct representation in removal proceedings to unaccompanied children, adults with mental competency issues, and detained or non-detained adults and families. - Many clients face complex immigration issues, including those with juvenile or criminal histories. - Provide high-quality, client-centered representation for clients facing deportation proceedings; - Determine eligibility for legal relief and develop legal strategy case plans; - Represent SIJS-eligible youth (under age 21) in related state court proceedings, including guardianship and custody matters, or coordinate closely with juvenile dependency and delinquency counsel to obtain SIJS predicate orders; - Identify the need for post-conviction relief and collaborate with ImmDef’s Post-Conviction Relief team to pursue available remedies; - File appeals, motions to reopen or reconsider, and habeas corpus petitions, as needed and as funding and program capacity permits; - Coordinate with public defenders and appointed counsel for clients with ongoing criminal or juvenile delinquency proceedings; - Travel to shelters for unaccompanied children, ICE detention centers, and other custodial settings to interview and prepare clients, take declarations, complete immigration benefit applications, and provide legal advice; - Represent individuals in court at initial or prolonged custody redetermination hearings, master calendar hearings, individual merits hearings, and in ancillary state court proceedings; - Represent clients before USCIS at asylum interviews, credible fear interviews, ICE check-ins, and other immigration-related appointments; - Prepare and submit country conditions, declarations, and other supporting evidence for applications to defend clients against removal; - Work with country conditions experts, expert witnesses, psychologists, and medical professionals to develop supporting evidence for immigration relief applications; - Work collaboratively with colleagues and participate in weekly group case review, on-site trainings, and provide supervision for support staff’s legal work; - Support ImmDef’s overall mission by working closely with colleagues and ImmDef leadership on various initiatives through community engagement, peer mentoring, and event participation; - Perform other duties as assigned to support programmatic and organizational needs. We'll put each as
maybe or
- . Since it's a single item, could be
. But instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Language proficiency is not a list, it's a skill description. We'll use
. Benefits: need to capture all benefits details. Let's extract: - Professional Memberships: ImmDef provides attorneys with membership in American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), and opportunities to attend conferences, trainings and seminars/webinars hosted internally and by partner organizations. - ImmDef covers California Bar Dues (or equivalent in one other jurisdiction) for all attorneys. - Holidays and Paid Time Off: - 13 paid holidays - 1-Week paid winter break between Christmas and New Years - 15 vacation days per year - 15 Sick Days per year - Health, Dental and Vision Insurance: - ImmDef provides health coverage on the first of the month following 30 days on the job. - We cover 100% of premiums for our base dental and vision plans for our staff members and 75% of base plan dental and vision premiums for their dependents. - ImmDef also covers 89% of the base plan medical premiums for our staff and 69% of the base plan medical premiums for their dependents. - FSA and Dependent Care FSA: - ImmDef offers FSA plans to help offset the costs of eligible health care expenses for you, your spouse, and your eligible dependents using pre-tax dollars - We also offer Dependent Care FSA to pay for eligible dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs, and child or adult daycare. - Eligible for Parental Leave which includes six (6) weeks of ImmDef paid leave. - 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Employer Matching: - ImmDef staff are eligible to enroll in our 401(k) plans upon three (3) months of service, contributing pre-tax dollars towards their retirement goals - After three (3) months on staff, ImmDef will match 100% of contributions up to 4% of the employee’s salary - Funds are vested immediately! - Public Service Loan Forgiveness: As a 501(c)3, full-time ImmDef staff with qualifying student loans are eligible for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Parking and Public Transportation Stipends: - Staff members assigned to an office without free on-site parking are eligible to receive a parking stipend of up to $130 per month in actual accrued parking or transportation costs. - Staff in all offices are eligible to receive a public transportation stipend of up to $100 per month in actual accrued public transportation costs. - Cell Phone Stipends: - ImmDef provides a $15 monthly cell phone stipend to staff members whose job duties require them to consistently work at sites outside of ImmDef offices, or travel between ImmDef worksites, and whose jobs require use of their personal cell phones or communications that cannot be accomplished with ImmDef-issued equipment. - We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for a position fighting for our immigrant communities! (that's more of a closing statement, maybe not benefit). We'll ignore as boilerplate? It's a call to action, maybe not needed. But it's substantive? It's encouragement to apply; could be considered boilerplate. Probably we can drop as it's not a benefit. We'll omit. We'll structure Benefits section with
- for each bullet. Might need to nest? We'll just list each benefit as separate
- with subdetails maybe as
inside? Simpler: each benefit as
- containing the description (could include line breaks via
but not needed). We'll keep as plain text. Pay: Starting salary range $82,000 to $97,000 DOE. This position is part of the ImmDef employee union bargaining unit. Salary calculations are based on experience pursuant to the terms of our union collective bargaining agreement. This requisition may be used to fill either permanent bargaining-unit positions or temporary-to-hire positions. Temporary appointments are expected to last at least three (3) months and may be extended in three-month increments based on organizational needs. Temporary positions may be converted to permanent employment at any time, subject to employee performance, organizational needs, and funding availability. We'll put asmaybe multiple paragraphs. Schedule: ImmDef’s business hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but our office reception hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. As an exempt employee you will be expected to work a minimum of 35 hours per week, or 70 hours per pay period. You will be required to work from an ImmDef worksite during business hours at least 3-days per week, and 2-days per week you will have the flexibility work from home or take a day off in accordance with ImmDef’s Flexible Work Schedule policies, subject to supervisor approval. Attorneys
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and