Border Butterflies Project Supervising Attorney

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Description

• This position is within TLC’s litigation team with a focus on the Border Butterflies Project. • Provide direct immigration services to LGBTQ asylum seekers in Mexico and United States including conflict-of-interest checks, over-the-phone intakes and consultations, preparing immigration applications, reviewing evidence and records, drafting declarations, obtaining supporting documents, filing FOIA requests, conducting research, and drafting parole and bond applications. • Review and assist attorneys who provide direct immigration services to LGBTQ asylum seekers in Mexico and United States including conflict-of-interest checks, over-the-phone intakes and consultations, preparing immigration applications, reviewing evidence and records, drafting declarations, obtaining supporting documents, filing FOIA requests, conducting research, and drafting parole and bond applications. • Review affirmative applications before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), advise and assist attorneys in providing the best possible support from intake of these matters to resolution. • Supervise and coach Border Butterfly attorneys to help them grow their knowledge, skills, and further their professional development; assist in the development of team-wide trainings. • Assist attorneys in communicating with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), USCIS or clients when problematic situations arise, including directly intervening when necessary. • Ensure supervisees maintain up to date case notes and records, and provide quality assurance for entries in the case management systems. • Daily attention to administrative and operational responsibilities to ensure reporting compliance, including detailed and comprehensive data collection; • Participate in internal and external reoccurring Border Butterfly meetings • Support the work of the legal team and the organization generally; • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A Juris Doctor from an accredited law school • Two years of supervising experience of staff. • Admission to the bar of at least one state • Experience practicing immigration law including but not limited to in law school clinics, internships and volunteer work. • Fluency in Spanish and English. • Experience with legal or policy advocacy relating to immigration. • Familiarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender nonconforming communities. • Experience working with communities of color and transgender communities. • Deep understanding of intersecting oppressions including anti-Blackness, white supremacy, transphobia, ableism, misogyny, colonialism, and capitalism. • Demonstrated capacity to provide a welcoming presence to clients experiencing trauma, and a demonstrated client-centered, trauma-informed perspective and cultural responsivity to the diverse populations we serve. • Experience working with people from a variety of different racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, sexual, gender, and generational backgrounds • Strong writing, editing, and legal research skills and experience with public speaking. • Strong ability to work collaboratively both within the organization and with other groups. • Strong personal organization and time management skills. • Creativity and good judgment. • Enthusiasm for the work of the organization and its potential. • Demonstrated ability to triage and manage multiple tasks under pressure in a fast-paced environment. • Willingness to travel and to work outside of regular office hours when necessary.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision (TLC covers100% of premiums for employees, 75% for dependents) • Employer-funded Health Reimbursement Account (currently $2,000 per year) • Optional employee-funded Flexible Spending Account • Employee Assistance Fund that can grant financial assistance for certain qualifying disasters and personal hardships • Short-term and long-term disability insurance • 3 weeks of sick leave • 19 days vacation (24 after 3 years’ employment) and 12 holidays • Flexible Friday schedule with organization-wide ‘no internal meetings’ practice • Organizational ‘slowdown’ in winter and summer • Two-weeks paid time off in the summer and 2 weeks paid time off at the end of the year (separate from employee vacation time) • 2-month paid sabbatical program available after 5 years’ employment • Retirement plan with partial organizational matching • Indemnity insurance for critical illness, hospital confinement, and accidents • Professional development & coaching • Office setup, phone and internet reimbursement (if working from home) • Additional mental health, budgeting, travel, and pet benefits