About the Organization

La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco is a non-profit community legal aid office that provides legal representation and counsel to low-income community members and immigrants in San Francisco, San Mateo County, and the Bay Area region. We assist those in need with free legal services in Immigration law, Elder and Disability law including general civil rights matters, and Workers Rights.

La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco was founded in 1973, and since that time has partnered with the community so that justice may prevail. Each year, La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco serves over 4,000 individuals and is one of the leading civil rights legal aid organizations in the Bay Area. We pride ourselves on our collaborative, professional and inclusive culture. We provide high quality legal services to the community we serve, and our staff is offered opportunities for professional development. Our office culture supports work-life balance.

Job Description

The Staff Attorney – Affirmative Immigration Law Program will represent clients with immigration cases, focusing on affirmative filings. The attorney will manage an individual caseload and will also contribute to community outreach events, clinics and presentations, grant reporting, fundraising efforts, assist with supervising volunteers/interns/law clerks, and pro bono attorney recruitment, mentorship, training and supervision, and other tasks.

Clinical and Case Work Responsibilities:

• Prepare affirmative filings for applicants.
• Attend immigration clinics and conduct intake screenings.
• Represent some clients at USCIS and, on occasion, at asylum office interviews.
• Write Request for Evidence responses; write detailed cover letters for complex affirmative filings including persuasive legal arguments and/or legal briefs.
• Coordinate, host clinics with, and provide side-by-side training on cases to pro bono attorneys.
• Ensure that legal work is consistent with agency mission.
• Community Education Responsibilities:
• Conduct know-your-rights presentations and information sessions.
• Develop informational materials on immigration law.
• Represent La Raza Centro Legal at various coalition meetings.

Responsibilities Immigration Program:

• Attend team meetings.
• Assist with funding reporting requirements.
• Assist with case management systems.
• Assist in the overflow work of the program.

Responsibilities Agency Wide:

• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Assist with fundraising and grant writing for the agency.
• Represent the agency to the community at meetings, public events, media outreach, and other forums