Paralegal - Immigration Law Project, Brooklyn

Job Details
Description
Responsibilities:

Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients. Coach and guide staff in their client practice that reflects these approaches.
Essential Job Functions:

Coordinate and conducts in-depth intake interviews with clients to obtain basic demographic information and information relevant to a client’s possible eligibility for immigration relief;
Drafts legal documents and prepares petitions for submission for administrative applications under supervision of attorneys;
Provides support for project attorneys on a variety of complex immigration matters;
Provides legal information, advocacy and referrals to clients;
Maintains data for project grants, and helps prepare grant reports for funders;
Conducts presentations and trainings to immigrant communities, community based organizations, and law enforcement officials, throughout New York City;
Develops and maintains relationships with individuals, organizations and government agencies within the immigration advocacy community nationally and legal community in the New York region;
Serves as an internal resource to Safe Horizon staff, answering questions and making educational presentations.

Interacts with:

Criminal Court;
Family Court;
Community Office Program Directors;
Senior Case Managers;
Victim Advocates;
Clients;
Funders;
Hearing Officers;
Assistant U.S Attorneys;
Government Counsel;
Private Attorneys;
Attorneys from other not for profit organizations, with related missions;
District Attorney’s office;
Family Justice Center;
Representatives from law schools;
Representatives from the Bar Association

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
A strong commitment to public service, dedicated to working with immigrant populations, and survivors of crime and abuse.
Applicants should have community service experience, and possess excellent organizational, oral, written, and analytic skills.
A knowledge and understanding of immigration and refugee issues, dynamics of domestic violence, and cultural competency is essential.
Prior experience working in immigration services, and/or with crime victims and survivors of domestic and sexual and gender-based violence is highly preferred.
Candidates who are BIA Accredited Representative or willing to obtain certification is strongly preferred.

Qualifications
Education
Required
Bachelors or better in Criminal Justice or related field.

Experience
Preferred
Prior experience working in immigration services, and/or with crime victims and survivors of domestic and sexual and gender-based violence is highly preferred.
A knowledge and understanding of immigration and refugee issues, dynamics of domestic violence, and cultural competency is essential.
A strong commitment to public service, dedicated to working with immigrant populations, and survivors of crime and abuse.