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About the Role

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is seeking two full-time Criminal/Immigration (Crim/Imm) Senior Staff or Managing Attorneys to focus on the complex intersection of criminal and immigration law. The attorneys will advance the ILRC’s technical support, capacity building, and policy work on behalf of immigrants and the practitioners who defend their rights, particularly public defenders and immigration advocates who represent noncitizens with crim/imm issues. This position requires advanced expertise in crim/imm.

Responsibilities

Help guide ILRC’s crim/imm team and serve as a senior expert on crim/imm.
Provide technical support to public defenders and immigration advocates on crim/imm matters.
Analyze new state and federal cases, USCIS policies, and legal developments regarding crim/imm issues.
Write practice advisories on crim/imm topics for attorneys, accredited representatives, paralegals, community members, and policymakers.
Prepare and lead webinars and in-person seminars on immigration law with a focus on crim/imm.
Create and update crim/imm resources, including online materials.
Write, update, and edit select chapters in ILRC manuals regarding crim/imm and adjacent issues.
Serve as an "Attorney of the Day" to answer practitioners’ case questions on the immigration consequences of criminal conduct.
Cultivate relationships with public defender offices in rural areas of California.
Train public defenders, immigration attorneys, judges, immigrant communities, organizers, and other stakeholders on crim/imm.
Support policy campaigns at local, state, or federal levels to improve protections for immigrants.
Analyze state and federal legislation from a crim/imm lens.
Draft legislation, advise legislative staff, and testify before legislature as needed.
Represent ILRC, and potentially take a leading role, in collaboratives to support immigrant rights.
Write grant proposals, prepare reports, and manage deliverables for foundation grants.
Represent the ILRC in meetings with funders and supporters.
Travel for trainings, funder visits, and other events throughout California and sometimes nationally.
Provide support and advice on litigation and amicus support as needed in cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals, California Courts of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court.

Requirements

Experience and expertise in, and commitment to, defending the rights of noncitizens who have come in contact with the criminal legal system.
A minimum of seven years of experience as a crim/imm expert.
Broad knowledge of the intersection of criminal and immigration law.
Excellent writing, editing, legal analysis, and communication skills.
Excellent training and presentation skills.
Ability to lead meetings with, write for, and communicate with a range of people, including immigration and criminal defense attorneys, community members, legislators, policymakers, journalists, and funders.
Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
Willingness to work closely with and learn from colleagues, including taking direction and editing from others and incorporating feedback.
A strong work ethic, including being organized, flexible, reliable, dependable, able to work independently, and able to handle several projects simultaneously.
Willingness to participate in team-based efforts and a collaborative decision-making environment.
A willingness to travel approximately 10% of their time across California and at times, nationally.
A current Bar membership in good standing for any state in the United States or the District of Columbia, preferably in California.

Skills

Crim/imm expertise
Technical support
Capacity building
Policy work
Legal analysis
Communication
Training
Presentation
Time management
Writing
Editing
Grant writing
Litigation support
Amicus support
Padilla advisals
Criminal law and procedure
California criminal defense practice
Post-conviction relief
Coalition work
Community organizing
Civic engagement
Second language proficiency
Communications work

Location

San Francisco, CA
Remote from Southern California
Remote from the Central Valley of California

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid (for San Francisco office employees)
Remote (for employees not based in San Francisco office)

Experience Level

Senior Staff Attorney (7 years post-law school)
Managing Attorney (more than 7 years post-law school)
At least three years of experience working in a Public Defender’s Office
At least seven years of experience with requisite experience working in a Public Defender’s Office

Education Level

Bar membership in good standing

Salary/Compensations

$112,492.23 (7 years post-law school)
$158,116.89 (15 years post-law school as Managing Attorney)
$122,492.23 (7 years experience + Public Defender's Office experience as Senior Staff Attorney)
$168,116.89 (15 years post-law school + Public Defender's Office experience as Managing Attorney)

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) sessions
Flexible spending account for medical and dependent care
Vacation
Sick leave
Retirement plan contribution upon fulfillment of eligibility
Annual professional development stipend of $2,500
Annual wellness stipend of $2,500 (2024-2027)
Sabbatical program (8 weeks after 5 years, 12 weeks after 10 years)

About the Company

The ILRC is a leading immigrant rights organization headquartered in San Francisco with staff in Washington, D.C., Texas, Southern California, the Central Valley of California, and Washington state.
Since 1979, our mission has been to educate, support, and empower immigrants, community organizations, and legal practitioners to build a more just, inclusive, and democratic society.
Our team is passionate, collaborative, and committed to equity and innovation in all we do.

Equal Opportunity

The ILRC is an equal opportunity employer and does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious beliefs, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, ILRC will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records.