Managing Attorney

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The IRC's Resettlement, Asylum and Integration (RAI) department creates opportunities for refugees and other vulnerable migrants to survive and thrive in the US. RAI serves nearly 50,000 individuals each year in the US through a diverse portfolio of programs aimed at achieving outcomes in five impact areas : Health, Safety, Economic Wellbeing, Education, and Power.

IRC seeks a Managing Attorney to lead and supervise a team of attorneys and Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited representatives based in Oakland, Sacramento, and Turlock. All attorneys and DOJ accredited representatives provide affirmative services. In addition, removal defense services are provided in Turlock and Sacramento.

Job Overview

The Managing Attorney will oversee immigration legal services being provided by attorneys and DOJ accredited representatives in Northern California (Sacramento, Oakland, and Turlock). Legal services include asylum, removal defense, and low-cost services to refugees, immigrants, and other community member seeking adjustment of status, family reunification, naturalization, and other immigration benefits.

Major Responsibilities

• Oversee legal strategy through daily direct supervision of a team of legal practitioners, including attorneys and Department of Justice-accredited representatives.
• Employ adaptive management techniques to provide regular individual supervision and support; mentor staff, set clear performance expectations and goals, give regular performance feedback, help prioritize workloads, help troubleshoot challenges, and maintain appropriate professional development plans.
• Develop and monitor intake procedures, case acceptance policies, and caseload targets and limits.
• Provide direct legal representation to a limited caseload of individuals in immigration court, before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and / or before USCIS,
• Actively co-facilitate and support grant opening, grant review, and grant closing meetings, and lead all aspects of grant cycle, including developing / implementing monitoring & evaluation plans.
• Ensure program data is collected consistently, managed appropriately and reported timely, using IRC's legal case management database and other relevant case management systems.
• Ensure effective integration of internships and volunteers within programs.
• Collaborate with other IRC program areas as appropriate to ensure client-centered service.
• Establish, maintain and periodically refresh legal services program policies and procedures in collaboration with IRC's Legal Services Technical Unit; oversee and / or conduct regular case file reviews (paper files and electronic case files) to ensure compliance with legal case management procedures.
• Create and maintain a viable outreach strategy to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with community-based organizations, the private bar, and nonprofit legal providers; pursue program initiatives with partners that further goals and address unmet demand.
• Serve as an in-house expert on US immigration law by updating internal IRC colleagues on changes in immigration law affecting IRC's clients as needed.
• Serve on Senior Management Team / Leadership Team and work effectively across programs to further IRC's mission. Contribute to and support office-wide Strategic Action Plan.
• Work closely with the Senior Immigration Program Manager, HQ Legal Services Technical Unit and field offices as part of IRC's immigration network.
• Serve as a strong advocate for humanitarian immigrants.

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to : Executive Director, Northern California. Position liaises closely with HQ Legal Services Technical Unit.

Position Directly Supervises : 4 staff attorneys, 2 DOJ Accredited Representatives, and interns.

Job Requirements

Compensation : (Pay Range : $65,874 - $120,000)

Equal Opportunity Employer : IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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