[blindlaw] FW: Please post/forward ACLU IRI-06 Paralegal Position

[Scott C. LaBarre]

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From: hrintern [mailto:hrintern at aclu.org] 
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 11:10 AM
To: slabarre at labarrelaw.com
Subject: Please post/forward ACLU IRI-06 Paralegal Position

 

July 24, 2013

 

 

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

PARALEGAL [IRI-06] 
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation

Immigrants' Rights Project, San Francisco, CA

 

For more than 93 years, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU)
has been at the forefront of virtually every major battle for civil
liberties and equal justice in this country.  Principled and nonpartisan,
the ACLU has offices in all 50 states, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico, and
brings together the country's largest team of public interest lawyers,
lobbyists, communication strategists, members and activists in the
advancement of equality, fairness, and freedom, especially for the most
vulnerable in our society. 

 

The Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP) of the ACLU's National office in San
Francisco seeks applications for the full-time position of Paralegal.  This
position is for a duration of three years.

 

 

OVERVIEW

 

IRP conducts the largest litigation program in the country dedicated to
enforcing and defending the constitutional and civil rights of immigrants
and to combating public and private discrimination against non-citizens.
IRP also supports and coordinates the immigrants' rights work of the ACLU's
affiliates around the country.  The Project maintains offices in New York
and California (with additional staff in Atlanta and Los Angeles).  Current
areas of litigation and advocacy include state and local anti-immigrant laws
and practices; immigration enforcement practices and racial profiling;
immigration detention; habeas corpus and access to the courts;
discriminatory language and education policies; and due process in
immigration removal proceedings.  The Immigrants' Rights Project is part of
the ACLU's Center for Equality, which works to uphold the federal
constitution's promise that all Americans will receive equal protection of
the law. The Center also includes the ACLU's Racial Justice, Voting and
Disability work.

 

The Paralegal will be part of IRP's national staff and will support the
ACLU's nationwide and coordinated campaign of litigation, advocacy, and
public education to fight back against anti-immigrant state laws and
policies.  In recent years, state and local lawmakers around the country
have adopted unconstitutional legislation and policies designed to take
federal immigration regulation and enforcement into their own hands. These
policies invite discrimination against immigrants, Latinos, and other
communities of color and erode civil rights and civil liberties by, for
example, permitting police officers to demand documentation from anyone who
is subject to routine encounters with law enforcement. The civil liberties
threats are especially dire in the southwestern, midwestern and southeastern
regions of the country, where state legislatures have enacted some of the
nation's harshest anti-immigrant laws and local law enforcement agencies
have implemented unconstitutional policies and practices relating to
immigration enforcement.

 

The Paralegal will participate in regular staff meetings and will have the
opportunity to learn about strategies for protecting the rights of
immigrants.

 




 

 

 

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

.         Prepare and file legal pleadings; arrange for service of legal
documents; prepare and serve discovery documents; and research on court
rules and procedures.

.         Maintain case files, attorneys' correspondence files, and internal
litigation tracking systems including case summaries and calendar of
litigation deadlines and hearings.

.         Process and respond to requests for legal assistance. 

.         Serve as liaison to Accounting for reimbursements and expenses.

.         Supervise the recruitment, hiring training and work of Legal
Administrative Assistants and interns.  Collaborate in administering the
legal internship program. 

.         Conduct factual research in support of litigation and advocacy
work.

.         Update content on the ACLU website and intranet. 

.         Handle special projects and other duties, e.g. event planning, as
assigned by attorneys and the Office Manager.

 

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

 

.         Bachelor's degree and one year of paralegal or related experience
required. 

.         Experience in preparing legal pleadings, including production of
tables of contents and authorities for legal briefs, is strongly preferred.

.         Strong research and organizational skills required. 

.         Must have outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal skills.

.         Ability to work independently as well as within a team. 

.         Must be well organized, efficient, highly motivated, and able to
handle multiple tasks simultaneously and see them through to completion. 

.         Strong computer skills with advanced knowledge and experience in
Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.  

.         Familiarity with federal court rules and procedures is preferred.

.         Experience supervising staff and interns.

.         Basic knowledge of Westlaw Next is preferred. 

.         Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

.         Commitment to civil liberties, immigrants' rights and public
interest legal work is essential.

 

 

COMPENSATION

 

The ACLU offers a generous and comprehensive compensation and benefits
package, commensurate with experience and within the parameters of the ACLU
compensation scale.

 

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Interested persons should submit a cover letter (include salary
requirements), resume, a non-fiction writing sample (sample will not be
returned) and three (3) references by email to  <mailto:hrjobsIRP at aclu.org>
hrjobsIRP at aclu.org. Reference [IRI-06/INCL] in the subject line.  Please
note that this is not the general ACLU applicant email address. This email
address is specific to the Immigrants' Rights Project posting.  In order to
ensure your application is received, please make certain it is sent to the
correct e-mail address. You can expect to receive an automatic response that
acknowledges the submission of application materials. 

 

Please note that only email submissions of applications will be accepted.

 

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

 

Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this career
opportunity.

 

 

This job description provides a general but not comprehensive list of the
essential responsibilities and qualifications required. It does not
represent a contract of employment.  The ACLU reserves the right to change
the job description and or posting at any time without advance notice.

 

The ACLU is an equal opportunity employer.  We value a diverse workforce and
an inclusive culture.  The ACLU encourages applications from all qualified
individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital
status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.

 

We encourage applicants with disabilities who may need accommodations in the
application process to contact:  <mailto:HRJobsINCLReq at aclu.org>
HRJobsINCLReq at aclu.org.  Correspondence sent to this address that is not
related to requests for accommodations will not be reviewed.  Applicants
should follow the instructions above regarding how to apply.

 

The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil
Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil Liberties
Union and the ACLU Foundation are national organizations with the same
overall mission, and share office space and employees. The ACLU has two
separate corporate entities in order to do a broad range of work to protect
civil liberties. This job posting refers collectively to the two
organizations under the name "ACLU."