[Immigrantrightsnynj] Positions with the Florence Project

[Immigrant Rights NYNJ]

The Florence Project has three upcoming staff openings, with more detailed postings below and available on our website: www.firrp.org. Thank you for circulating!

-Children's Legal Assistant (start date April 2012 / application deadline ASAP/rolling)
-Children's Staff Attorney (start date July/August 2012 / application deadline April 15)
-Florence Staff Attorney (start date August 2012 / application deadline April 15)

 
The Florence Project was founded in 1989 to respond to a representation crisis for indigent non-citizens detained at the rural Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in Florence, Arizona. Through our programs today, we provide services to approximately 3,000 men, women, and children detained in Eloy, Florence, and Phoenix, Arizona on any given day.  

The Florence Project has become known nationally for its legal service delivery systems which ensure detained people empowered access to justice. The Florence Project provides high quality legal advice or representation and supports initiatives for national changes in immigration law and policy.
 
CHILDREN'S LEGAL ASSISTANT
The Florence Project's Detained Immigrant and Refugee Children's Initiative educates, empowers and provides legal assistance to unaccompanied immigrant children in removal proceedings in Phoenix, Arizona.  All of the children served are held in shelters, group homes, or long term foster care overseen by the Office of Refugee Resettlement while awaiting deportation hearings.
 
The children's legal assistant will work on a team of five (one managing attorney, two staff attorneys, and two legal assistants) providing "know your rights" presentations at shelters, individual intakes, pre-court counseling sessions, and representation in front of the immigration court, family court, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  The position includes extensive client contact with children, including indigenous children and children who have suffered abuse, abandonment, neglect or other emotional and physical trauma including providing interactive youth friendly rights presentations, legal intakes, and follow up interviews.  The position also includes supporting the attorneys with their representation work, file management and data entry, and working with government and other stakeholders. 
 
The position is open beginning in April 2012.  Applications will be considered on a rolling basis so you are encouraged to apply early.  The Florence Project's main office is based in Florence, but the position is based in a satellite office space in Phoenix, with travel to Florence one day a month.  Starting salary is $27, 000. Benefits include a limited mileage reimbursement, medical, dental, vision as well as generous vacation and leave policy. 
 
Requirements
Fluency in Spanish is required.  We are seeking applicants who have a demonstrated commitment to immigration, social justice, or human rights issues with excellent interpersonal skills who enjoy working in a collaborative, client centered environment.  Prior experience working with teenagers is a plus.  
 
Application Process
Please send a cover letter and a resume with 3 references to Lindsay Marshall, Executive Director at lmarshall at firrp.org. The Florence Project recognizes the value of diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities and members of under-represented or disadvantaged communities. 

CHILDREN'S STAFF ATTORNEY

The Florence Project's Detained Immigrant and Refugee Children's Initiative educates, empowers and provides legal assistance to unaccompanied immigrant children in removal proceedings in Phoenix, Arizona.  All of the children served are held in shelters, group homes, or long term foster care overseen by the Office of Refugee Resettlement .  
 
The children's staff attorney will work on a team of five (one managing attorney, two staff attorneys, and two legal assistants) providing "know your rights" presentations at shelters, individual intakes, pre-court counseling sessions, and representation in front of the immigration court, family court, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  The position includes extensive client contact with children, including indigenous children and children who have suffered abuse, abandonment, neglect or other emotional and physical trauma. The position also provides the opportunity to participate in outreach activities and collaborative projects within a national network of legal service providers for unaccompanied immigrant minors. 
 
The position is open beginning in July 2012, with an application deadline of April 15th.  The Florence Project's main office is based in Florence, but the position is based in a satellite office space in Phoenix, with travel to Florence one day a month.  Starting salary is $35,000. Benefits include medical, dental, vision as well as generous vacation and leave policy. 
 
Requirements
Fluency in Spanish is required.  The applicant must be barred in Arizona, be eligible to sit for the July bar exam in Arizona, or have two years of good standing in another state bar to waive into practice in Arizona.  We are seeking applicants who have a demonstrated commitment to immigration issues and public interest law who enjoy working in a collaborative, client centered, and high volume work environment.  Prior advocacy or academic experience in immigration law and experience working with teenagers is preferred. 
 
Application Process
Please send a cover letter and a resume with 3 references to Lindsay Marshall, Executive Director at lmarshall at firrp.org. The Florence Project recognizes the value of diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities and members of under-represented or disadvantaged communities. 

FLORENCE STAFF ATTORNEY
 
The Florence Project has an opening for a staff attorney on our Florence team, with a start date of August 6, 2012.  The staff attorney provides pro bono legal services to over 1,000 men held in four detention centers in the town of Florence, Arizona.  The staff attorney will work on a team of three (two staff attorneys and one legal assistant) providing group "know your rights" presentations, individual intakes, group and individual court counseling and prep sessions, and pro se services to immigrants facing removal proceedings before the Florence Immigration Court.  On a limited basis, the staff attorney will also fully represent detainees in merits proceedings before the Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals.  The staff attorney will also supervise law student interns and other volunteers, refer cases to the Project's pro bono coordinator and social services coordinator, and participate in related advocacy and outreach projects.

The position is available August 1st with an application deadline of April 15th.  The position is based out of the Project's main office in Florence, a prison town approximately one hour south of Phoenix and one and a half hours north of Tucson.  Starting salary is $35,000. Benefits include medical, dental, vision as well as generous vacation and leave policy. May also qualify for limited Arizona loan repayment program in the fall of 2012.  
 
Requirements
 
Fluency in Spanish is required.  The applicant must be licensed to practice law in any state or have sat for the July bar exam.  We seek applicants who have a demonstrated commitment to immigration issues and public interest law, who enjoy working in a collaborative, high volume, and energetic work environment, and who are flexible team players.  Prior advocacy, practice, or clinical experience in immigration or criminal law and experience working with indigent clients is preferred.  
 
Application Process
To apply, please email a resume, letter of interest, three references, and writing sample to Lindsay Marshall, Executive Director, at lmarshall at firrp.org. The Florence Project recognizes the value of diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from people of color, LGBTQ individuals, persons with disabilities, and members of under-represented or disadvantaged communities.