Staff Attorney, Removal Defense Programs
Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center
York, PA
Contract
Legal
Posted on May 11, 2022
The Staff Attorney provides Legal Orientation Program (LOP) services to detained immigrants and represents clients facing deportation before immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
Requirements:
- Represents non-citizen adults facing deportation and detained at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center (MVPC), Berks County Residential Center (BCRC), or non-detained and residing in South Central Pennsylvania. Cases include a wide scope of removal defense before immigration courts, the BIA, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Cases selected under both a particular vulnerabilities model and a universal representation model.
- Conducts legal intakes and screenings of prospective clients for representation.
- Provides non-representational legal orientation services under the Legal Orientation Program to detained groups and individuals seeking to self-represent.
- Works with program coordinators to ensure all client data is properly recorded and entered into appropriate case management programs and databases.
- Works with Managing Attorney to maintain and navigate relationships with governmental agencies, nonprofit legal service providers, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Works closely with the Managing Attorney and Executive Director to ensure compliance with contractual and grant requirements for PIRC's Removal Defense Programs.
- Other tasks and projects, as assigned.