Organization General Description:

The Resurrection Project’s mission is to build trusting relationships to educate and propel individuals, immigrants, and families to achieve their social and economic aspirations, stable homes, and equitable participation in their community. Our vision is that families and individuals have the increased capacity to reach their goals and improve their socio-economic status.

Department Description:

The goal of TRP’s Immigrant Justice Department is to provide opportunities for authentic local immigrant leadership, to offer holistic community-based immigration legal services, and to work in coalitions to expand access to legal representation.

General Job Description:

TRP seeks a passionate, collaborative, and innovative attorney to work on removal cases, both detained and non-detained, in TRP’s Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic. The staff attorney will maintain their own caseload and collaborate with the managing attorney and the removal defense paralegal on cases received via the Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic and the detained collaborative (MIDA).

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Direct Services, Case Management, and Data Collection Responsibilities:

• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Demonstrated understanding of data management best practices.
• 2-3 years’ experience in research, program evaluation, and/or database management required, in a nonprofit organization strongly preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in Salesforce CRM required, Nonprofit Success Page (NPSP) strongly preferred.
• Experience using DataLoader and mapping fields to Salesforce strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to listen well, convey thoughts clearly, speak in public, and work effectively as a member of a team.
• Excellent quantitative skills and the ability to understand and interpret quantitative data required.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus.
• A high degree of creativity, curiosity, and initiative.
• Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Juris Doctorate degree or full DOJ accreditation and two or more years practicing immigration law, handling bond, asylum, and removal defense required. Experience handling detained representation strongly preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively with people of diverse social, faith, economic and racial/ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced community nonprofit.
• Excellent verbal, analytical, writing, and organization skills.
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office and case management software.
• Highly motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail.

Special Working Conditions and Demands:

• Some Saturdays required.
• Willingness to work flexible hours as needed.
• Access to a car, valid driver’s license and insurance, and ability to travel within the metropolitan area and sometimes out of state.

Position Classification: Full-Time, Exempt

Salary Range: $65,000 - $75000 DOE

Statement of Equal Opportunity:

The Resurrection Project is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender identity), military status, disability, language (any language use not related to job duties), or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Application Instructions: Please send resume and cover letter by email.