Legal Assistant, Immigrant Justice

Asian Law Caucus; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & holidays

Health insurance (employee 100%, 75% +

dependent coverage

Job summary

Asian Law Caucus is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant in San Francisco to support attorneys in the Immigration Justice Program. The role involves administrative, case management, and litigation support across USCIS, immigration court, BIA, and federal courts.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate attention to detail, strong communication, and a commitment to immigrant justice while thriving in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Legal assistant experience in immigration law preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills.
• Commitment to public interest and immigrant justice.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, case management, and litigation support to attorneys.
• Assist in matters before USCIS, immigration court, the BIA, and federal courts.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, community-based partners, and grant-funded programs.

Job description

Type:

Regular, Non-Exempt, Full-time. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by CWA Local 9410.

Location:

San Francisco, CA. This is a hybrid role that is required to work in the office 2 days a week.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range is between $68,249 and $89,049. The compensation is determined based on relevant years of experience and in accordance with the negotiated salary scale in the union contract for this position.

This position is eligible for language premiums for demonstrated proficiency in a language other than English that is regularly used in their job duties. The annual premium is $1,500 for oral proficiency and $1,500 for written proficiency in each language.

• generous vacation and paid holidays
• medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage (ALC pays 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for qualified dependents)
• a flexible spending account (FSA)
• and a 401K retirement plan with employer non-elective contribution and match

The Opportunity

Asian Law Caucus (ALC) seeks a full-time legal assistant to support attorneys and other legal staff in our Immigration Justice Program. This position plays a critical role in ensuring high-quality legal representation for low-income immigrants, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable community members in affirmative and defensive immigration matters, including litigation seeking to defend and advance immigrants’ rights.

The Legal Assistant will provide administrative, case management, and litigation support to attorneys handling matters before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS), immigration court, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and federal courts. The ideal candidate will bring strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, sound judgment, cultural humility, and a demonstrated commitment to public interest work and immigrant justice.

The Legal Assistant must be comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with interdisciplinary teams, community-based partners, grant-funded programs, and high-impact advocacy initiatives.

Asian Law Caucus is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, regardless ofrace, color,religion, religious creed(including religious dress and grooming practices),national origin, ancestry, citizenship,physical or mentaldisability,medical condition (including HIV, cancer and genetic characteristics),genetic information, marital or domestic partner status,reproductive health decision-making, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions) gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim and survivor status, political affiliation, height, weight, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.