Post Bar Fellow Immigration Rights

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (API Legal Outreach) in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Post Bar Fellow to provide case management and assist with legal services under attorney supervision. The role emphasizes immigrant rights, anti-human trafficking, family law, elder abuse, and affordable housing preservation for underserved API communities and BIPOC neighbors.

The ideal candidate demonstrates a commitment to social justice, bicultural fluency, and strong advocacy and

Qualifications

• Law school graduate awaiting Bar results; California Bar hopeful.
• Commitment to social justice and serving immigrant communities.
• Fluency in API languages or Spanish; bicultural for low-income communities.
• Strong advocacy and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management under supervision of an attorney.
• Offer community education and outreach on domestic violence and family law.
• Conduct intake interviews via phone and in person.
• Assist with training to CBOs, public agencies, volunteers, and pro bono panel.
• Represent API Legal Outreach in meetings and community events.
• Support administrative and fundraising work.

Skills

Advocacy and communication

Bicultural/API language fluency

Teamwork in multicultural environments

Social justice commitment

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Tools

Legal Server

Job description

About Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

API Legal Outreach is the largest social justice legal organization focused on the Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, and immigrant communities of the Greater Bay Area and the Central Valley. A growing community-based organization founded in 1975, our mission is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate direct services to the most marginalized segments of our community including low-income women, seniors, immigrants, and youth. With offices in Oakland and San Francisco, our work is focused in the areas of Gender-based Violence, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Disability Rights, Senior Law and Elder Abuse, Anti-Human Trafficking, Youth Violence Prevention, Anti API Hate Violence, the preservation of affordable housing and small businesses, and other social justice issues.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Supervising Attorney, the Post Bar Fellow will provide case management and assist with legal services under the supervision of a licensed attorney to eligible clients, particularly but not exclusively in the area of Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Anti-Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence/Family law, Senior Law and Elder Abuse Prevention, Youth Violence Prevention, and Affordable Housing Preservation, along with the other priority programs. The role demands a commitment to social justice. Interaction with a variety of stakeholders and representation of the organization in diverse settings are key components of this role. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to serving underserved Asian and Pacific Islander communities and BIPOC communities in the Greater Bay Area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide case management and assist with legal services under the supervision of a licensed attorney to eligible clients, particularly but not exclusively in the area of immigrant rights.
• Provide community education and outreach on issues of significant concern to the community, especially related to domestic violence and family law.
• Provide intake services through telephone and in-person interviews with potential clients.
• Assist with technical assistance and training to CBO's, public agencies, API Legal Outreach staff, volunteers, and pro bono panel.
• Work with community partners and other community-based agencies in service coalitions and collaborations.
• Represent the organization at community, legal, and other meetings and functions.
• Assist with administrative and fundraising work of the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and experience working on behalf of underserved immigrant communities.
• Fluency in API language or Spanish and bicultural skills relevant to low-income communities.
• Law school graduate and awaiting Bar results (planning to take or have taken the California Bar).
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented, multicultural work environment.
• Strong advocacy and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Legal Server or other case management software and Immigrant Pro or similar programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

API Legal Outreach is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.