Rapid Response Attorney

POSITION:              Rapid Response Attorney / Advocate
REPORTS TO:        Supervising Attorney for Emerging Issues
SECTION:                Executive
STATUS:                   Full-Time, Exempt
LOCATION:            Remote
SALARY RANGE: 85 – 90K

Summary Description:

The Rapid Response Attorneys / advocates will play a critical role in tracking, analyzing, and interpreting executive orders, policy changes, and emerging immigration issues. These positions will work together to provide timely guidance to CLINIC’s affiliate network by: developing written resources, collaborating on rapid response efforts, and providing urgent legal and policy updates. The rapid response attorneys /advocates will collaborate across CLINIC’s teams, ensuring that affiliates and partners receive accurate and actionable information. These roles require the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, while effectively engaging with subject matter experts (SMEs) and key stakeholders. The responsibilities below will be divided between two positions. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Policy Tracking, Analysis, & Guidance

• Stay informed on immigration law and policy changes to ensure that CLINIC’s network remains up to date. 
• Track, update, and oversee CLINIC’s internal policy tracker, which includes immigration-related executive orders, federal policies, and enforcement changes.
• Share and manage information from internal policy tracker, as well as all immigration related communications and policy changes from government agencies in the weekly Topline Immigration Policy Update (TIPs) email.

Rapid Response Coordination 

• Organize and lead rapid response coordination meetings across CLINIC’s sections, ensuring alignment with CLINIC’s strategy and efficient allocation of workload. 
• Participate in both internal and external conversations with CLINIC staff and network to receive updates and determine where collaboration is needed. 
• Coordinate with the State and Local Advocacy Attorney (SLAA) for rapid response to policies affecting immigrant communities and affiliates at the state and local level.

Resource Development & Collaboration

• Identify gaps in available resources, propose solutions, and coordinate the creation of written resources and trainings to respond to emerging needs to enhance CLINIC’s technical support.
• Maintain, update, and identify gaps from the internal SMEs list.
• Coordinate and collaborate with partners to provide comprehensive coverage of services while avoiding duplication of efforts. 
• Represent CLINIC in external meetings, conferences, and stakeholder engagements as needed.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school with membership in good standing of the highest court in any state, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, or former / current DOJ accredited representative. 
• At least three years of experience in immigration law, especially related to timely topics such as enforcement, detention, removal, etc.
• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills, particularly in response to evolving immigration policies.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple urgent projects in a high-pressure environment while also coordinating with multiple teams across the organization.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work across teams and organizations. 

• Commitment to social justice and immigrant rights advocacy.
• Spanish language proficiency preferred but not required.

Other 

• Demonstrate knowledge of and support the organization’s mission, vision, value statements, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Fulfill CLINIC’s expectations that all staff abide by the following Organization Behaviors        
  • Commitment to social justice and the mission of CLINIC
  • Fulfill CLINIC’s expectations for all staff:
    • Serve with integrity
    • Develop innovative solutions
    • Promote learning – for themselves, for their colleagues, and for our network
    • Cultivate constructive relationships
    • Model stewardship
    • Maintain a positive attitude
  • Exhibit leadership skills and initiative
  • Own your work
  • Teamwork and cooperation with colleagues
  • Resolves conflicts effectively and makes effective decisions
• Occasional travel may be required.

Work Environment:

• This position may require extended periods of standing, sitting, as well as some repetitive movements, bending and repetitive lifting of significant weight.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key components and primary responsibilities.

The work you will do is covered by a collective employment agreement between Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. "CLINIC" and the Nonprofit Professional Employees' Union "NPEU" Local 70. Please contact your local union representative at clinicworkersunited@gmail.com with any union-related questions.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Commitment

• CLINIC considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, family responsibilities, religion, age, disability, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. CLINIC also provides “reasonable accommodations” to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. All interested individuals, regardless of background, are encouraged to apply.  
• We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. 

• Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key components and primary responsibilities

Location: REMOTE

Acknowledged by: ________________________________ Date_______________

Employee

Approved by:____________________________________ Date________________

Executive Director