Training & Technical Assistance Attorney - 2025433

Training & Technical Assistance Attorney - 2025433

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered yes, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If youre looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the worlds greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.

POSITION SUMMARY :

World Relief seeks an experienced immigration attorney for its National Immigration Programs team to provide training, technical assistance, and resources to support Immigration Legal Services (ILS) practitioners at World Reliefs local offices and faith-based nonprofit ILS affiliates.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Answer legal questions pertaining to individual cases, immigration law, legal ethics, and government policy and practice by email, Microsoft Teams, and phone from World Relief immigration legal services (ILS) practitioners in local offices and faith-based nonprofit affiliates. Track responses for data reporting.
• Coordinate training calendar for monthly webinars by planning topics, scheduling trainers, and preparing and delivering webinars.
• Create practice advisories, templates, and other written resources for ILS practitioners.
• Curate legal updates, resources, training opportunities, and news clips for weekly e-newsletter.
• Assist with delivery of quarterly Basic Immigration Law Training sessions.
• Obtain approval for World Relief to offer Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for virtual and in-person trainings. Assist in grading exams from Basic Immigration Law Training.
• Act as a mentor for programs needing additional case assistance, such as conducting case review meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time, Regular, and part-time (25+ hours per week) employees

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud to be an EEO / AA employer M / F / D / V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

$37 - $40 an hour

Compensation details : 37-40 Hourly Wage

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