Civil Rights Attorney - Council on American-Islamic Relations

  • 02 Apr 2018 3:20 PM
    Message # 6011966
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Overview:

    Title: Civil Rights Attorney

    Job Type: Attorney

    Schedule Type: Full-Time

    Practice Areas: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties (Religious Freedom), Employment, Immigration, National Security, Open Government, and Police Practices, Corrections

    Location: Santa Clara, CA

    The Position/Role: We seek a full-time Civil Rights Attorney with a demonstrated commitment to public interest advocacy and serving diverse communities. We are looking for a motivated individual with a strong passion for public interest law and experience in representing discriminated individuals in front of administrative bodies/tribunals and courts. The candidate will be expected to identify, strategize, and use creative legal and grassroots advocacy solutions to address systematic issues facing the American Muslim community.

    Time Commitment: Full-time with occasional evenings and weekends required

    Duties and Responsibilities Include:

    • Conduct intakes and investigate legal claims through effective communication with an incredibly diverse community
    • Manage a considerable caseload (our attorneys currently manage 150-200 intakes per year)
    • Perform in-depth legal research
    • Legal writing including, but not limited to, drafting complaints, letters, and memos; and non-legal writing including drafting community advisories, issue briefings, and reports
    • Communicate with outside parties such as attorneys, employers, law enforcement agents, administrative agencies, etc.
    • Work to educate and empower diverse community members on their rights through community presentations and material distributions
    • Travel for outreach including participating in community events and coalition meetings
    • Other duties as assigned

    All CAIR staff are required to assist in general duties such as answering phones, weekly outreach, fundraising, and other office tasks.

    Required Qualifications:

    • Law degree from an American Bar Association accredited school
    • California State Bar admission
    • 2-3 years of experience advocating for, representing and/or litigating on behalf of clients in areas such as employment, religious discrimination, public accommodation, denial of benefits by governmental and private actors in courts and administrative agencies
    • Strong time management skills with a demonstrated ability for meeting deadlines
    • Demonstrated problem-solving skills with outstanding attention to detail
    • Comfort working productively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills including public speaking experience
    • Experience working with people from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
    • Access to a working vehicle and the ability to drive throughout the greater Bay Area
    • High degree of self-motivation and creativity
    • A strong commitment to civil rights and CAIR’s mission
    • Basic computer proficiency including knowledge of MS Office, MS Outlook, and WestLaw Next
    • Knowledge of cloud applications such as SharePoint, Office365, and social media applications (preferred)
    • Conversational proficiency in Arabic, Farsi or Urdu (preferred)

    This position reports to the Executive Director.

    Compensation:

    • Compensation commensurate with skills and experience
    • Generous benefits package includes medical and dental insurance, pension matching program, holidays, vacation, and sick leave
    • BAR membership, CLE funding support, and malpractice insurance

    To Apply:

    Please send (1) a cover letter discussing your interest in the position, (2) your resume, (3) a brief example of your legal writing, and (4) the names and contact information of three references, to: info@sfba.cair.com with the subject line “Civil Rights Attorney”.

    Application Deadline:

    Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with priority given to applications received by April 30, 2018.

    CAIR-CA is an equal opportunity employer.

    Link to job description

Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

P.O. Box 387 San Francisco, CA 94104
info@aaba-bay.com

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