Two-Year Barred Fellowship - LAUSD - Kinship Care / Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

For nearly 50 years, Bet Tzedek has been committed to providing free legal services to those who need them most. In that tradition, Bet Tzedek is seeking a determined, organized, and zealous advocate to provide education and representation to caregivers seeking appointment as guardians of the children in their care and unaccompanied immigrant children eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. The underlying mission of this position is to continue to develop our budding partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District as a means of ensuring equitable delivery of free legal services to indigent families in the Los Angeles metro area.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

•Maintain a regular physical presence on select LAUSD campuses.

•Grow school community members’ awareness of on-campus legal services resource.

•Provide education through presentations and workshops on legal rights & options for caregivers, with special focus on intergenerational & elder caregivers.

•Provide caregivers with legal representation in Probate Guardianship matters.

•Advocate on behalf of undocumented minors related to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status matters brought in Probate Court, which may include conducting new client intake, preparing cases for pro bono placement, and/or providing full scope representation.

•Advocate on behalf of minors eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in removal proceedings, adjustment of status, asylum relief, U-visas, and T-visas.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•Active member of California State Bar in good standing (required).

•Willingness to train and work with volunteers, law clerks, and pro bono counsel (required).

•Fluency in written and spoken Spanish (required).

•Minimum one-year non-profit legal services experience (preferred).

•Experience working directly with school-age children and families (highly desired).

PERSONAL SKILLS:

•Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to Bet Tzedek’s mission of equal justice for all and Bet Tzedek’s core values of leadership, community-based advocacy, and innovation.

•Candidates should be able to articulate their interest in assisting people of diverse ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, religions, immigration status, physical abilities, and ages with varying English-speaking abilities.

$68,640.00-$75,683.69

BENEFITS PACKAGE:

Bet Tzedek offers an excellent benefits package in addition to competitive salaries. These benefits currently include:

•A generous number of paid holidays (up to 21 per year), vacation (up to 20, depending on number of years with

agency), and sick days (up to 45) annually.

•Personal and floating holidays.

•Compensatory time for exempt employees.

•18 weeks of paid parental leave (after 1 year of employment.)

•Various paid leaves.

•Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic and acupuncture coverage for employees and dependents, with office visit co-pay reimbursement for HMO enrollees.

•Life/accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Plan.

•Voluntary (employee-contributed) life/AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital confinement, and pet insurance.

•Employee-contributed 403(b) plan.

•Healthcare and childcare flexible spending accounts.

•Commuter transit and/or parking benefits

Salary

• $68,640 - $75,683.69