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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - LEGAL ASSISTANT

We have an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant.  

Please feel free to forward to your networks!

 

TO APPLY: please email Cover Letter, Resume, & if possible 2 Writing Samples to 

 [email protected] and [email protected]

 

 

 

LEGAL ASSISTANT: 

 

The Center is seeking a motivated self-starter to join our team as a legal assistant. The Legal Assistant will assist with day to day operations, provide litigation support to the legal team, and facilitate in-person and webinar trainings available to other non-profits. 

ABOUT CHRCL:

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law is a Los Angeles non- profit organization that focuses its work on the civil and human rights of insular minorities including immigrants, refugees, children, and indigenous peoples. The Center initiates and conducts major class action litigation, often involving constitutional law issues, and provides technical support and training to qualified legal services providers, pro bono attorneys, and community-based organizations. Please visit our website for more information about the Center www.centerforhumanrights.org

REQUIREMENTS:

  • B.A./B.S. or paralegal certificate required.

  • Excellent typing skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, etc.

  • Must be highly motivated, dynamic, able to handle several tasks at once; desire to work in the public interest and provide direct services.

  • Spanish fluency strongly preferred .

  • Legal experience preferred.

  • Must be available to work full-time at the  program’s office in Los Angeles.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

• Salary $40,000-$45,000 depending on experience

• Medical and dental insurance

• Liberal paid vacations.

 

Organization Info

Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law

Overview
Headquarters: 
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Annual Budget : 
$1-5M
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
1980
About Us
Mission: 

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law is a legal support center that advances and protects the rights of immigrants, refugees, children, and marginalized communities by providing training and technical support to direct legal service providers, pursuing impact litigation, and engaging in advocacy.

Programs: 

The Center is a California State Bar-funded legal support center that provides training and technical support to direct legal service providers, addresses systemic injustice identified by those providers, and advances and protects the civil, constitutional, and human rights of immigrants, refugees, children, and marginalized communities. The Center has a legacy of impact litigation that has protected hundreds of thousands of immigrants, children, and detained people. Among our landmark cases and victories are Munoz v. Bell, Plyler v. Doe, Orantes-Hernandez v. Smith, Flores v. Reno, League of United Latin American Citizens v. Wilson, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al., v. Anti-Defamation League of the B'Nai B'rith, et al., Reno v. Catholic Social Services, LULAC v. Arizona, Flores v. Sessions, Lucas R. v. Azar, Flores v. Garland, and a recent Motion to Enforce in Flores protecting children at the border. The Center serves as class counsel overseeing nationwide settlements in Flores and Lucas and, together with our co-counsel, is responsible for monitoring conditions in all facilities and locations where DHS or ORR detain youth.

Why Work For Us?: 

We are a small team, dedicated to the mission of the organization, with a collaborative and flexible, remote-friendly work environment. We value quality and consistency of work over formalities.

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 8 2023
Active Until: 
Sep 8 2023
Hiring Organization: 
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
industry: 
Nonprofit