Managing Director of Immigration Services, Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Immigration Legal Services Director

This position leads the development, execution, and evaluation of AJSOCAL's immigration legal services practices, including (but not limited to): development and management of program, fundraising, and communications strategies; guiding the organization's advocacy on immigration issues; and informing impact litigation opportunities to improve access to immigration remedies for communities.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the organizational operation of immigration legal services, in LA and regional offices.
• Provide substantive legal expertise with program strategies, vision and design.
• Provide day-to-day supervision of program leaders and staff (as necessary).
• Build a team-centered client service model, and monitor issues related to services to manage cooperation, ongoing engagements, and client expectations.
• Coordinate client services with other attorneys and units, including strategy sessions with agency Litigation Director and Policy Director
• Develop fundraising strategies, and manage current funding, including tracking progress towards deliverables, drafting grant reports, and communications with funders.
• Manage the overall budget for immigration programs.
• Work in cooperation with other units within the agency to advance policies affecting clients.
• Cultivate, maintain, and oversee community partnerships.
• Support and instruct community outreach opportunities for programs, including how to inform appropriate responses to community needs and requests.
• Develop communications strategies, and provide communications support, including with media, community stakeholders, and donors.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• J.D. and must be an active member of the California State Bar
• Minimum of eight years of diverse immigration legal practice, preferably representing underrepresented client communities.
• Minimum of two years of supervision.