About this role
POSITION SUMMARY:
World Relief seeks a....
Place duration of temp assignment/schedule and job type (FT/PT) below:
This is a temporary {job type e.g., full-time or part-time} position funded through a grant agreement for up to 90 days and contingent upon funding extension.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Legal Services
- Prepare and submit FOIA applications on behalf of current clients to obtain records relevant to their immigration cases.
- Review and analyze FOIA responses and records for current clients, identifying information relevant to their immigration history and ongoing legal matters.
- Provide legal representation to refugee clients during refugee re-interviews and/or refugee adjustment interviews, as needed.
- Prepare clients for refugee re-interviews and/or refugee adjustment interviews, including reviewing case history, discussing potential questions or issues, and ensuring clients understand the interview process.
- Provide legal guidance and support to clients regarding issues identified through FOIA records and refugee interviews, as appropriate.
Know Your Rights
- Develop and conduct Know Your Rights trainings for clients and/or community members regarding their rights when interacting with immigration authorities.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Mature and personal Christian faith Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
- Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
- Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Relief's Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity, and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of the Nation document
- Valid drivers license, access to reliable vehicle and ability to pass MVR standards
- Licensed attorney in good standing with an active state bar membership.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated ability to work with people from a wide range of cultural, racial, religious and language backgrounds.
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage a varied and demanding caseload, including excellent time-management, priority-setting, and organizational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and cross-cultural sensitivity
- Detail-oriented, proactive, self-motivate, organized
- Highly self-motivated with strong follow-through and problem-solving skills
- Occasional travel to Charlotte, NC and Raleigh, NC to USCIS offices.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bilingual skills preferred
- Previous knowledge and understanding of immigration law and systems preferred.
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program part-time employees (working 25+ hours per week).
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.
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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.
Compensation is commensurate with experience.