"Immigrant Rights Counsel"

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

At UCI Law, we are driven to improve our local, national and global communities by grappling with important issues as scholars, as practitioners and as teachers who are preparing the next generation of leaders. The collaborative and interdisciplinary community at UCI Law includes extraordinary students, world-renowned faculty, dedicated staff, engaged alumni and enthusiastic supporters.

The UCI Law Clinics are part of the UCI Law experiential learning program. We offer a total of eleven core clinical courses as a part of the graduation requirements for law students, including the Community and Economic Development Clinic, the Community Violence Intervention Clinic, the Criminal Justice Clinic, the Defending Democracy Clinic, the Domestic Violence Clinic, the Environmental Law Clinic, the Immigrant & Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic, the Intellectual Property, Arts & Technology Clinic, the International Justice Clinic, and the Worker & Tenants Law & Organizing Clinic. Although each of these clinics has its own faculty director, they function as one law firm. Operating as one firm, the clinics share staff, computing and IT services, a suite of offices, and a common work area on the third floor of the MPAA building.

Additionally, in 2021, the UCI Law Clinics established a satellite space at El Centro Cultural de Mexico in Santa Ana to allow the Law School to enhance its collaborations with El Centro groups and facilitate improved access for clients who otherwise have been difficult to reach.

Your Role on the Team

Works in collaboration with community partners to build capacity around immigrants' rights in the region. Provides immigration legal advice and counsel, rapid response, and limited scope representation to community members. Designs and executes know your rights and other legal empowerment programming. Requires broad knowledge of multiple legal disciplines including but not limited to immigration, civil rights, and other possible areas of law. Regularly works on issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment and independence in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Works on highly confidential and sensitive matters.

Additional responsibilities include: Conducting intake, case evaluation, and case referrals, including through detention center visits; Staffing pro se legal clinics; Providing technical assistance and training to community partners and volunteers; Creating community education resources on topics of importance to the immigrant community; Representing the UCI Law Clinics in coalitions and advocacy hubs and spaces; and Engaging in litigation and community-led legal representation, including drafting and filing court documents and appearing in court as needed.

The position will involve some in-person presence at the UCI Law Clinics space at El Centro Cultural de Mexico in Santa Ana and we do anticipate some work taking place at this location. The position will also involve a limited amount of advising, overseeing, and working with law students on clinical work. Fluency in Spanish is preferred.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required: Must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of California and maintain that standing through continuing legal education credits required by the State Bar.

Total Compensation: The Immigration Rights Counselor position is a 50% role, with a salary that's prorated from an annual full-time equivalent of $104,900 to 166,000. In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment: The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment: Background Check and Live Scan; Employment Misconduct; Legal Right to work in the United States; Vaccination Policies; Smoking and Tobacco Policy; Drug Free Environment; and others as detailed.