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Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney to provide creative and zealous advocacy to clients seeking immigration redress.  The attorney will be assigned to one of two Legal Aid Center programs that provide immigration assistance, the Legal Service Fund or the Immigration Advocacy Program.  The Legal Service Fund provides critical legal services to hotel and casino workers, the people who are the backbone of this community, to safeguard the legal and economic wellbeing of eligible employees and their families.  The program’s legal assistance is heavily focused on immigration issues but also include varied areas such as housing, simple estate planning, debt collection defense, criminal record sealing, and others.  The Immigration Advocacy Program’s clients are primarily victims of crime such as domestic violence and sexual assault or children who are abused or abandoned and are eligible for victim-related immigration relief. The program’s legal...

About Dēmos . Founded in 2000, Demos is a public policy organization working for a democracy and economy rooted in racial equity. Our work is organized around a particular point of view about power and about what is required to create a society where Black and Brown communities are fully thriving. Demos moves ideas powerful enough to improve the lives of everyday Americans through the full cycle of change. We champion over-the-horizon policy solutions, shift the narrative to clear the way for their acceptance, and are committed to a model of sustained advocacy until they take effect. We use the right strategy for the right moment, whether it’s research, communications, supporting organizers, or litigation. This commitment to the full cycle of change has resulted in real victories, from landmark credit card reforms to over 3 million new voter registration applications from low-income citizens. Throughout all of our work, Demos is advocating not just for people, but for the very...

The Position The City and County of Denver is looking for its next Independent Monitor to provide exemplary leadership, ongoing oversight, and direction to the Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) for the City and County of Denver. Working in concert with the Citizen Oversight Board, Mayor’s Office, City Council, Executive Director of Department of Public Safety, Denver Police (DPD), Sheriff (DSD), and Fire Departments (DFD), District Attorney’s Office, community leaders, the general public and media, the Independent Monitor provides fair and objective oversight of uniformed personnel (defined below) and ensures public confidence in such uniformed personnel and their accountability systems.   The Monitor serves at the pleasure of the Citizen Oversight Board. The Citizen Oversight Board recommends the appointment of the Independent Monitor to the City Council who must confirm the appointment. The Citizen Oversight Board is a nine-member board composed of community members...

The Assistant Corporate Counsel is responsible for a wide range of matters in the legal practice areas of securities regulation, corporate law and corporate governance. This position, which reports to the Director & Assistant General Counsel, Corporate, provides legal advice and support to internal Ameren clients relating to the area of specialty, including Ameren’s Financial Reporting, Investor Relations, Treasury, Sustainability, and other departments.

Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s Kansas City office has an immediate opening for a full-time attorney for our Protecting Immigrant Families Project.  The successful candidate must be licensed to practice law in Missouri and be committed to serving clients with limited English proficiency who are survivors of domestic violence.  It is preferred the applicant filling this position be bilingual in Spanish and English, however it is not required.  Job duties include maintaining a caseload representing clients in Full Orders of Protection under the Adult Abuse Act in Clay, Jackson Platte, and Cass Counties. This attorney will also do outreach work with domestic violence shelters and participate in regional domestic violence prevention organizations.   Legal Aid of Western Missouri offers a professional and friendly work environment with integrity and excellence as our guiding principles. We are an equal opportunity employer with recruitment efforts focused on ensuring a diverse...

IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Catholic Charities of Southern New Mexico, with offices in Las Cruces and Roswell, seeks an experienced immigration attorney to help manage its legal services program.  The attorney will handle a wide-range of complex immigration matters including family-based petitions, removal-defense, DACA, waivers, VAWA, U-Visa, T-Visa cases, asylum, and naturalization.  The attorney works as part of a team of eight (8) legal staff members: three (3) Partially Accredited Representatives, four (4) administrative support staff members and an office receptionist.  The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are required: law degree from accredited law school and licensed to practice law in one or more U.S. jurisdictions; oral and written fluency in Spanish and English; passion for and dedication to helping the poor and low-income clientele; ability to manage large case load and excel in a fast-paced work environment; leadership skills in...

Job Duties and Responsibilities The State University of New York Office of General Counsel, located in Erie County, New York invites applications for the position of Associate Counsel – Contracts.  The State University of New York Office of General Counsel, located in Erie County, New York invites applications for the position of Associate Counsel – Contracts. The successful candidate will competently and comprehensively provide clients with legal services primarily pertaining to contracts, real estate and business transactions, along with other complex and emerging issues affecting this public research university. In addition, the Associate Counsel interfaces with other OGC colleagues across SUNY to coordinate the delivery of consistent legal services, including participation in OGC staff meetings and trainings.   The candidate will provide legal advice to managers and others at the university and will be expected to handle and oversee a broad range of assignments...