Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney

JOB SUMMARY

Staff and senior staff attorneys at Innovation Law Lab are responsible for driving multiple specific objectives within Innovation Law Lab’s diverse portfolio of work.

Attorneys are part of an in-house counsel team that employs creative legal and advocacy strategies to directly challenge barriers to asylum access, prototype new inclusive systems and policy work, provide legal representation and combat injustices in the immigration legal system, and advocate for detained individuals while working to shut down immigration prisons.

Attorneys are expected to be self-motivated, professional, creative, and interested in contributing to a diverse array of goals, objectives, projects and programs that leverage law, technology and organizing to advance immigrant and refugee justice.

A staff or senior staff attorney should be ready to wear many hats, consistently support team members with numerous projects, take initiative and communicate proactively, work independently, and play an active role in achieving the goals and objectives of the organization. Staff and senior staff attorneys report to our Legal Director or a Supervising Staff Attorney.

For this recruitment, we are looking to fill one position; if the attorney is based in Portland, Oregon, the position will work from the Portland office. Remote or hybrid arrangements may be considered depending on business needs and the incumbent’s circumstances.

The Staff or Senior Staff Attorney should be prepared to provide support across Law Lab’s legal program. This particular role is focused primarily on supporting Innovation Law Lab’s role as the Clearinghouse for the Equity Corps of Oregon, the state’s universal representation program for immigrants who cannot afford private counsel.

Responsibilities may include providing technical support to attorneys providing direct representation in the program, including members of the private bar, pro bonos, and attorney fellows; developing and leading new attorney and staff trainings; coordinating and reviewing program navigations; evaluating cases to determine the best defensive or affirmative relief strategies; conducting legal intake (can occur remotely); mentoring fellow attorneys; working with policymakers to enact inclusive state policies; developing creative litigation and legal advocacy; and using selective direct representation, litigation, and other legal advocacy to advance LL’s mission.

This is a union position; terms of employment are governed by collective bargaining agreement where applicable.