ABA | South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project: Staff Attorney–Children's Team

Position Title: ABA | South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project: Staff Attorney–Children's Team

Position Description: The South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR), a project of the American Bar Association, seeks a staff attorney to work in its Children's Team, serving primarily Central American unaccompanied children detained in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelters in South Texas. ProBAR is located in Harlingen, Texas, less than an hour's drive from the Mexican border, from the Gulf of Mexico, and from South Padre Island.  

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Staff Attorneys for ProBAR's Children's Team advocate for and serve some of the highest numbers of detained unaccompanied children nationally. Staff Attorneys represent children seeking humanitarian immigration relief, support unrepresented children appearing before the immigration court, and connect children with advocates and other supportive services as needed. The team's legal advocacy and representation are complemented by ProBAR's holistic approach that integrates connections to services for children released from detention.   

Children's Team Staff Attorneys provide direct representation to detained or locally released immigrant children, review legal screenings conducted with detained children to determine appropriate follow-up services, and regularly appear in immigration court to represent child clients in removal proceedings, among other responsibilities.  

Applicants should possess a Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited law school, a license to practice law in a U.S. state or territory (Texas preferred). Currently unlicensed candidates, including law students and recent graduates, will be considered. Offers may be contingent on successful passage of a bar exam. Applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish in written and spoken forms. 

Prior volunteer, community, or work experience regarding immigration or detention is preferred, as is prior work experience with children, particularly from Central America and including indigenous Mayan language-speaking populations.


For more information about ProBAR: https://linktr.ee/abaprobarvolunteer

To apply: https://us61e2.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/aba/Posting/View/1333

Deadline:

Eligibility: Recent Grads, Attorneys

Location: Harlingen, TX