The Florence Project has an opening for a staff attorney on our Eloy team. The staff attorney provides pro bono legal services to detainees held in a 1,500 bed private contract facility near the town of Eloy, Arizona. Partially funded by the federal Legal Orientation Program, the staff attorney will work on a team of three (two staff attorneys and one legal assistant) providing group “know your rights” presentations, individual intakes, group and individual court counseling and prep sessions, and pro se services to immigrants facing removal proceedings before the Eloy Immigration Court. On a limited basis, the staff attorney will also fully represent detainees in merits proceedings before the Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals. The staff attorney will also supervise law student interns and other volunteers, refer cases to the Project’s pro bono coordinator, social services coordinator, and special project fellows, and participate in related advocacy and outreach projects.
The Florence Project’s office is located in Florence, Arizona, a rural prison town approximately one hour south of Phoenix and one hour and twenty minutes north of Tucson. The Eloy Detention Center is located twenty five miles from the Project’s office in Florence. The staff attorney position requires frequent travel to and from home, the Florence office, and the Eloy Detention Center.
We seek individuals who have a demonstrated commitment to immigration issues and public interest law and who enjoy working in a collaborative, high volume, and energetic work environment. Prior advocacy or academic experience in immigration or criminal law and experience working with indigent clients is preferred.
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