Staff Attorney at Global Workers Justice Alliance

Position Description

Global Workers seeks a bilingual (Spanish-English) attorney with at least two years of USA employment litigation experience. The primary responsibility will be to develop, train, and support the Global Workers Defender Network in Guatemala and expand the Network to other Central American countries. This requires extensive travel to identify partner organizations, train them on U.S. employment law, and oversee the facilitation of employment cases with partner U.S. organizations. In addition, this position requires outreach and support to U.S. organizations facing legal challenges in representing transnational litigants. The attorney will also develop advocacy initiatives around portable justice issues in the international arena and in Central America. Willingness to work on fundraising, as needed, is also expected.

Organization Description

Founded in 2005, Global Workers Justice Alliance (“Global Workers”) combats worker exploitation by promoting portable justice for transnational migrants through a cross-border network of advocates and resources. Global Workers believes that the concept of portable justice, the right and ability of transnational migrants to access justice in the country of employment even after they have departed, is a key, under addressed element to achieving justice for today’s global migrants. Global Workers’ core work is to train and support the Defender Network, comprised of human rights advocates in migrant sending countries, to educate workers on their rights before they migrate, to work in partnership with advocates in the countries of employment on specific cases of labor exploitation, and to advocate for systemic changes. We currently operate programs in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Guatemala and regularly provide advice and referral for cases around the world.

Qualifications:

• Attorney with at least two years of employment litigation experience in the USA (required)

• Spanish fluency (required)

• Overseas work experience (strongly preferred)

• Experience in conducting educational workshops

• Excellent writing and research skills

• Creative, energetic, and innovative

Salary DOE

To apply, please send cover letter, resume, and two professional references to:

Cathleen Caron

Executive Director

Global Workers Justice Alliance

789 Washington Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Or electronically to: CAdirector_app@globalworkers.org

For more information see our website: www.globalworkers.org

Global Workers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.