Hybrid Associate Director, Legal Services

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About the role

  • Associate Director of Legal Services providing legal support for torture survivors at Heartland Alliance International. Leading a team to coordinate legal services within a trauma-informed care framework.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate urgent detention response for participants who are detained or at imminent risk of detention
  • Compile documentation and support advocacy efforts for immigration needs, release, or relief
  • Supervise and manage legal services team as the program grows
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and community-based partners to support comprehensive legal services and advocacy for survivors of torture and human rights violations
  • Develop standardized protocols to bring routine legal services in-house
  • Lead regular staff education sessions on immigration policy changes and advocacy opportunities

Requirements

  • Juris Doctorate (JD) degree and licensed to practice law in any U.S. state (Illinois strongly preferred)
  • Minimum 5 years of immigration law experience; supervisory experience preferred
  • Experience with detained docket
  • Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive advocacy
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills
  • Fluency in English required with a second language strongly preferred (French, Spanish, or other languages commonly spoken by program participants)

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Associate Director, Legal Services

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$105,000 - $115,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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