Description:
About the Role: The Los Angeles office of A Muslim Civil Rights and Advocacy Group (CAIR-LA) is looking for a candidate that will demonstrate a commitment to representing employees/applicants who have been victimized by hate and discrimination. The candidate will be a motivated individual with experience and interest in employment law and who will be expected to identify, strategize, and use creative legal and grassroots advocacy solutions to address systematic issues facing the American Muslim community. Practice Areas: Focus on Employment Law and be expected to assist with Civil Rights/Civil Liberties (Religious Freedom), National Security & Law Enforcement Practices, Public Accommodations, Prisoners' Rights, School Issues, Hate Crimes/Incidents, etc.Responsibilities:
- Review and investigate an array of employment-related legal claims brought by an incredibly diverse community
- Conduct intakes of legal claims, employment-related and other, as necessary through effective communication with members of the community
- Manage a considerable caseload (our attorneys currently manage approximately 200+ intakes each per year)
- Provide assistance on assigned litigation efforts, including preparing pleadings, motions and briefs
- Depending on experience, identify, develop, lead and manage assigned litigation efforts, including, preparing pleadings, motions, and briefs
- Perform in-depth legal research
- Legal writing including, but not limited to, drafting complaints, discovery, briefs, letters, and memos; and non-legal writing including drafting community advisories, issuing briefings, and reports
- Communicate with outside parties such as attorneys, employers, law enforcement agents, administrative agencies, media contacts, etc.
- Work to educate and empower community members on their rights through community presentations and material distributions
- Prepare and assist in A Muslim Civil Rights and Advocacy Group-California reports
- Travel for outreach including participating in community events and coalition meetings
- All A Muslim Civil Rights and Advocacy Group staff are required to assist in general duties such as answering phones, weekly outreach, fundraising, and other office tasks as required
Qualifications:
- Law degree from an American Bar Association accredited school
- California State Bar admission
- 1-3+ years of experience advocating for, representing and/or litigating on behalf of clients in employment law
- Strong time management skills with a demonstrated ability for meeting deadlines
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills with outstanding attention to detail
- Comfort working productively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including public speaking experience
- Experience working with people from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
- Access to a working vehicle and the ability to drive throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area
- High degree of self-motivation and creativity
- A strong commitment to civil rights and A Muslim Civil Rights and Advocacy Group's mission
- Basic computer proficiency including knowledge of Office 365, OneDrive, and WestLaw Next
- Knowledge of cloud applications such as SharePoint, Office365, and social media applications (preferred)
- Conversational proficiency in Arabic, Farsi or Urdu (preferred but not required)
