Staff Attorney (based in the Sunbelt)

Core responsibilities:

• Represent a small volume of non-US citizens in deportation defense or affirmative applications for immigration relief
• Provide remote and in-person immigration consultations and screenings to immigrant workers, tenants, and community members
• Assist with the organization and coordination of both in-person and remote legal clinics, including family preparedness clinics
• Develop and conduct know-your-rights trainings for immigrants, tenants, workers, and small business owners
• Conduct legal and policy research to support strategic campaign development
• Serve as policy expert in support of organizing and advocacy to advance immigrant, worker, and tenant rights
• Represent workers and worker organizations in administrative complaints before federal labor agencies
• Develop and grow a network of government, private and legal aid legal resources to support workers throughout the Sunbelt

This role creates positive change by advancing immigrant, worker, and tenant rights through legal representation, policy advocacy, and community education, helping to improve conditions for workers and their families while promoting civic engagement.

Required qualifications and skills:

• J.D. degree and admission to a state bar (preferably in New Mexico, Arizona or Texas)
• Fluency in Spanish
• Experience representing individuals in removal proceedings and providing immigration consultations to low income immigrants
• Strong research, writing, and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Strong commitment to racial, social, economic, and gender justice
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

Compensation: $75,000 - $80,000 annually depending on experience. This position is represented by Workers United and covered under a collective bargaining agreement. OPIN is an equal opportunity employer.

Organized Power In Numbers (OPIN) works at the intersection of worker power and modern digital/data-driven organizing to help movements reach millions of people, invite them into movement, and level up campaigns that win for workers, their families, and communities. They utilize organizing strategies, comprehensive campaigns, strategic litigation, communications, and policy advocacy to improve workers' conditions and promote civic engagement.