Application Guide

How to Apply for Staff Attorney (based in the Sunbelt)

at Organized Power In Numbers

🏢 About Organized Power In Numbers

Organized Power In Numbers (OPIN) uniquely blends digital organizing with traditional worker advocacy, using data-driven strategies to mobilize communities at scale. They stand out by integrating legal action directly with grassroots campaigns, ensuring litigation supports concrete organizing wins for immigrant and worker rights. This creates a dynamic environment where legal work directly fuels movement building.

About This Role

As a Staff Attorney at OPIN, you'll provide direct deportation defense and immigration consultations while simultaneously supporting strategic campaigns through policy research and Know-Your-Rights trainings. This role uniquely merges individual client representation with systemic advocacy, requiring you to balance urgent casework with long-term movement strategy development across the Sunbelt region.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might begin with remote immigration consultations for workers across Sunbelt states, followed by drafting legal research to support an ongoing campaign. Afternoon could involve coordinating a virtual Know-Your-Rights training for tenant organizers, then collaborating with campaign staff to align deportation defense cases with strategic priorities. The day often ends with network-building calls to legal aid partners in Arizona or Texas.

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🎯 Who Organized Power In Numbers Is Looking For

  • A bilingual (Spanish/English) attorney with 2+ years of hands-on experience in removal proceedings and immigration consultations for low-income clients
  • Someone admitted to a Sunbelt state bar (preferably NM, AZ, or TX) who understands the region's specific immigrant and worker communities
  • A strategic thinker who can connect individual cases to broader campaign goals and policy advocacy opportunities
  • A collaborative professional comfortable working remotely while building networks with community groups, organizers, and legal aid partners

📝 Tips for Applying to Organized Power In Numbers

1

Highlight specific experience with deportation defense cases and how you've connected legal work to organizing campaigns in past roles

2

Demonstrate your understanding of the Sunbelt's unique immigration landscape by mentioning specific states, communities, or legal challenges in the region

3

Showcase your ability to work remotely by describing past experiences with virtual legal clinics, consultations, or collaborative projects

4

Quantify your impact in previous roles (e.g., 'conducted 50+ immigration screenings monthly' or 'developed 15 Know-Your-Rights trainings for worker groups')

5

Explicitly connect your personal commitment to racial, social, and economic justice to OPIN's mission of building worker power through integrated strategies

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your direct experience with removal proceedings and immigration consultations for low-income immigrant communities', "How you've previously connected legal work to organizing or campaign goals (specific examples of litigation supporting advocacy)", 'Your understanding of the intersection between immigration law and worker/tenant rights in the Sunbelt context', 'Your ability to work independently in a remote setting while building collaborative networks across multiple states']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → OPIN's specific campaigns at the intersection of worker power and immigrant rights (look for case studies or press releases)
  • → Current immigration and labor law developments affecting Sunbelt states (particularly NM, AZ, TX)
  • → The organization's digital organizing strategies and how they integrate with legal work
  • → Key partner organizations OPIN works with in worker and immigrant advocacy spaces
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a deportation defense case where you connected individual representation to broader organizing or policy goals
2 How would you design a remote legal clinic for immigrant workers across multiple Sunbelt states?
3 What strategies would you use to stay current on both immigration law developments and labor/employment law changes simultaneously?
4 How have you previously used FOIA/Public Records Act requests to support worker or immigrant advocacy?
5 Describe your approach to building partnerships with community groups and legal aid organizations in a new region
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Presenting yourself as purely a litigator without showing interest in or experience with campaign integration and organizing
  • Failing to demonstrate specific knowledge of Sunbelt immigrant communities or regional legal landscapes
  • Applying with a generic social justice cover letter that doesn't address the unique intersection of immigration law and worker organizing

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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