Jobs at Catholic Charities of Los Angeles

Directs Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project programs, staff, finances, contracts, fundraising, strategic planning, compliance, quality improvement, and stakeholder relationships. Oversees program development and service delivery, manages budgets and fiscal performance, supervises legal services leadership, supports recruitment and staff development, cultivates donors and public agencies, negotiates contracts, and ensures compliance with legal and government requirements.

Manages and coordinates a paralegal team supporting immigration attorneys in detained and non-detained removal proceedings. Responsibilities include assigning workflows, supervising and reviewing work, conducting one-on-ones, training staff, coordinating intake clinics, overseeing data management and contractual compliance, streamlining LawLogix and billing processes, and providing direct paralegal case support approximately 50% of the time.

Provides legal representation to detained and non-detained immigrants in removal proceedings, including asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and cancellation of removal cases. Conducts legal research, writing, case management, advocacy, community education, and stakeholder engagement. May supervise interns, mentor junior staff or paralegals, participate in policy initiatives, and support special projects. Staff Attorney II applicants must have at least two years of immigration law experience.

Leads fundraising strategy and execution for annual and capital campaigns, planned giving, endowments, donor cultivation, and foundation, corporate, and government funding. Oversees grant proposals, budgets, reporting, gift processing, communications, special events, campus tours, and volunteer and board engagement. Supervises development activities, monitors financial goals, and builds relationships with donors and funding agencies.

Provides self-help immigration legal services to adults and families, including legal orientations, client intake and follow-up, self-help workshops, and referrals for pro bono or social services. The role requires legal research, writing, case management, collaboration, community outreach, and Spanish-language proficiency while supporting vulnerable immigrant populations in a hybrid work environment.

Provides legal orientation and support to detained immigrants through individual intakes, group orientations, self-help workshops, court services, pro bono referrals, and legal materials. The role also supervises interns, mentors junior staff, participates in stakeholder collaborations, supports advocacy and policy efforts, and conducts community education. Requires immigration law experience, active bar admission, Spanish fluency, strong legal research and writing skills, and commitment to vulnerable immigrant communities.

Supervises immigration attorneys and support staff while managing a personal caseload involving detained adults, unaccompanied minors, and other immigrant clients. Represents clients before immigration and California state courts, oversees case assignments, supports contract compliance and reporting, improves internal procedures, and contributes to quality control. The role requires legal supervision, immigration litigation, case management, legal research and writing, Spanish fluency, and collaboration with vulnerable clients.