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Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

Community Legal Education Coordinator

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

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Job Summary

About TIRRC
The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) is a statewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration. Our mission is to build power, amplify our voices, and organize communities to advocate for our rights. Our vision is a stronger, more inclusive Tennessee where people of all nationalities, immigration statuses, and racial identities can belong and thrive. TIRRC’s growing legal team engages in community legal education, direct representation, and advocacy to protect the rights of immigrant community members and support the power-building mission of the organization. 

Position Description
TIRRC seeks a Community Legal Education Coordinator to help reach and support community members in rural Tennessee with legal education, resources, and services. The responsibilities will include conducting intakes and community legal education sessions, providing support to attorneys and licensed representatives in immigration cases (mostly naturalization and deferred action), and planning legal clinics and workshops. The community legal education coordinator may also participate in and provide legal support to TIRRC’s organizing, policy advocacy, and power-building activities as needed. 

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, marital status, or parental status. Immigrants, refugees, and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate legal information sessions, workshops, and interpreter participation, while managing outreach and registration;
  • Develop legal education materials for sessions, workshops, and TIRRC’s resource desk in collaboration with licensed legal staff;
  • Gather session outcome data and analyze participant feedback to enhance future sessions;
  • Cultivate and maintain partnerships for collaborative legal sessions and workshops within the community;  
  • Address inquiries about TIRRC’s legal services from partners, community members, and participants;
  • Document session data to identify emerging trends and community legal/resource needs;
  • Provide support to attorneys and licensed representatives in immigration cases, including managing client communications, collecting evidence, and preparing draft applications; 
  • Maintain accurate records in compliance with legal standards and ethics;
  • Collaborate with the organizing team to identify and address the most pressing legal education needs of TIRRC’s members and constituents; 
  • Other legal services support as needed; 
  • All TIRRC staff are expected to participate in and help support certain organization-wide training and events, such as Day on the Hill, staff retreat, the Membership Convention, and other training as necessary.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to those listed above. As with every position at TIRRC, every person in the organization will assist their colleagues to ensure a cooperative environment and respond to the needs of the moment. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

  • Belief in TIRRC’s mission and experience with social justice;
  • Experience with immigration law and practice; previous immigration paralegal experience strongly preferred;
  • Experience working with low-income immigrant communities preferred;
  • Experience with immigration software preferred;
  • Ability to be very organized, work on deadlines, and juggle multiple priorities;
  • Ability to work sensitively with clients who have diverse identities, cultures, and faith traditions;
  • Ability to work flexible hours, including some nights and weekends;
  • Willingness to travel outside of the metropolitan Nashville area, including day and overnight trips;
  • Fluency in English is required and fluency or working proficiency in another language spoken by TIRRC’s constituencies is preferred;
  • Must have reliable transportation. 

Additional Information

Benefits

Salary Range: $46,000-$51,000

Full-time TIRRC employees are eligible to receive medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of the medical employee premium covered by TIRRC, participate in a 401K retirement plan, and receive 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program. In addition, TIRRC provides paid leave including up to 15 vacation days, 13 paid holidays, and 3 weeks of paid sick leave in an employee’s first year and 6 weeks of paid parental leave.

How to Apply

To apply for the position, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@tnimmigrant.org.  

Details

  • Date Posted: May 25, 2024
  • Type: Full-Time
  • Job Function: Educator
  • Service Area: Community Development
  • Salary Range: $46,000-$51,000