REPORTS TO: Director of Client Services

Founded in 1982, the New York Asian women’s Center is the first organization on the East Coast to address the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Asian communities. With the only 24-hour multi-lingual hotline and shelter program for battered Asian women, the Center provides counseling and advocacy to Asian abused women, children who have witnessed domestic violence, and trafficking victims.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and administer a volunteer legal services program, which includes partnership development with law firms, recruitment of volunteer attorneys and coordination of the pro bono work
• Provide consultation and legal representation to clients in the area of immigration law
• Work with the staff Attorney and with Counselor Advocates on meeting the needs of victims’ immigration and other legal issues, either directly or through referrals
• Special projects and other duties as assigned by the Executive Director

Qualifications:

• A licensed attorney who is a member of a state bar
• One to three years’ experience practicing immigration law, which experience should include preparing and representing immigrant survivors of domestic violence and/or human trafficking
• Experience working with survivors of abuse, human trafficking, or other trauma
• A strong record of cultural competence and cross-cultural communication skills
• Knowledge of a second language, Asian language strongly preferred
• An understanding of the private law firm and corporate pro bono culture and the ability to be a well-respected and effective representative of the program to all stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively and prior experience working with individual attorneys and law firms.
  
  
  The New York Asian Women’s Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer