Fellowship Announcement
The James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, is hiring a one-year fellow for its Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program to begin August of 2011. This position is open to 3Ls who will graduate in May 2011 and recent law graduates with up to three years of practice experience. The fellowship will be tailored to the fellow’s skills and interests but will include the following responsibilities:• Supervise law students in representation of immigration detainees in deportation proceedings
• Supervise law students in providing legal advice and information to low-wage immigrant workers through clinics and outreach presentations
• Assist the Program Director in litigation of clinic cases
• Participate in the classroom component of the Immigration Law Clinic and prepare and teach selected classroom sessions
• Design and implement an immigration policy research project that addresses either immigrant workers’ rights or immigration detention issues in Arizona
Qualifications
• Experience working with immigrants, refugees, victims of trauma, and/or incarcerated populations
• Familiarity with immigration and/or employment law
• Proficiency in Spanish (fluency preferred)
• Strong communication skills, with particular sensitivity to cultural differences
• Experience working in interdisciplinary settings with minimal direct supervision
Salary: $44,000 plus benefits through the University of Arizona
About the Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program
The Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program is a new program at the James E. Rogers College of Law that generates immigration policy research, expands opportunities for students to gain exposure to immigration issues, encourages the interdisciplinary engagement with immigration issues, and provides services to immigrants in Southern Arizona. The Program serves as an umbrella for all the law school’s immigration-related offerings, including its Immigration Law Clinic, doctrinal courses, internships, and opportunities to undertake supervised research on immigration issues. The current areas of research focus for the Bacon Program are immigration detention and immigrant workers’ rights.
To apply: Please email a cover letter, resume, writing sample, law school transcript, and three references to Nina Rabin, nina.rabin@law.arizona.edu, by no later than April 30, 2011. Follow-up interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to send in materials as soon as possible.
