Legal Manager

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🕒 October 6

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $76k - $84.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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Justice In Motion

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2005

🤝 Non-profit

⚖️ Legal

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Legal • Social Impact

Justice In Motion is an organization that appears to focus on improving access to justice and legal services for underserved communities. It likely operates as a nonprofit or social-impact initiative that combines legal support, community outreach, and advocacy to reduce barriers to legal representation and enforce rights. (No company-specific materials were provided in the prompt beyond the name; provide more details for a more precise profile.

📋 Description

• Manage cross-border case collaborations involving U.S. advocates and Justice in Motion’s Defender Network in Mexico and Central America • Conduct intake conversations and assess cases for potential Defender Network collaboration • Provide guidance on portable justice issues and troubleshoot communication or coordination challenges • Track case collaborations through follow-ups, check-ins, and evaluations • Coordinate payments, invoices, documentation, and outcome tracking • Prepare narrative summaries and reports on case progress, outcomes, and lessons learned • Manage special projects advancing portable justice and access-to-justice strategies • Develop and maintain project plans, workflows, timelines, and tracking systems • Coordinate program implementation, administration, data collection, outcome reporting, and related activities • Facilitate meetings, convenings, and collaborative activities with internal and external stakeholders • Identify and address project barriers, emerging needs, and improvement opportunities • Build and maintain relationships with Defender Network members in Mexico and Central America • Develop relationships with U.S. advocates and organizations representing migrants • Coordinate across partners to ensure clear communication, shared expectations, and effective collaboration • Provide legal analysis and guidance on immigration enforcement, humanitarian relief, migrant rights, and portable justice • Monitor legal and policy developments affecting case collaboration and served communities • Share legal knowledge and developments with colleagues and partners • Develop and deliver training in Spanish and English • Draft legal practice resources, advisories, and materials in English and Spanish • Translate complex legal and policy concepts into practical information • Contribute to tools and resources strengthening advocate and Defender Network capacity

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of immigration legal experience representing clients from Mexico and Central America in humanitarian immigration matters • JD or LLM from an accredited U.S. law school • Experience practicing law in the United States • Professional fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish • Ability to conduct complex professional and legal conversations in English and Spanish • Ability to produce high-quality written materials in English and Spanish without external translation tools • Ability to interpret nuanced, technical, and sensitive information in real time • Experience managing multiple workstreams, project plans, workflows, timelines, and deadlines • Proficiency with Excel, Word, Google Workspace, Adobe Acrobat, and project management tools such as Asana • Willingness and ability to travel internationally, including to Central America, Mexico, and within the U.S. • Familiarity with challenges facing migrant communities from Mexico and Central America • Experience living and/or working in multicultural environments • Experience with or passion for migrant rights, access to justice, and cross-border advocacy strongly preferred • Experience with federal civil litigation advancing civil rights claims is a plus • Experience with Salesforce or comparable case management systems is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% employer-paid healthcare for individual employees plus partial family coverage • 3% 401k annual contribution • Work-from-home stipend • Home office setup stipend • Office closed 12/24-1/1 • Other paid holidays • 12 days paid vacation in the first year • 12 sick days • 5 personal days • Fully paid sabbatical after 7 years of service • Union position covered by Justice in Motion’s collective bargaining agreement

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