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Legal Assistant, Children's Legal Services
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- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a bilingual Legal Assistant to join its Children's Legal Services program which provides legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children who have been released from the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and reunified with sponsors in Maryland.
- Since its inception in 1933, the IRC delivers lasting impact to refugees fleeing from war or disaster by offering lifesaving care, life-changing assistance, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant.
- IRC opened an office in Silver Spring MD in 2006 joining its Baltimore MD office and provides a continuum of services including intensive case management, employment and economic empowerment services, immigration assistance, case management, and education support to asylees and refugees in Maryland.
- The Legal Assistant will support the Children's Attorneys and Managing Attorney to coordinate client referrals, interview unaccompanied child clients to identify options for asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, or other forms of humanitarian relief; assist with preparing and filing immigration applications and petitions; and complete program data and recordkeeping administrative tasks.
- Assist in preparing filings for the Immigration Court, Maryland State courts, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS);
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