Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.
Join out team as a Lead Staff Attorney! The Lead Attorney (Unaccompanied Children’s Program) is a part of the Cabrini Center leadership and provides training and mentorship within his or her team in addition to providing representation and legal assistance for both released and detained unaccompanied children. She or he is responsible for mentoring, training, and case review for legal team members in the provision of immigration legal services to clients served by St. Frances Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance Unaccompanied Children Program. Legal services include assistance for detained children, legal education, legal workshops, legal intake, legal research and individual legal representation. The Lead Attorney will develop expertise in the immigration law as well as stay up-to-date on immigration law and policies and to provide oversight, guidance, and mentorship to attorneys, paralegals, administrative clerks and/or law student interns. The Senior Attorney will contribute to identifying issues for impact advocacy and litigation to be undertaken by Cabrini Center and/or other partners to advance immigrant rights and to make systemic changes.