National Immigration Institute Fellow

Job No: 499041
Work Type: Staff Full-time
Department: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Location: Brookdale Center, 55 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY
Categories: Legal

Position Summary:

The person in this position will help support all aspects of the work of the National Immigration Habeas Institute (NIHI), a project of the Center for Immigration Innovation at Cardozo. NIHI is a new project that was launched at the law school last year in collaboration with the National Immigration Litigation Alliance to help train immigration lawyers to litigate federal habeas corpus petitions. In total, over the two organizations, there are six paid staff members. In addition, NIHI engages various independent contractors for mentoring and other roles. NIHI is fully funded for the coming year, and for this position, via grants from the Ford Foundation and Freedom Together Foundation.

Position Responsibilities:

Help prepare and run immigration habeas trainings across the country.
Assist in mentoring new attorneys litigating their first habeas petitions.
Developing substantive resources for NIHI.
Working on related litigation and advocacy projects.

Experience & Educational Background:

A law degree is required.
Recent graduates with pending bar results are welcome.

Salary Range:

$80,000-$80,000

About Us:

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media, and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice. Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas, including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff, and students.

A division of Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School offers an excellent compensation package and a broad range of employee benefit plans. The law school is a secular institution within a religious university and welcomes people of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, races, and sexual identities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Application Instructions:

To apply, visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/876/cw/en-us/job/499041/national-immigration-institute-fellow

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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