Job o’ the Day: Family Law Attorney with the Tahirih Justice Center in Virginia
If legally empowering immigrant woman and girls is your thing, today’s Job of the Day could be for you! The Tahirih Justice Center is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting women and girls seeking justice in the United States from gender-based violence. Through direct legal services, client-based public policy advocacy and public education, Tahirih uses a holistic approach to address the needs of their clients.
From the PSJD job listing:
The Tahirih Justice Center is a national non-profit organization that supports the courage of immigrant women and girls who refuse to be victims of violence by providing holistic legal services and advocacy in courts, Congress, and communities. Through pro bono holistic legal services and public policy advocacy, Tahirih protects women and girls seeking protection from gender-based human rights abuses such as domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, female genital mutilation, honor crimes, and forced marriage. Tahirih is a Bahá’í-inspired organization and works to create a world where women and girls can live in safety and with dignity. Winner of the 2010 Meyer Exponent Award which recognizes outstanding nonprofit executive directors and the 2007 Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management, Tahirih has a staff of 35 with offices in Falls Church, VA; Houston, TX; and Baltimore, MD.
The Family Law Attorney provides in-house legal representation to Tahirih clients with family law matters in the Virginia Court System. She/He supervises the family law department’s paralegal and legal interns as necessary and oversees the family law department’s service seeker, intake and case acceptance processes.
Tahirih’s ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of family law experience, knowledge of immigration law, experience working with female survivors of trauma. For more information on qualifications, salary and application instructions, view the full listing at PSJD.org (log-in required).