Southern Arizona Legal Aid Jobs
Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc. is an organization whose mission is to provide quality legal services to individuals who would not otherwise have equal access to justice in a manner that affirms their individual and collective dignity, integrity, and power. SALA is committed to providing low- and middle-income people with civilian assistance in its service sector on issues that most directly affect their health, safety and well-being. Staff are responsible for providing and/or supporting legal services to those who are entitled to them. We primarily serve low-income people who would not otherwise have access to civil law services. SALA serves 9 Arizona counties and 11 Native American communities. To serve these communities, SALA has six offices in Tucson, Bisbee, Casa Grande, Sacaton, Lakeside and Whiteriver. Our administrative office is located in Tucson. Our mission is to provide high-quality legal services to people who would otherwise not have equal access to justice in a way that affirms their individual and collective dignity, integrity and power. SALA serves 9 counties in Arizona and 11 Indian reservations. Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. (SALA) is hiring a full-time attorney for its VAWA Immigration project at its Tucson office.
The project is based in the Tucson SALA office, but the attorney may be asked to represent clients residing in rural counties served by Sala. The lawyer is responsible for representing applicants for legal immigration status in accordance with the provisions on violence against women. *Please note that all salary information is approximate based on third party submissions to SimplyHired or its affiliates. These figures are provided to SimplyHired users for general comparison purposes only. Minimum wage may vary by jurisdiction and you should consult with the employer for actual wage figures. An internship at SALA is a supervised, hands-on learning experience in the workplace that provides students with the opportunity to apply, connect, and expand academic theory and skills to develop professional skills and networks. In collaboration with the intern`s educational institution or based on Sala`s needs, internships are designed to meet the following criteria: Membership in an available credit union (Pima Federal Credit Union or First Federal Credit Union – Statewide).12 Vacation4 Personal DaysExpense Account Plan (Cafeteria Plan)Student loan repayment program for lawyers with law school debts. EAP (Employee Assistance Program). Money fees and mandatory memberships paidArtistic Mistake InsuranceTerm Life InsuranceJob postings will be posted here as they become available.
If you don`t see blog posts for posts, it means we don`t currently have any positions open. We recommend checking later. Visit our volunteer website to view volunteer opportunities and applications. Founded in 1951, SALA has a long history of advocating on behalf of low- and middle-income individuals and families in all jurisdictions and before administrative tribunals. SALA provides services in 9 counties and 11 Indian reservations in Arizona. Legal aid was first provided in Pima County in 1951 by the Legal Aid Society of the Pima County Bar Association. The spouses of local lawyers who sought assistance from the plaintiffs, and the cases were handled by the lawyers on a voluntary basis. In 1968, the program first received federal funding from the Office of Economic Opportunity`s (OPA) Bureau of Legal Services. In 1974, following the passage of the Legal Services Corporation Act, SALA received its first LSC grant for Pima County. We provide services to individuals in the areas of consumer protection, family relations, community development, loss of housing/unsafe housing, immigration, education, immigration, tribal court representation, etc.