The Community Justice Project (CJP) seeks a one-year, internally-funded Family Preservation Immigration Law Fellow. The Law Fellow will work out of CJP’s Reading, Hazleton, or Scranton, PA offices. Hybrid work options are available. 

CJP is a statewide legal aid program that is part of Pennsylvania’s Legal Aid Network, but it does not receive Legal Services Corporation funding. It specializes in class action and other litigation and advocacy that impacts Pennsylvania’s low-income residents. CJP conducts broad advocacy in all forms and subject areas, which include civil rights, employment, housing, community development, consumer, immigration, immigrant rights, and public benefits. CJP works with local legal aid programs across the state, but it also does its own community outreach from offices in Reading, Hazleton, Scranton, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh. 

CJP has an opening for a law fellow to serve clients in our Reading and Northeastern PA offices. The law fellow will provide immigration legal services with the goal of keeping immigrant families together, with a focus on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) petitions. As part of handling SIJS cases, the law fellow will need to appear in family court on a regular basis. The law fellow may also work on habeas, removal defense, and other types of immigration petitions as needed. 

The law fellow must be bilingual in English and Spanish and must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communications skills. A demonstrated commitment to the low-income client community is also essential. While in-office work in our Reading, Hazleton, or Scranton PA offices is preferred as much as possible, hybrid options are available. 

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample to Marielle Macher at mmacher@cjplaw.org. 

Salary is commensurate with experience. CJP’s entry level salary for barred attorneys is $64,500. 

The Community Justice Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer.