Seton Hall University School of Law’s Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic through its Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative has an immediate opening for a full-time Detention Fellow. This is a two-year fellowship and is entirely grant-funded.

The Center for Social Justice is home to the Law School’s vibrant clinical program including civil litigation; equal justice; family law; health justice; criminal law; immigrants’ rights/international human rights; and impact litigation. Furthermore, the Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic is one of four partners in an exciting project, funded by the state of New Jersey, to provide legal representation to detained and non-detained immigrants in removal proceedings. Seton Hall Law’s Detention Project presently encompasses a Managing Attorney, two full-time Practitioners-in Residence, two clinical faculty members, a Detention Fellow, clinical and extern law students, and two full-time paralegals. The goal of the Project is to provide universal representation to immigrants detained in New Jersey.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing legal representation to detained and non-detained immigrants in removal proceedings.
• Coordinating law student involvement with the immigration detention project.
• Representing CSJ at stakeholder and community/advocacy meetings.
• Tracking hours, assisting in grant report preparation.

Required Qualifications:

• A J.D. or LL.M. degree
• Commitment to ensuring that detained and non-detained immigrants have access to counsel and due process
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desired Qualifications:

• Preferably 1-year experience in immigration law
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong preference for bilingual English/Spanish applicants

Licenses and Certificates:

• A J.D. or LL.M. degree

Salary Grade:

AD150 - Administrative

Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt

Physical Demands: General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, list of three references, and unofficial law school transcript at their earliest convenience. The cover letter should address all the position requirements listed above. To apply, please go to the “Careers at Seton Hall” website: https://jobs.shu.edu/cw/en-us/filter/?searchkeyword=&category=administrator&category=staff.
Review of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.