Bilingual Legal Assistant – Immigration Legal Services

Our Mission

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• Interpret between Spanish and English to support non-Spanish speaking staff from intake to case closure.
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• Support training of interns and volunteers as needed.
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• Attend convenings, conferences, and events as required by organizational leadership.
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• Record and reputed company data to support organizational reporting requirements and requests from the Programs Officer and Executive Director.
• Complete additional mission-reputed company tasks supporting LAM’s expansion into immigration legal services.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to LAM’s mission and serving marginalized and underserved Marin communities.
• Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, both spoken and written, with the ability to interpret between languages from intake to case closure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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