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Careers With an Impact

CHRCL is a small team making a big impact. The Center's legacy includes landmark immigrant rights cases, including many Supreme Court cases, that have impacted millions of people. We engage in advocacy campaigns and provide training, resources, and support to legal service providers across the state. The work we do is dynamic, strategic, and community led, with a focus on serving needs in the community identified by direct legal service providers.

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Passionate Team

Our team believes that organizations that support their staff do the best work. We are committed to the organizations and communities we serve and we honor our commitment to provide the best quality services, advocacy, and litigation. We also value our team and provide generous paid time off, sick time, mental health days, and compensation. Our goal is to be a happy, collaborative team doing great work.

Based in Santa Ana, California, CHRCL is a hybrid and remote workplace with flexible hours across time zones.

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The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket: Justice Obscured

While the ideological shift brought by the Trump Supreme Court appointments is well understood, far less understood is how the Court has transformed its own procedures through the rapid expansion of the so-called “shadow docket.” Today, the Court is increasingly using this accelerated, opaque process to resolve some of the country’s most consequential and controversial cases - with only limited briefing, no oral argument, and decisions that include little or no legal reasonin

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Habeas 101: Intro to Habeas Petitions for Immigration Attorneys

This introductory training is designed for immigration attorneys seeking a practical foundation in federal immigration habeas litigation and will cover how to evaluate potential habeas claims, draft and file a petition, and navigate key procedural considerations in the early stages of a case.

Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law

Supervising Attorney

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law seeks an innovative attorney with a clear theory of change and history of leading successful impact litigation. The supervising attorney will work closely with the legal director and other team members to develop legal advocacy strategies and lead new impact and class action litigation.

Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law