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Position Type & Concern Area(s)
Organization Description
Founded in 1983, The Advocates works locally, nationally, and internationally to promote and protect universal human rights and fundamental freedoms. The mission of The Advocates is to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. The Advocates takes an integrated, comprehensive approach to preventing human rights abuses through documentation of human rights violations, advocacy on behalf of individual victims, education on human rights issues, and training and technical assistance to prevent human rights violations. The Advocates involves volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, to build broad constituencies in the United States and select global communities.
Position Description
The Volunteer will work with asylum seeking clients to screen their cases for placement with volunteer attorneys, gather and track data related to our clients, supervise interns conducting phone intake and also writing summaries of asylum cases. The Volunteer will also assist staff attorneys that support volunteer attorneys locally and nationally. The Volunteer must be able to communicate with non-English speakers and people of varied cultural backgrounds. The Volunteer also must be professional, have strong written and oral communication skills, and be extremely organized.