Advancing Justice-LA seeks a full-time bilingual Legal Advocate (must be bilingual in Thai/English), to staff a legal helpline that expands access to justice for low-income limited English speaking immigrants. The Asian Language Legal Intake Program (ALLIP) is recognized nationally as a model for its innovation and its ability to expand legal representation and advice to Asian clients in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
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Advancing Justice-LA seeks a Project Director to oversee operation of legal helplines that increase access to justice for low-income, limited English speaking immigrants. The Project Director will supervise advocates that conduct in-language legal intakes for all of Advancing Justice - LA’s substantive legal programs, including family law, domestic violence, immigration, employment, and civil rights. The Project Director also will be responsible for expanding services to include government benefits consultations. This position will report to the Direct Services Director.
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Farhana Shahid is a Community Legal Advocate at Asian Americans Advancing Justice-LA. She provides assistance in searching and securing resources and addressing matters related to family law, immigration, citizenship, domestic violence, employment, and discrimination. She is bilingual in English and Hindi/Urdu.
She has worked at South Asian organizations as a Lead Community Advocate for over 14 years after receiving her Bachelor Degree from Pakistan in Political Science and Associate Degree in Computer Information System from El Camino College Torrance, CA.
Alexandra Mayugba is the Client Case Coordinator for the Immigration Project at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles. She joined the team in April 2018 and provides non-legal case management support to immigration clients by connecting them to social services, such as emergency housing, counseling, and medical care.
Viridiana Tlahuel teaches English as a Second Language (ESL). She obtained B.A. and M.A. degrees in Education from the University of Science, Arts & Technology. She also completed a TESOL and bilingual education certificate program at The Canadian Institute of English in Toronto, Canada. This is her 12th year teaching ESL but she has also worked as Simultaneous/Consecutive Court Interpreter at Los Angeles Immigration court.
Our mission is to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and to create a more equitable and harmonious society.