Asian Law Caucus

Communications

• Develop and drive integrated advocacy work plans that connect ALC's litigation, policy, and communications work into a unified strategy.
• Ensure that significant cases, regulatory moments, or legislative opportunities are accompanied by a coordinated policy and communications plan.
• Identify strategic opportunities and bring the right partners together to assert power on behalf of ALC's clients and communities.
• Broaden ALC's coalition of partners, including labor, faith communities, and allied advocacy organizations, to expand collective power across issue areas.
• Own and lead ALC’s public policy positions in alignment with legal strategy.
• Build out a lean, high-quality, high-impact policy and community engagement team, making targeted investments in capacity that lay the groundwork for a stronger function over time.
• Lead the development of accessible community education materials: know-your-rights resources, policy explainers, digital content, and print materials that translate complex legal and policy issues for the broader API and AMEMSA public.
• Provide senior legal and policy direction to the Policy team, including close engagement with drafts, briefs, and memos to ensure that ALC has impact at the local, state and national levels of government.
• Own and lead ALC’s narrative change strategy.
• Own and lead communications and narrative strategy and develop communications tools and channels that help scale up ALC’s impact and thought leadership externally.
• Oversee ALC's Communications team, ensuring the organization's voice is cohesive, clear, consistent, and strategically deployed.
• Utilize legal and subject-matter expertise to cut through internal review processes and get content out the door at the speed the moment demands.
• Build ALC's profile as a thought leader through op-eds, public comment, media relationships, and strategic positioning on the issues that matter most to its communities.
• Serve as a full member of ALC's executive team alongside the ED, COO, Chief Development Officer, and Legal Director, contributing to organizational strategy, planning, and cross-functional coordination.
• Work in close, ongoing partnership with the Legal Director to ensure ALC's policy, communications, and community education work is integrated with and informed by its litigation and legal strategy.
• Collaborate actively with all executive team members to align external-facing work with ALC's programmatic priorities and organizational direction.
• Represent ALC leadership in external policy, community, and funder spaces with a specific lens on furthering ALC’s thought leadership as needed with credibility, clarity, and authority.
• Supervise and mentor Communications Director and Policy Director, with an eye towards building leadership, accountability, and effective teams.
• In collaboration with the Legal Director provide mentorship to legal department staff in litigation, integration of ALC’s core strategies, developing and growing external relationships, and moving ALC’s work forward.
• Act as a dotted line supervisor across programmatic staff on various cases, projects, or initiatives.

Chief Policy and Communications Officer

Attorney

• Work to identify, develop, and litigate new impact cases seeking to protect immigrants’ rights
• Litigate habeas corpus petitions seeking release from ICE detention, and constitutional challenges to ICE enforcement practices and detention conditions
• Provide legal consultation and representation in removal and bond proceedings, and appeals before the BIA and 9th Circuit
• Collaborate with grassroots partners to support organizing efforts, policy advocacy and community education and empowerment work, including developing and presenting KYR resources
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners, including providing immigration legal support as capacity allows
• Represent ALC in coalitions with local and national legal partners and advocacy organizations
• Collaborate with other staff in the IJ Program, and across ALC programs, to perform other duties as needed.

Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice

Strategy

• Lead the development and execution of integrated digital communications strategies across email, SMS, social media, and peer-to-peer platforms to advance ALC’s advocacy and narrative goals
• Translate legal, policy, and programmatic work into clear, compelling, and values-driven digital storytelling that resonates with diverse audiences
• Oversee all online communications,including advocacy actions, rapid-response campaigns, and event promotion
• Ensure organizational goals and values are reflected in all digital strategies
• Design and manage digital fundraising programs, including email fundraising, recurring giving, and peer-to-peer fundraising
• Collaborate with development staff to align digital communications with overall fundraising goals and donor, cultivation, stewardship, and retention strategies
• Use segmentation, testing, and analytics to refine messaging and optimize conversion rates,average gift size, and key long-term supporter metrics
• Along with the Sr. Communications Associate, develop and manage a digital editorial calendar that aligns communications, fundraising, and legal/advocacy priorities across teams
• Establish protocol and workflows that standardize digital content creation, approvals, and distribution
• Ensure consistency in tone, framing, and narrative across platforms while adapting content to meet the needs of different audiences and channels
• Manage, mentor, and evaluate digital staff, consultants, and/or contractors, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and accountability
• Set clear goals, performance metrics, workflows, and professional development plans for direct reports
• Foster collaboration across departments to ensure digital efforts support programmatic and fundraising priorities
• Serve as a thought partner to senior leadership on digital strategy, supporter engagement, and long-term growth
• Oversee digital communications and fundraising tools, such as CRM, email, SMS, and online donation systems
• Track, analyze, and report on key performance metrics related to engagement, growth, and revenue
• Analyze, clean, and append data to ensure accurate and personal communications with supporters and donors
• Own day-to-day website maintenance, QA, and content updates
• Coordinate with external web developers on larger optimization and campaign microsite projects
• Enhance website user experience by implementing best practices and industry standards for accessibility, language access and responsive design

Digital Strategy Manager

Program Manager

• Serve as leadership/management team member, contributing to organizational strategy and decision-making
• Lead, manage, and mentor team members with clear accountability and effective work plan implementation
• Recruit, hire, supervise, including staff attorneys and community advocates
• Develop and manage program budget and resources that aligns with the program's goals and the organization's mission
• Lead, model, and promote a healthy culture of collaboration and accountability for the organization and for the team
• Develop and oversee the implementation of program goals and integrated advocacy strategies in collaboration with the Executive Team as well as the Policy Director and Communications Director
• Develop and lead impact litigation to expand tenants’ rights in addition to preventing evictions and homelessness/housing instability
• Engage in policy advocacy to secure affordable housing, community development, and economic justice in collaboration with the Policy Director. Execute narrative shifting strategies in collaboration with the Communications Director and team to staff to develop stories with ALC clients and their communities
• Identify intersecting work with other programs and collaborate on strategy and execution
• Develop and consistently maintain technical expertise on housing issues that impact our clients and communities
• Develop community engagement strategies, in collaboration with the other Program Directors, and ensure successful execution
• Establish and deepen relationships with grassroots partners, advocacy and legal organizations, and government officials; and oversee the program’s engagement with coalition partners
• Be an ambassador for the program and the organization, and effectively communicate ALC’s breadth of work in various fora, including conferences, coalitions, and meetings
• In partnership with the Chief Development Officer, engage with funders, including providing regular written analyses and identifying new opportunities
• Work closely with the Development staff on grant proposals, reporting, and fundraising events
• Perform other duties as needed

Chief Policy and Communications Officer

Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice

Digital Strategy Manager

Program Director – Housing Rights