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AMANDA IRENE SCHUFT <br /> <br /> BAR MEMBERSHIP <br /> California; Admitted December 2014 <br /> EDUCATION <br /> University of Oregon School of Law,Eugene, OR <br /> Janis Doctorate, May 2014 <br /> Recipient, 2014 University of Oregon Public Interest Fellowship <br /> Recipient,Nicole Richardson Outstanding Public Service Award <br /> Lewis and Clark College,Portland,OR <br /> Bachelor of Arts, May 2007 <br /> LEGAL EXPERIENCE <br /> Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef),Los Angeles, CA <br /> Directing Attorney, March 2020 present <br /> Oversee programs staffing over 20 employees including Staff and Managing Attorneys who <br /> are providing legal services to the community; direct the following programs: <br /> 1. ImmDefs National Qualified Representative Program, funding the representation of <br /> members of the Franco-Gonzalez settlement class who are detained by ICE and <br /> appointed counsel after finding of incompetence pursuant to the Ninth Circuit injunction; <br /> 2. ImmDefs Deported Veterans Legal Services Program, focused on the repatriation of <br /> Veterans through representation before the BIA, EOIR,USCIS, and in post-conviction <br /> relief; <br /> 3. ImmDefs Post-Conviction Relief Program, representing clients before California <br /> Superior Courts in Motions to Vacate, Habeas Petitions, and Motions to Withdraw Pleas; <br /> As part of directing the programs listed above, it is my responsibility to ensure high-quality <br /> legal services are provided to all clients;participate in overall management of the <br /> organization; develop and enhance programmatic procedures and policies; draft and update <br /> program policy manuals; manage contracts and draft reports for funders including the <br /> Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, California Department of Social Services, and <br /> the VERA Institute of Justice; collaborate with stakeholders within the Department of <br /> Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to improve the delivery of services; <br /> collaborate with partner organizations; develop targeted training for staff covering <br /> substantive legal issues specifically related to representation of individuals in removal <br /> proceedings and consequences of criminal convictions,working with vulnerable populations, <br /> and post-conviction relief; and I am member of ImmDefs Strategic Planning Committee. In <br /> addition, I manage a personal caseload consisting of Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder class <br /> members, unaccompanied children, adults in removal proceedings, and deported Veterans. <br /> Managing Attorney, Oct 2017-March 2020 <br /> Oversaw ImmDefs Los Angeles Justice Fund (LAJF)Removal Defense Program, a <br /> partnership between the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles,the California <br /> Community Foundation, and the Weingart Foundation; managed the program through <br /> implementation in 2017 to March 2020; developed programmatic procedures within <br /> 6 <br />