Managing Attorney LGBTQ Project, NIJC

About NIJC

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) advances human rights and due process for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers through direct legal services, impact litigation, advocacy, and public education. Headquartered in Chicago with offices in Washington, DC, Indiana, and San Diego, NIJC's team of 100 attorneys, paralegals, and professionals, along with 2,000 pro bono attorneys, is at the forefront of immigration reform.

Job Summary:

The Managing Attorney assists the Associate Director with leadership of a department to ensure impact and responsiveness. This role involves overseeing staff members and carrying a caseload. The Managing Attorney supervises legal and paralegal staff to ensure the delivery of quality legal services, compliance with grant requirements, and timely and accurate entry of data. Supervisory responsibilities include collaborating with the team to develop and achieve success objectives. Individual accountabilities and work volume will be established through the development of annual Success Objectives within the framework outlined below.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages at least one project within the NIJC program, ensuring compliance with deliverables.
• Works with the supervisory team to ensure staff development on immigration issues and the implementation of best practices in the delivery of legal services.
• Evaluates supervisees' objectives with actual outcomes quarterly and provides quarterly reports.
• Gathers data, identifies trends, and analyzes emerging issues. Provides recommendations to inform strategic decisions and team adjustments.
• Performs case audits and ensures accurate data entry.
• Ensures timely responses to all inquiries.
• Provides limited direct representation to individuals in removal proceedings and in administrative applications for immigration relief.
• Represents NIJC in the community and provides training and outreach to community-based organizations, colleague agencies, elected officials, and national networks working on immigration.
• Assists in the development and implementation of training for staff, pro bono attorneys and volunteers, community organizations, and immigration officers.
• Assists in recruiting, training, and supporting pro bono attorneys.
• Participates in management and substantive legal training and conferences.
• Assists in drafting proposals and reports for funders, as well as monthly reports.
• In coordination with the Associate Director, ensure compliance with funder reporting requirements.
• Identifies and initiates potential coalitions and partnerships.
• Adapts productively to change and handles other essential duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Education and/or Experience: Juris Doctorate; law license; minimum of five years of experience in immigration law and/or refugee law; and a minimum of one year of supervisory experience. Knowledge of immigration law, policies, and practices and their intersection with criminal law. Experience in immigration court and preferably in state and federal court is .
• Other Skills: Experience analyzing the impact of laws on vulnerable populations and advocating for improved laws and policies. Strong legal research, writing, and argumentation skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, work independently, and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Language Skills: Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to read, speak, and write in at least one non-English language. Spanish fluency is ; speakers of additional languages are encouraged to apply. Demonstrated competency in public speaking and strong interpersonal skills are .
• Technology Knowledge/Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Physical Abilities Statement

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
• The person in this position occasionally needs to move about the inside of the office to access filing cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operating a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine.

It is the policy of NIJC not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to undergo a comprehensive background check as part of the employment process. This background check will be conducted in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.

Salary

• $82,500 - $97,000/year