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About the role
The Associate Attorney will be responsible for working on various types of immigration applications and will help supervise and serve as a legal resource to attorney and non-attorney team members. The ideal candidate will have 3 or more years of experience in family and humanitarian immigration law and will have a passion to help as many people without documentation legalize their status as possible. They will be a legal professional who advises and represents clients in relation to their legal rights in immigration services.
What you'll do
- Creatively identify types of immigration relief for which clients might be eligible.
- Strategize on how to advocate for clients and resolve challenging immigration questions.
- Provide leadership, support, and training to attorney and non-attorney team members.
- Audit work product of assigned attorney and non-attorney team members.
- Provide training on, monitor, and enforce ethical obligations for non-attorney team members.
- Answer legal questions from assigned legal support teams.
- Review and edit USCIS applications and supporting materials and complete operational tasks as necessary for legal team to meet legal operations goals.
- Stay informed about legislative, regulatory, administrative, and case law changes.
- Handle client communication, as necessary, to provide legal advice, answer legal questions, or handle client escalations.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- Active member in good standing of a state bar
- Minimum of 3 years of experience handling humanitarian and family-based immigration applications (e.g., VAWA, T-Visa, U-Visa, Medical Deferred Action, Military Parole in Place, I-130, Adjustment of Status, etc.)
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus
- Prior experience with USCIS application renewals, such as I-765, I-90, VAWA and U-visa BFD, and Military PIP, is a plus
- Advocacy-focused approach to client representation
- Strong teamwork skills and a willingness to support other team members as needed
- Enthusiasm for change, growth, and innovation
- Demonstrated leadership skills and a strong work ethic
Comp. 90-95k
