Description:
Position: Experienced Immigration, Family & Litigation AttorneyThe Law Firm of Yuan Jiang, P.C. is seeking an accomplished and highly motivated attorney to join our growing practice. This position offers a distinctive opportunity for an attorney who enjoys sophisticated legal work, meaningful client advocacy, and substantial hands-on responsibility across immigration, family, and civil litigation matters.
The ideal candidate will combine strong legal judgment and advocacy skills with intellectual curiosity, professionalism, and the ability to manage a diverse and dynamic caseload. We value attorneys who take ownership of their matters, think strategically, communicate effectively, and are committed to achieving exceptional results for their clients.
Qualifications:
- J.D. or LL.M. and admission to practice law in the United States.
- Meaningful experience in immigration law, family law, civil litigation, or a combination of these practice areas.
- Exceptional legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters and competing deadlines effectively.
- Sound professional judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to perform confidently in a fast-paced legal environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients from diverse backgrounds; experience serving the Chinese-American immigrant community is highly valued.
- Chinese-language proficiency is a significant plus, but not required.
The attorney will have the opportunity to handle a broad range of sophisticated immigration matters, including:
- Drafting appellate briefs and motions before the Board of Immigration Appeals and briefs before the U.S. Courts of Appeals.
- Representing clients at asylum interviews, adjustment-of-status interviews, naturalization interviews, and other USCIS proceedings.
- Appearing before Immigration Courts for Master Calendar Hearings, Individual Merits Hearings, and custody redetermination proceedings.
- Preparing family-based petitions, asylum applications, VAWA and other humanitarian petitions, naturalization applications, and related immigration filings.
- Developing evidentiary records for removal proceedings, including legal submissions, exhibits, declarations, affidavits, and supporting documentation.
The attorney will also have opportunities to develop and expand litigation experience across a diverse range of matters, including:
- Contested and uncontested matrimonial and family-law proceedings.
- Business and commercial disputes.
- Landlord–tenant and real-property matters.
- Loan and contractual disputes.
- Federal and state employment litigation, including FLSA claims.
- Workers' compensation matters.
- Personal injury litigation.
- Motion practice, discovery, negotiations, hearings, trials, and other stages of litigation.