Immigration Attorney

Provide immigration-related legal representation. Supervise volunteers.

Agency Expectations of Employee

• Supports the Mission, Vision, and values of the agency.
• Is sensitive to the cultural diversity of colleagues and clients served.
• Forges mutually respectful partnerships with persons served and their families to assist them in gaining skills and confidence to address the problems and issues they face.
• Sets limits and maintains the helping role of the practitioner and intervenes appropriately to meet the needs of the persons or family members served.
• Believes in the capacity of people to grow and change.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provide immigration-related legal representation.
• Develop and maintain knowledge base of immigration related laws, regulations and pending legislation.
• Provide community presentations to educate on immigration law.
• Attend and participate in agency meetings, as appropriate.
• Provide support to Program Director, as needed.
• Supervise volunteers and interns.
• Advocate for immigrant rights through positive relations with other CBOs and government entities.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:
Education: J.D. from accredited law school.

Experience: 6 months of experience practicing immigration law; experience as part of a multicultural team.

Registration, licenses, certifications or special training: member of Bar of any state; MI operator license; computer skills; excellent written and oral communications skills; second language preferred.

Physical Demands: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Emotionally able to work with information that may be traumatic in nature, as well as, work with individuals or families in crisis or experiencing trauma.
• Ability to stand and/or walk up to 8 hours per shift.
• Work involves talking, stooping, squatting, twisting, climbing, kneeling, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• May be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal for extended periods of time.
• Noise in the work environment is usually moderately quiet but can be very loud at times.
• Work in an environment with various degrees of discomfort.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.