Closing Date: 31st March, 2026

Description:

Position Overview:
This position is a temporary role providing interim coverage for the current Managing Attorney's leave beginning at the earliest Nov 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. This position will not continue beyond the time frame stated.

The Interim Managing Attorney will oversee a network of legal services across several regions of New York State, with a focus on newly arrived immigrant populations. The Interim Managing Attorney, along with the Legal Director, will direct and execute on providing limited scope affirmative and defensive services to clients. The Interim Managing Attorney will directly manage three full-time staff, one Staff Attorney and two Paralegals, and a cohort of part-time contract legal staff, including supervising attorneys and assistants. The Interim Managing Attorney will report to the Legal Director, and will work closely with internal teams as well as external partners, including legal service providers and community-based organizations.

Limited scope legal services are delivered via legal clinics (in-person, remote, or hybrid) and remote 1:1 legal assistance. The Interim Managing Attorney will ensure that the legal services provided through this program are high quality. The Interim Managing Attorney will be expected to step in at any point in the process, from drafting procedures and documents, to completing screenings, or to filing applications and motions as necessary.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Coordination & Supervision of Legal Services

In consultation with the Legal Director, design, coordinate, and supervise legal clinics and direct legal services across New York State, utilizing regional and remote legal support from attorneys, paralegals, and other support staff, both internal and external to the NYIC.
Supervise the provision of direct limited scope legal services to clients. These services may include, but are not limited to, 1) applications for asylum, Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), 2) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) filings such as Motions to Reopen, Change Venue, Change Hearing Format, 3) screenings for eligibility, and 4) general legal advice.
Conduct final reviews of applications for relief, particularly those being drafted by full-time Paralegals and Legal Navigators as well as part-time contract attorneys.
Serve as a legal resource and answer questions from partner organizations, clients, volunteers, and other stakeholders.
Exercise legal judgment and advise clients in a manner that is ethically sound, trauma-informed, and adheres to best practices.
Draft, edit, and/or review training materials for legal volunteers, legal clinic guides, resources for legal services providers, and community-facing informational documents.

Data Collection

Oversee and coordinate data collection, tracking, and reporting to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of legal service deliverables and emerging trends.
Collaborate regularly with data management personnel to design insightful and useful systems and reports of legal service provision, needs, and forecasting.
Ensure that all are adhering to protocols aimed at protecting personal identifying information and data privacy. If applicable, suggest policies and procedures to enhance this goal.

Other Responsibilities:

Engage in strategic discussions involving litigation efforts, special projects, and rapid response frameworks. In consultation with the Legal Director, design and supervise the execution of systems and plans to follow through on these strategic decisions.
Support training efforts and serve as a trainer on relevant topics in immigration law where appropriate.
Liaise with legal and non-legal service providers, external partners, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Licensed attorney admitted to practice in the United States; admission to New York preferred but not required.
Four (4) to seven (7) years of relevant experience representing and working with diverse immigrant communities in affirmative and/or defensive immigration postures.
At least two (2) years, preferably four (4) or more years of relevant direct supervision experience, preferably of other attorneys and DOJ Accredited Representatives.
Experience with successfully developing and conducting strategic collaboration and events with diverse organizations and programs; experience conducting outreach in immigrant communities for legal services preferred.
Strong skills in community organizing and community advocacy, specifically with underserved and diverse communities.
Attention to detail, particularly in supervising and preparing applications and documents to be filed with various government agencies.
Ability to facilitate cohesion among immigration legal staff, including attorneys, paralegals, and other support staff.
Adaptability to changing work environments, processes, and emerging needs.
Experience with fast-paced environments and juggling multiple tasks simultaneously.
Bilingual English- and Spanish-language speaker required.
Strong computer skills preferred, including proficiency in Legal Server, Salesforce, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets), Canva, Microsoft Office Suite.