Description:
The Role:We are seeking a driven Junior Associate Attorney to join our immigration practice. This is a launch position for an attorney early in their career who wants real courtroom and agency experience from the start, working directly with our senior team on a high volume of varied and complex matters. You will grow quickly here: our caseload spans removal defense, humanitarian relief, family and employment based immigration, giving you the breadth to become a well rounded immigration practitioner.
Core Responsibilities:
- Court and agency representation: Appear before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in master and individual hearings, and represent clients at USCIS interviews.
- Removal defense and relief: Prepare asylum, withholding, cancellation of removal, stays, motions to reopen, prosecutorial discretion requests and appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
- Affirmative filings: Prepare and review family based petitions, adjustment of status, waivers, SIJ, VAWA, U and T visas, TPS and naturalization.
- Business immigration and self petitions: Prepare employment based and extraordinary ability matters, including EB-1A, EB-2 NIW and O-1 petitions, as well as H-1B, L-1 and other nonimmigrant visas, building persuasive evidence packages and expert letters.
- Client counsel: Conduct consultations and client interviews, issue spot, advise on options and manage client expectations with clarity and empathy.
- Detention work: Visit clients at ICE and state or federal detention facilities.
- Legal research and writing: Draft briefs, motions, declarations, legal memoranda and RFE responses.
- Case management: Supervise paralegal work product, monitor deadlines and keep matters moving in Clio.
- Cross practice support: Assist in civil litigation, family and criminal matters as needed; this exposure is valued, not required.
- Mission focused dedication: We value results, thoroughness and dedication over mere attendance.
- Operational discipline: Respect for the firm's structure and strict adherence to our protocols.
- Operational agility: Excel under pressure with superior time management.
- Professional focus: An unwavering professional demeanor that puts clients and the firm's mission first.
Candidate Profile:
- License: Admitted and in good standing in any U.S. jurisdiction, or awaiting admission after passing the bar exam. Massachusetts admission is preferred.
- Education: Juris Doctor.
- Experience: 0 to 2 years of practice. Immigration clinic, externship, judicial clerkship or immigration paralegal experience is strongly preferred; exposure to business immigration or EB-1A and NIW petitions is a plus.
- Languages: Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese is strongly preferred.
- Attributes: Courtroom ready poise, strong writing, sound judgment and the discipline to manage a full caseload.
Benefits:
- Retirement plan with employer matching on your participation
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Paid time off that grows with tenure, plus paid firm holidays and your birthday off
- Performance based incentives for productivity, efficiency and contribution to the firm
- Professional development, including mentorship and CLE support for attorneys
- On site gym at our Woburn office
This is a full time, in person position at our Woburn office. Over time, team members who demonstrate consistent performance may earn eligibility for hybrid flexibility.
