Description:
Boutique Immigration Law Firm in Dallas and Houston Texas seeks Lead Family Attorney ready to make a positive impact as we work to unite the world, one client, and one family at a time.What you can expect from Dallas & Houston Immigration Attorneys:
Compensation based on experience, with opportunities to receive bonus compensation for reaching individual and firm targets.
No crazy work hours - we strongly believe in work/life balance and encourage our team to leave it at the office at the end of the day.
Working hard to help people not to make rich people richer - we practice what we call the law of the people. Our purpose as a firm is to impact and change our clients' lives and help them reach their individual and family goals.
No Overwhelming billable hours expectations - in fact, we don't bill time at all. We work together as a team to accomplish the financial targets we set as a firm. Almost every case we open is a fixed fee for a specific scope of work.
Job Responsibilities:
- Consultations - Track on close rate and lead quality metrics. Follow up on notes, emails, perform shadowing, debriefing with manager or owner.
- Accompany clients to interviews at the USCIS Field Office and Asylum Office.
- Represent clients in removal and bond proceedings and appeals to the BIA.
- Prepare briefs, cover letters with legal analysis and arguments, motions and immigration packets for submission, as needed.
- Review for quality, give feedback and sign immigration packets, motions and briefs.
- Support their local office as a leader.
- Network with attorneys in other practice areas to build reputation and referral base.
- Research and technical legal writing, as needed.
- Keeping abreast of the current changes in immigration law.
- Train and teach the team to help them grow their knowledge of the practice area.
- Assist with onboarding and training of new hires or new internal procedures.
- Work closely with paralegals and reach out to them when necessary to contact clients, correct any error or issue, and clarify any misunderstanding or confusion.
- Serve as a Duty Attorney for subject matter in specific discipline - not only for DCs with client, but for questions from staff, including Monitor Team.
- Work closely with the assigned Lead Paralegal to provide input to Managing Attorney for performance reviews and PTO requests.
- Attend and lead Defense team meeting
- Attend Team Leads meeting
- Attend Attorney team meeting
