Description:

Job Summary: This is a full-time staff attorney position. The attorney will primarily provide legal assistance and representation to low-income immigrants in humanitarian and family-based immigration petitions. The position will be part of the statewide ILRC. The attorney will work under the supervision of the ILRC Project Director and the ILRC Directing Attorney.

Responsibilities:

Represent immigrants filing applications for immigration benefits with US Citizenship and Immigration Services, including U and T nonimmigration petitions, petitions under the Violence Against Women Act, applications for adjustment of status, affirmative asylum applications, naturalization, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status applications.
Represent immigrants seeking relief from removal in proceedings before the Indianapolis and Chicago Immigration Courts.
Provide legal trainings and conduct outreach including information sessions and workshops or clinics.
Contribute to programmatic reporting required under the ILRC's federal grant award, when required.
Work in a team environment.
Perform such other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Indiana attorney licensure, or eligibility for Indiana licensure on motion or passage of next scheduled bar examination. Indiana is a UBE state.
Proficiency in Spanish is strongly preferred.
A demonstrated commitment to public interest work and to helping immigrant communities.
Strong writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
An ability to provide survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally competent legal assistance to crime survivors.
An ability to work collaboratively in a variety of contexts and with multiple organization to facilitate comprehensive services to immigrant and LEP communities.
Prior legal experience working in humanitarian immigration and survivor services.
Prior removal defense experience is preferred.
Law school clinic, externship, summer or other relevant practice experience.
Ability to comply with ILS policies and procedures and competently perform all job duties, with reasonable accommodations.