Staff Attorney or DOJ Accredited Representative
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Job Description
Responsibilities
- Maintain a robust caseload of humanitarian and family-based immigration applications including U/T Visas Special Immigrant Juvenile petitions VAWA petitions family-based adjustment of status and consular processing naturalization asylum and removal defense.
- Meet with clients for initial consultations and prepare applications for submission to USCIS as well as court filings and representation before EOIR and Maryland Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts (for Maryland-barred attorneys).
- Coordinate and attend occasional evening and/or weekend immigration legal clinics including supervising volunteers.
- Conduct community outreach presentations on immigration issues. Some presentations may be in Spanish or other languages and may be during evening/weekend hours.
Qualifications
- If attorney active bar membership in MD or ability to waive in; if accredited representative current or former DOJ accreditation with willingness to seek full accreditation.
- Spanish fluency (preferred)
- 2-3 years of experience in immigration law
- Ability to work in various locations: community partner offices faith communities & remote
- Excellent attention to detail
- Openness to learning and expanding immigration expertise
- Hard-working flexible and able to carry a full caseload
- Committed to working in a team with people of all backgrounds
- Strong public speaking skills
- Passion for immigration human-rights and the non-profit sector
- Enthusiasm for working with volunteers
- Sensitivity to working with trauma survivors
Employment Type
Full-time
