Staff Attorney

Full-time

No

A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IS A CHANGE IN THE WAY THINGS ARE NORMALLY DONE WHICH WILL ENSURE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS OR TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS.





# Staff Attorney

## Organization
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center (KIAC)

## Location
Bremerton, WA

## Job Type
Full Time

## Start Date
January 2024

## Salary
$75,490 for an attorney with no experience, not yet admitted to practice. The salary step will increase to $78,040 upon bar admission.

## Summary
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center (KIAC) recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of all people and works for the well-being and empowerment of immigrants through education, advocacy and social justice. The Staff Attorney will provide direct representation to immigrants, individual consultations to prospective clients and community outreach, education and representation to unaccompanied children and youth facing removal (deportation) proceedings. This individual will manage a variety of immigration legal matters including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), asylum, self-petitions under VAWA, U visas, T visas and adjustment of status before USCIS, family-based petitions, consular processing, waivers, adjustment of status, and removal defense which may include the cases of people in immigration detention.

## Required Qualifications
- Has a strong commitment and unrelenting dedication to the work of social justice, diversity, inclusion and ensuring equitable opportunities for all people.
- Is fully bilingual in both English and Spanish
- Has a willingness to support the work of KIAC and its team in a full-time, in-person capacity at KIAC’s Bremerton office
- Has ability to travel to immigration courts in Seattle, Tacoma and on rare occasion, Portland, Oregon and state courts in specific counties across WA State
- Has ability to work evening and weekend hours as needed
- Is able to practice law in the State of Washington

## Preferred Qualifications
- Personal connection to and experience with the US immigration system and immigrant communities
- Cultural humility
- Deeply mission-oriented
- Strong ability to work within a team
- Willingness to take risks, learn from experience and solve problems
- Commitment to a healthy, balanced work culture
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Proficient with email, word processing, and excel and possesses the ability to learn new software programs and databases

## Physical and Emotional Demands
- While performing the duties of this job, you are regularly required to be both stationary and mobile; communicating and managing workflows in person, over the computer and via phone.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to discuss and engage with issues related to lived trauma and the immigrant experience.

## Compensation and Benefits
- 13 paid holidays
- 3 weeks of paid personal leave per year
- 1 week Washington State PSSL per year
- Fully employer-covered health insurance
- Employee-covered dental and vision insurance available

## Application
Please submit a cover letter outlining your interest in the position and how you hope to contribute to the mission at Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center, an up-to-date resume and a list of 3 references to . Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received.

## Reports To
Legal Services Director

Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center (KIAC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment (including application for employment) on any basis including race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, and federal law. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal opportunity to participate in the application process or to perform essential job functions.

13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of paid personal leave per year, 1 week Washington State PSSL per year, fully employer-covered health insurance, employee-covered dental and vision insurance available

English and Spanish

Bilingual in English and Spanish, Ability to travel to immigration courts, Ability to work evening and weekend hours, Ability to practice law in the State of Washington, Personal connection to and experience with the US immigration system and immigrant communities, Cultural humility, Deeply mission-oriented, Strong ability to work within a team, Willingness to take risks, learn from experience and solve problems, Commitment to a healthy, balanced work culture, Strong written and oral communication skills, Proficient with email, word processing, excel and possesses the ability to learn new software programs and databases

Submit a cover letter outlining your interest in the position and how you hope to contribute to the mission at Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center, include an up-to-date resume and a list of 3 references, send all application materials to

Qualification and Experience Must be able to practice law in the State of Washington

Legal