IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY

Full-time

No

H1: Join Our Team as an Immigration Attorney at Legal Aid Service of Broward County!
H2: Make a Difference in the Lives of Immigrants and Vulnerable Populations

Organization: Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LASBC)
Location: Plantation, Florida
Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Salary: Starting at $66,000, with potential for higher salary based on experience

About LASBC:

- Non-profit pro bono law firm serving diverse, multiethnic community in Broward County
- Mission to provide free civil legal advice, representation, and education to disadvantaged individuals
- More than 125 employees, including 50+ attorneys
- Focus on expanding access to justice for all and challenging systems that negatively affect underserved populations

Position Description:

- Immigration Staff Attorney role in Plantation office
- Represent unaccompanied minors, abused or neglected non-citizen minors, and other immigrant children in Immigration Court and Department of Homeland Security
- Cross-training opportunities in other areas of immigration law
- Responsibilities include consultations, representation before various agencies, community engagement, and grant/billing reports

Qualifications:

- Active membership in a State Bar (does not have to be Florida)
- . degree from ABA-accredited law school
- At least 1 year of experience representing children in immigration cases
- Experience in low-income communities preferred but not required
- Strong sensitivity and empathy for children who have experienced trauma
- Ability to handle large caseload and work in a high-stress environment
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Team player with strong communication skills
- Commitment to social, economic, and racial justice

Salary and Benefits:

- Competitive salary starting at $66,000, with potential for higher salary based on experience
- Generous benefits package including health, vision, dental, and life insurance, retirement, 13 paid holidays, and generous annual and sick leave
- Opportunity for work-life balance with 15 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year

Join Our Team and Make a Difference:

- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
- Equal Opportunity Employer, strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented communities to apply
- No experience necessary, training provided
- Bilingual candidates preferred, but not required
- Willingness to occasionally travel statewide and work beyond a minimum 7-hour workday

To Apply:

- Send cover letter, resume, and references to Macarena Santos at
- Position open until filled

Not specified

Health, vision, dental, and life insurance, retirement, 13 paid holidays, generous annual and sick leave allotments

Spanish or other language fluency preferred

Legal advice, representation, education, litigation, collaboration, grant and billing report preparation, sensitivity, empathy, time management, teamwork, communication, social justice, racial justice

J.D. degree from ABA-accredited law school

Send cover letter and resume to Macarena Santos at

Qualification and Experience Active membership in State Bar, J.D. degree from ABA-accredited law school, at least one year of experience representing children in immigration cases, experience serving low-income communities preferred, sensitivity and empathy for children, ability to manage large caseload, organizational skills, fluency in Spanish or other language a plus

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