Senior Associate Attorney

6-12 yrs required

Full-time

No

Senior Associate Attorney
Duties: Understanding the many nuances of immigration law. Fully managing legal team (associate attorney(s), paralegals, and legal assistants). Setting client and case strategy. Overseeing and affirming caseload production and targets. Occasionally meeting potential new clients (PNC) for strategic immigration consultations. Client counseling and explanation of strategy/expectations. Drafting, reviewing and finalizing legal motions and petitions. Complex criminal and immigration court litigation Representation at complex client USCIS interviews. Preparing strategy and clients/witnesses for court/USCIS testimony. Communicating with third parties, courts, and opposing counsel, delegating to Legal Team when appropriate. Managing court and USCIS interview calendar. Updating clients with important legal developments. Producing complex legal work. Supervising document flow and case/project management. Updating Owner on a weekly basis of caseload priorities. Supervising all legal duties that lead to the conclusion of the case. Anticipating and mitigating potential legal problems within the law firm or for a client, and developing strategies to avoid costly litigation and reduce potential areas of risk. Synthesizing legal research and analysis into a coherent written memorandum or brief for submission to a client, court or arbitrator. Analyzing and summarizing complicated legal documents, including contracts, and suggesting alterations to those documents. Negotiating with opposing counsel on legal issues, including settlement conferences. Anticipating new issues and potential for new business with existing clients. Networking as strategized with Owner. Team case production incentives. Creating and proposing new or amended workflow policies and procedures. Attracting quality clients.

Qualification and Experience Qualifications: Juris Doctorate Degree. Admitted to the Georgia Bar (employer willing to await bar results for out-of-state candidates). Must have 6-12 years of experience in criminal defense and/or immigration (removal defense/family-based) law firm or organization; and 2 years of experience managing a team, department, and/or large caseload/project production. Legal Training experience (trial/case advocacy; client relationship management; project management). Hands experience in a Mac computer, an online calendar, Word, or Excel, or Outlook mail, and some type of case management software (and we mean no more than how to open the program). Strong communication skills, both oral and written. Understanding of why it’s important to have a responsible, knowledgeable and caring attorney and the value associated with it

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