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Immigration Attorney in Washington, DC

Immigrant Legal Resource Center Sep 11,2019 Nov 15,2018 Location Washington DC
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Public Interest

Attorney

Immigration

Min 5 yrs required

Profile

Staff Attorney - Enforcement The candidate will be drafting and reviewing legislative language for pro-immigrant state and local laws. Will be providing legal advice and trainings on immigration enforcement and how to build local policies protecting immigrant rights. Helping communities understand and combat immigration detention, 287(g) agreements, ICE detainers, and other enforcement mechanisms. Working with coalitions on campaigns against jail expansions, the school-to-deportation pipeline, surveillance of immigrant communities, and other emerging issues. Strategizing on stories and media opportunities to drive local and national campaigns for immigrant rights. Responding to legal technical requests from public defenders, private practice attorneys, nonprofit agency staff, and pro bono attorneys who work with low-income immigrants on issues relating to immigration enforcement, family-based immigration, removal and deportation defense, VAWA, asylum, SIJS, naturalization and citizenship, and other immigration law issues. Writing manuals, practitioner advisories, and outreach and educational materials for attorneys, paralegals, community organizers, members of the immigrant community, and others. Preparing and leading webinars and in-person seminars on a variety of topics in immigration law. Working with networks of other immigrant rights organizations and/or organizing with and presenting to groups on immigration law, policy, and immigrant rights issues. Engaging in policy and advocacy work on immigration law issues. Writing grant proposals and reports to foundations and corporations, and representing the firm's in meetings with funders and supporters. Traveling for trainings, funder visits, and other events throughout the United States. Helping immigrants lead and participate in civic engagement projects.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate must have 5+ years of experience representing clients in the practice of general immigration law before the BIA and the EOIR, especially in regard to more complicated family-based and removal cases. Must have broad knowledge of deportation defense law, including the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability; the intersection of criminal and immigration law; and the rules governing BIA and judicial review. Must have excellent writing, editing, legal analysis, and oral presentation skills. Must have exceptional time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines. Should have current Bar membership in good standing for any state in the United States or the District of Columbia. Must have deep experience understanding and monitoring immigration enforcement agencies, practices, procedures, and policy issues. Must have 1-3 years of experience working closely with community organizers and non-lawyers on organizing campaigns. Experience in policy work related to immigration enforcement, criminal justice, incarceration/detention, or other local or state laws and policies is required. Deep familiarity with the immigration and/or criminal justice systems is a plus. 7+ years of experience representing low-income clients in the practice of general immigration law, especially family-based and removal cases, including experience representing clients before the BIA and the EOIR is a plus. Criminal defense experience is a plus. Second language proficiency, preferably Spanish, within the range of conversational to fluent is a plus. Business marketing and/or public relations experience utilizing both traditional and social media communication, such as: preparation of media materials and website content; outreach to and interaction with media outlets; writing and sending press releases; preparing interview talking points; writing blog posts, articles, or letters to the editor is a plus. Broad knowledge of family-based immigration law is a plus. Experience in journalism, media, or messaging and communications work on immigration enforcement and/or criminal justice issues is a plus. Federal litigation experience, especially related to police accountability actions, habeas corpus, or other civil rights cases is a plus. Expertise in legal and policy issues related to prisoner rights, policing, law enforcement authority, and criminal procedure is a plus.

Additional info

Submit a cover letter, salary requirements, a current resume, a writing sample and the contact information for three professional references.

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