Immigration - General Attorney in Bronx, NY

Public Interest

Bronx, NY

Immigration - General Attorney in Bronx, NY

Attorney

Min 5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Immigration Unit Program Director

Job Responsibilities:
- Provide direct supervision to staff attorneys specializing in immigration and domestic violence, ensuring high-quality client advocacy and legal assistance.
- Foster a collaborative team environment that prioritizes holistic client advocacy.
- Conduct regular case reviews, provide feedback, and assist attorneys with complex legal strategies.
- Ensure assigned programs operate in compliance with applicable contractual, legal, and ethical requirements.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws and best practices in domestic violence advocacy and immigration law.
- Collaborate with the vice president of legal services to set the strategic direction for legal services programs, focusing on immigration and domestic violence legal services.
- Responsible for program development, operation, and quality within the assigned portfolio and as directed by the vice president of legal services.
- Supervise all staff attorneys within the assigned portfolio, providing training, coaching, mentoring, regular supervision, evaluation, and feedback.
- Implement processes to ensure high standards of legal representation, client advocacy, and effective supervision of all aspects of legal assistance.
- Ensure required program deliverables are met in a timely manner.
- Develop and maintain practice guidance and templates, staff training, and ongoing professional development.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for best practices and service quality.
- Develop metrics, reports, and dashboards to evaluate and communicate program performance against contract deliverables.
- Timely submit all required grant reporting and address requests and recommendations from the continuous quality improvement specialist for the legal services department.
- Represent the legal services department and organization with funding agencies, provider networks, coalitions, and internal leadership groups as needed.
- Build relationships with programs, community organizations, advocates, government agencies, elected officials, and provider networks.
- Ensure legal services personnel effectively collaborate with other programs and external resources to comprehensively address client needs.
- May engage in direct client casework and legal representation due to case complexity, legal importance, staffing vacancies, or other factors.
- Oversee creation of program materials, such as reports, proposals, website content, annual impact report, social media, and similar content.
- Collaborate with the vice president to co-facilitate department meetings, including setting agendas and leading discussions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Information:
- Admission to the New York State Bar in good standing or eligible for admission through reciprocity.
- A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible practice experience as an admitted attorney, including at least 2 years of experience supervising attorneys and paralegals.
- Experience in immigration practice, including citizenship applications, DACA, family petitions, adjustment of status to permanent resident, green card renewals, temporary protected status, petitions to remove conditions on permanent residency, U Visas, VAWA relief, and work authorization and renewal.
- Comprehensive knowledge of immigration law.
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice and working in low-income communities and communities of color to advance equity.
- Ability to effectively communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- Excellent legal research, oral and written advocacy, analytical, and communication skills.
- Strong leadership skills and a commitment to supporting, training, and mentoring staff.
- Sound judgment, strategic, and driven towards continuous practice improvements and program development.
- Proficiency in computer skills for database tracking, report preparation, communication, and administrative tasks.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills.
- Ability to work well independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary setting.
- Fluency in Spanish is highly preferred.

Salary Information:
- The salary range for this position is $100,000 to $130,000 per year.
- An overview of benefits can be found on the organization's website.
- Hours: Full time/Exempt, on a hybrid remote/in-office schedule.
- Like all employees, this position is an employee at will.

The organization is committed to building an inclusive environment that respects differences, and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds including people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with lived experiences in the communities served. It is dedicated to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees in accordance with applicable law.