Job Title: Staff Attorney II - Immigrant Foster Youth Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney II - Immigrant Foster Youth is responsible for providing legal services to undocumented youth who require assistance in securing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and adjusting to lawful permanent resident status. The attorney will represent unaccompanied children in various legal settings including Immigration Court, USCIS, and potentially the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Children's Immigration) Job Responsibilities: - Provide direct representation in removal proceedings, primarily to unaccompanied children, but may also involve cases representing adults with mental competency issues, and detained or non-detained adults and families. - Deliver high-quality, client-centered representation for clients facing deportation proceedings. - Determine eligibility for legal relief and develop strategic legal case plans. - Rep
Job Title: Deputy Director, Legal Job Responsibilities: Litigation and Legal Strategy: - Support the Legal Director in developing and executing litigation and legal advocacy strategies, integrating narrative change, movement power building, and campaign strategies. - Collaborate with the Policy Department and other Advocacy Departments to execute NILC’s law and policy work for maximum impact. - Lead litigation teams in developing and conducting impact litigation, preparin...
**Job Title: National Staff Attorney** **Job Responsibilities:** - Advocate for children’s best interests before government or other interested parties. - Supervise volunteers appointed as Child Advocate for unaccompanied and separated children in federal custody. - Serve as Child Advocate to a select number of cases as needed. - Visit children (virtually or in-person) and communicate with caregivers, family members, and stakeholders. - Provide internal case consultation a...
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Immigration Removal Defense) Job Responsibilities: - Provide direct representation in removal proceedings to unaccompanied children, adults with mental competency issues, and detained or non-detained adults and families. This includes clients with complex immigration issues, such as those with juvenile or criminal histories. - Deliver high-quality, client-centered representation for clients facing deportation proceedings. - Determine eligibility fo
Job Title: Staff Attorney (Immigration Rapid Response) Job Responsibilities: - Provide high-quality, client-centered representation for clients facing deportation proceedings. - Rapidly assess and respond to the immediate legal needs of detained migrants or those impacted by raids or other enforcement actions. - File emergency motions, such as bond motions, stays of removal, or motions to reopen, habeas petitions, etc., within short timeframes. - Represent individuals in exp
Position: Attorney – Immigration Access Workgroup Job Responsibilities: The Attorney in the Immigration Access Workgroup is tasked with managing a diverse caseload related to immigration, specifically handling cases in immigration court. Responsibilities include representing undocumented survivors of domestic violence, torture, human trafficking, and other serious abuses in removal proceedings and before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The a...
Job Title: Removal Defense Attorney (3-Month Temporary Position) Job Responsibilities: The Removal Defense Attorney will be responsible for providing high-quality, client-centered representation to individuals facing removal proceedings. This involves zealous direct representation, determining eligibility for immigration relief, advising clients, conducting legal research and writing, drafting motions and briefs, preparing court forms, and preparing immigration applications.
Job Title: Managing Attorney Job Responsibilities: - Collaborate with Directors, Directing Attorneys, and Managers across all programs to advance the organization's mission. - Mentor, supervise, and support staff attorneys representing detained and recently released children and adults in immigration removal proceedings and applications for immigration benefits. - Monitor capacity and workload distribution through regular one-on-one meetings with attorneys. - Lead case revie
**Job Title** Staff Attorney - Immigrants Rights' Project **Job Responsibilities** The Staff Attorney for the Immigrants Rights' Project at the organization is responsible for several key duties, including: - Providing zealous and trauma-informed direct representation to unaccompanied children in removal proceedings before various Immigration Courts. - Representing children in state courts throughout Southern California to obtain predicate orders related to Special Immigr
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney at the organization is tasked with delivering expert legal services to unaccompanied children who require legal representation. This includes both zealous direct representation and pro bono facilitation. The attorney is expected to provide comprehensive consultation, training, and technical assistance to pro bono attorneys who have accepted organization cases. Additionally, the Staff Attorney may supervise Se