Immigration Staff Attorney

About the role

Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. Brooklyn Legal Services (BLS) is part of LSNYC and provides high-quality, innovative representation to address the pressing legal needs of Brooklyn's diverse low-income population. The Immigrants' Rights & Advocacy Project (IRAP) seeks a Staff Attorney to work in a client-centered, rapidly evolving practice using creative strategies in the pursuit of justice.

Responsibilities

• Provide deportation defense in immigration court before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), including merits hearings, motions practice, and appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), for individuals and families in removal proceedings.
• Handle affirmative immigration matters with USCIS, including asylum applications, family-based petitions, naturalization, VAWA self-petitions, and petitions for U or T nonimmigrant status, among other forms of relief.
• Represent clients in family court proceedings related to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases.
• Work closely with staff social worker to provide trauma-informed representation and holistic advocacy for clients and their families.
• May file and litigate habeas petitions alongside LSNYC's litigation directors.
• Perform intake, community education, and community outreach.
• Collaborate with other LSNYC attorneys and advocates on cross-unit and cross-borough projects.
• Partner with community-based organizations on campaigns and projects.
• Mentor and collaborate with pro bono partners.
• Complete administrative tasks, including timekeeping, uploading documents, data reporting, and case closing for compliance.

Requirements

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