Sr. Attorney, Immigration and Citizenship (2489)

About the Role

The Senior Attorney is a highly skilled and experienced immigration attorney with strong legal judgment and a passion for holistic client representation and growing and supporting a strong legal team. This role oversees and performs a wide range of legal services within the Immigration and Citizenship program, including consultations and representation before USCIS, and occasionally EOIR, to support neighbors and ensure high-quality, compliant legal representation. The Senior Attorney works in close collaboration with the Program Director to provide quality legal representation and lead day-to-day supervision of legal staff.

Fluency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides trauma-informed and culturally competent direct legal representation to individuals before USCIS, EOIR, the BIA, and other immigration agencies, including consultations, case screening, application preparation, filing and follow-up, and appearing before USCIS, EOIR, and/or state court as needed.
• Keeps current with changes in immigration law and policy.
• Supervises and provides guidance to staff attorneys, DOJ accredited representatives, and legal fellows.
• Supports the Program Director in monitoring grant-funded case metrics and assessing workload and compliance matters.
• Supports the Program Director with all required reporting, including creating and co-presenting regular reports on key program metrics and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Conducts community consultations and screening events, including citizenship workshops, to assess eligibility for assistance and advises neighbors on options, risks, and likely outcomes.
• Maintains accurate and organized case files and case management data to support grant reporting and compliance requirements.
• Works as part of a cohesive team and supports colleagues while serving the best interests of clients.
• Leads or co-leads the design and implementation of internal trainings, case-review protocols, and quality assurance practices.
• Supports program community outreach events, trainings, and know-your-rights presentations as needed.
• Ensures staff are meeting performance objectives and leaders address performance deficiencies effectively and timely.
• Supports the director in creating staff development processes.
• Creates and maintains a culture of trust and positive staff morale.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• 3+ years of experience in substantive immigration law, including direct representation in complex humanitarian relief and/or removal defense.
• Experience in supervising, training, or mentoring attorneys, DOJ accredited representatives, or law students.
• License to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (Texas license preferred). License must be active and in good standing.

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Strong legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities across supervisory and direct representation roles.
• Ability to work with grant-funded legal services and familiarity with funder compliance and reporting expectations.
• Ability to develop internal protocols and training materials for the legal team.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to use various computer systems.
• Ability to define realistic, specific goals and objectives and prioritize them.
• Ability to use a systematic approach in solving problems through analysis and evaluation of alternate solutions.
• Ability to work with survivors of trauma, crime, or domestic violence.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred.