Bilingual Staff Attorney (Rural Immigrant Justice)
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is seeking a full-time bilingual Staff Attorney to join our Granger office. The role involves providing direct representation, individual consultations, and community outreach to immigrant community members seeking immigration protections and handling various immigration matters. Applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish, with a commitment to serving low-income immigrants.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct representation to individuals in removal proceedings before the Immigration Court, on appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals or before the federal courts, and before the Department of Homeland Security
- Provide direct representation to persons submitting affirmative applications with USCIS and the Department of State
- Provide direct representation to persons in State court proceedings (specific to attorneys admitted in WA State and working with children and youth seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile classification)
- Conduct presentations, workshops, legal clinics, and intakes, by phone and in person
- Conduct case analysis to determine eligibility for immigration protections/status under the immigration laws
- Maintain a working knowledge of significant policies, laws, practices, and trends in immigration law, particularly as it impacts low-income immigrants and those impacted by the criminal justice system
- Establish, organize, and maintain files up to date
- Perform administrative tasks related to grant reporting such as timekeeping, submitting timesheets, tracking training, and other duties in a timely manner
- Participate in NWIRP’s outreach, community education, and development efforts; and
- Perform other tasks and responsibilities assigned by supervisory staff depending upon NWIRP’s needs
Skills
- Law degree
- Admission to the bar of any state in the U.S
- Demonstrated commitment to immigrant rights and eagerness to support NWIRP's mission, vision and values
- Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Ability to provide trauma-informed and culturally-inclusive legal representation
- Commitment to creating a welcoming, professional, and inclusive environment for staff and clients, and to working with a diverse community in a challenging environment
- Fluency in in English and Spanish, and additional languages are encouraged
- Strong ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment
- Proficiency in use of web-based software, Microsoft Office applications (including Word and Excel), and web peer-to-peer communication platforms; familiarity with G-suite tools (Google Docs, Google Sheets and Gmail)
- Sound judgment and decision-making skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to take on a substantive caseload
- Prior immigration law and removal experience
- Prior experience working with survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault
- Experience handling a high-volume caseload
Benefits
- Fully paid health, vision and dental plans for employee-level coverage with employer-funded HRA and HSA options
- FSA and Dependent Care accounts
- Automatic, employer contribution of 3% to 403(b) retirement plan
- Generous paid health-related leave (12 days per year)
- Generous paid vacation (16 days during your first year)
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 6 months of employment, plus the ability to extend with State-paid leave
- 14 paid Holidays with the ability to float 5 holidays
- Employer-paid disability, life, AD&D and long-term care insurance
- 4 weeks of paid sabbatical after every five years of employment at NWIRP
- Eligibility to earn compensatory time
- Opportunities for paid professional development
- New employees may be eligible for a relocation bonus, per the CBA
- Free onsite parking for Granger Office
- NWIRP is currently an eligible employer under the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
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