Immigration Attorney

The Immigration Attorney position is a full-time role committed to worker and immigrant justice, and we are seeking candidates to join our team. The Immigration Attorney will contact workers and community members about their immigrationrights.

Core Functions and Duties

• Coordinate with private and non-profit legal service providers on workers' immigration cases.
• Conduct legal visits and deliver care packages to workers in detention.
• Assist workers with USCIS applications.
• Educate workers on their immigration rights and appropriate channels for legal recourse.
• Appear at hearings for workers as an advocate and/or as legal representation.
• Conduct legal intakes and maintain case files for workers seeking support.
• Assist contracted attorneys with filings, applications, and correspondence.
• Track deadlines and compliance requirements for worker immigration cases.
• Build and manage referral relationships with private attorneys, non-profit legal service agencies,appropriate governmental agencies, and law school legal clinics.
• Support logistics and coordinate legal clinics.
• Create a network of attorneys who can provide services to workers.
• Coordinate with similar roles across the Sunbelt in order to ensure continuity of support for workers movedto detention centers in the Southwest and Southeast.
• Ensure detailed and accurate record-keeping for all advocacy efforts.
• Perform various clerical and administrative tasks to support cases and application processing.
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.