Lead Immigration Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

We are a growing immigration law firm seeking a Lead Immigration Attorney to handle high-quality legal work across humanitarian, removal defense, and family-based matters.

The goal is simple: You focus on being an excellent lawyer, and we build everything around that.

This is a senior, execution-focused role for a lawyer who wants to practice law with depth, focus, and excellence (including case strategy, advocacy, and client consultations) without being pulled into operational distractions.

In this role, you will:

• Appear in immigration court
• Handle occasional non-routine advocacy, including in-person appearances before immigration agencies, if needed
• Draft motions, briefs, and complex legal filings
• Develop legal strategy and make case-specific recommendations
• Manage cases strategically from intake through resolution
• Conduct legal consultations for prospective and existing clients as needed
• Work closely with support staff to ensure filings, deadlines, and court requirements are handled accurately and timely
• Review legal work product for quality and accuracy
• Collaborate with and support junior legal staff as the team grows

And then, at 5:30 pm, you go home.

Home to your family.

Home to your hobbies.

Home to the rest of your life.

Because you won’t be worrying about payroll, accounts receivable, marketing, hiring, firing, or operational management. That part is already handled. This role is focused on legal execution and case ownership, not firm management or operational leadership.

If you take pride in excellent legal work and you want to grow with a firm that is building intentionally and for the long term, we’d love to hear from you.

$140,000 - $160,000 yearly

• Provide legal counsel to clients by analyzing their needs and determining a proper course of action
• Represent clients in court to argue motions during legal proceedings
• Work closely with and provide leadership to administrative staff concerning client billing, client meetings and invoicing, as well as finalizing client projects
• Manage administrative assistants, paralegals, and law clerks
• Determine case strategies and solutions to serve clients’ needs after analysis

Types of Cases You’ll Work On (in order of volume):

• Asylum, Humanitarian relief (VAWA, U visas, Deferred Action, Military PIP), Removal Defense, Family Petitions, Consular Processing, and Waivers.

Legal Drafting & Advocacy

• Analyze cases and develop legal strategies to serve clients’ objectives
• Conduct legal research and draft correspondence, pleadings, motions, and briefs
• Represent clients in court to argue motions during legal proceedings
• Handle cases strategically and proactively through resolution

Court Representation

• Represent clients in immigration court (remotely or in person, as required) for master and individual hearings (Asylum and COR cases only)
• Must be willing and able to travel when needed
• Serve as primary counsel of record in EOIR matters, with the firm maintaining continuity of representation as needed

Legal Development & Strategy

• Identify legal risks and case vulnerabilities early and develop strategies to address them proactively
• Monitor immigration law developments, policy changes, and practice advisories
• Incorporate updates into firm procedures, templates, and case strategies

Collaboration & Case Execution

• Maintain clear and timely case documentation, notes, and time records consistent with firm procedures.
• Work closely with the Case Manager and the administrative team to ensure cases move efficiently
• Identify workflow issues and propose process improvements
• Participate in team meetings to align priorities and production goals
• Effectively leverage and delegate to support staff to prioritize high-value legal work, including strategy, advocacy, and consultations

Client Communication & Representation

• Conduct legal consultations and evaluate the viability of potential cases, providing clear recommendations to the intake team
• Provide clear next steps following consultations to support case conversion and onboarding
• Engage directly with clients on legal strategy, critical decisions, and case resolution, while support teams manage routine communication and updates
• Handle high-level inquiries or escalations requiring attorney involvement
• Maintain professional and ethical client relationships consistent with firm standards

• 5+ years of immigration law experience
• Demonstrated experience handling asylum, humanitarian relief (VAWA, U visas, Military PIP), and removal defense cases, including cancellation of removal
• Strong working knowledge of family-based petitions, consular processing, and waivers.
• Proven ability to manage cases independently from legal strategy through final resolution
• Excellent legal writing skills, with the ability to draft persuasive motions and briefs beyond standard templates
• Strong judgment, accountability, and attention to detail in managing an active caseload
• Comfortable working collaboratively within a team-based environment, where support staff handle day-to-day communication and administrative functions
• Willingness to appear in court (remote or in person) and travel as needed
• Spanish fluency preferred, but not required

The mission of The Immigration Force PLLC is to give each client the best odds to win their immigration case.

We believe strong legal work and a healthy team culture can coexist. We value professionalism, accountability, continuous improvement, and meaningful advocacy. Though our team works remotely, we operate collaboratively and support one another in building a practice designed for long-term growth and impact.