Managing Attorney

Why Apply to New Frontier Immigration Law Join the New Frontier Immigration Law team and help change the lives of 1 million undocumented immigrants in the USA. Our mid-sized law firm in Phoenix, AZ is committed to humanitarian-based immigration and finding innovative solutions for seemingly impossible problems. Are you ready to join one of the fastest-growing law firms in the US, where incredible opportunities await? Here, we don’t just offer a job: we provide an environment that challenges you to become the best version of yourself. Learn more about New Frontier Immigration here. Learn more about our CEO/Founder Hillary here. Learn more about our Core Values here. Managing Attorney Full-Time | Immigration Law | Phoenix, AZ About New Frontier Immigration Law New Frontier Immigration Law represents individuals and families navigating some of the most consequential legal moments of their lives. We are one of the fastest-growing immigration law firms in the US, handling a high and growing volume of matters monthly across Removal Defense, Humanitarian relief (T-Visa, U-Visa, VAWA), Family-based, Employment-based, and Consular processing, supported by a legal team of 10+ attorneys and 50+ support staff. With that volume comes significant responsibility. Legal excellence must be consistent. Supervision must be real. Risk must be proactively managed so our clients are protected at every stage of their case. Why This Role Exists Protect the firm and our clients from ethical, legal error, and professional risk. Standardize legal strategy and filing quality across a high-volume, multi-practice caseload. Reduce avoidable RFEs through structured pattern analysis and proactive strategy. Supervise attorneys with clarity and authority across multiple practice areas. Serve as the senior escalation point for complex legal matters. Implement legal initiatives across the team that raise the standard of practice firm-wide. Legal standards cannot depend on individual style. They must be systematized and defensible. Core Responsibilities Legal Supervision & Authority Supervise 10+ attorneys across multiple immigration practice areas. Establish and enforce firm-wide legal quality standards, templates, argument structures, and review protocols. Define supervision requirements and escalation thresholds, and intervene when case strategy requires correction. Conduct structured legal performance and quality reviews. Ethics & Risk Governance Serve as lead authority on bar complaints and professional responsibility matters. Design preventive supervision systems that reduce exposure before issues arise. Audit case documentation for compliance and defensibility. Establish documentation standards and red-flag triggers for elevated review. RFE Pattern Analysis & Proactive Strategy Track and analyze RFE trends across case types to identify systemic drafting or evidentiary weaknesses. Develop preemptive strategy updates and practice playbooks based on pattern data. Lead structured legal review sessions and partner with Legal Operations to implement improvements. Senior Client Escalation Conduct high-level conversations with concerned or dissatisfied clients when legal authority is required. Provide clear, disciplined explanations of strategy and risk, and make principled decisions regarding case posture in collaboration with leadership. Reporting Structure Reports to the Head of Operations, with direct escalation access to the Founder/CEO for matters involving ethics and professional responsibility. This structure ensures operational alignment while preserving legal integrity. Qualifications Active U.S. law license in good standing. Significant immigration law experience across Removal Defense, Humanitarian, Family-based, Employment-based, and/or Consular matters. Demonstrated experience supervising attorneys in a law firm environment and implementing strategic change. Direct experience handling bar complaints or professional responsibility compliance. Experience operating within high-volume legal settings. Process-oriented, systems-minded, and decisive; comfortable integrating with operations without compromising ethics. Six Sigma or other operations certifications a plus. Compensation Base Salary Starting at $165,000+ DOE #J-18808-Ljbffr