Staff Attorney/Advocate

Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) , established in 1911, is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit international organization dedicated to addressing the needs and rights of refugees and immigrants. USCRI, working with nearly 200 affiliates, provides legal, social, and health services to refugees, unaccompanied migrating children, trafficking survivors, and other immigrants in all 50 states, El Salvador, Honduras, Kenya, and Mexico. USCRI advocates for the rights of refugees and immigrants both nationally and globally, helping to drive humanitarian policies, practices, and law. To learn more about our work, please visit our website at

Staff Attorney, UAC Legal Services, supports the newly awarded contract from ORR to provide direct legal services to UAC (Unaccompanied Alien Children) who are currently in ORR care. Tasks included are legal orientations, legal consultations, direct legal representation, data collection, analysis and reporting.

The Staff Attorney will oversee legal orientations, provide legal consultations and direct legal representation to UAC in ORR care.

Legal Orientation/Legal Consultations

Oversee legal orientations, which are presentations concerning the rights and responsibilities of UAC in the immigration system. These will occur in shelters where children are located.

Conduct legal consultations: meet with UAC and assess options related to their legal case.

Provide direct legal representation to UAC who are currently in ORR care and who have not left the United States.

Immigration Court Representation: including Master Calendar Hearings, Individual Hearings, Motions (Motions to Continue, Motions to Terminate, Motions to Change Venue, etc.), T visas

U visas

D. from an accredited law school

Minimum 2-3 years of immigration legal experience

Prior experience working with children and/or youth

Excellent legal research, writing, and editing skills

Spanish proficiency

Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills

Demonstrated support for USCRI’s values by exhibiting respect for others, maintaining confidential information and an appreciation of a multicultural workplace.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. No telephone calls please. We maintain a policy of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, domestic partnership status, marital status, physical or mental disability, AIDS/HIV status, age, political affiliation, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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