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About the Role

The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice is seeking a Staff Attorney to join the citywide Immigration Law Unit’s Youth Project team. This role provides legal services to undocumented youth and unaccompanied immigrant children, handling cases such as special immigrant juvenile status, asylum, and U/T visas. The attorney will collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders to provide comprehensive support.

Responsibilities

Screen and provide direct representation to immigrant youth in removal proceedings in Immigration Court.
Handle affirmative immigration cases.
Appear in Asylum Offices to represent clients in asylum or credible fear interviews.
Appear in Family court in all five boroughs of New York City and surrounding counties to obtain predicate orders for special immigrant juvenile status.
Build relationships with Juvenile Rights Practice staff attorneys and others to meet the needs of undocumented youth in foster care.
Conduct forums and workshops in immigrant communities and public schools on immigration issues.
Participate in continuous professional development.
Attend and provide trainings to advocates throughout the city and in Family and Immigration Courts.

Requirements

Admission to the New York State Bar.
Demonstrated commitment to representing low-income, disadvantaged clients.
At least two years of Immigration law and trial experience required.
Excellent writing, analytical, oral advocacy, and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively on an interdisciplinary team and manage a high volume of cases.
Ability to work with pro bono attorneys, law student interns, and volunteers.
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit.
For citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa.

Skills

Immigration law
Trial experience
Writing
Analytical skills
Oral advocacy
Organizational skills
Collaboration
Case management

Location

New York City
Surrounding counties

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

At least two years of experience

Salary/Compensations

$86,520 - $157,075

Benefits

Health insurance
Paid vacation
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
State and Federal loan forgiveness programs
New York state assistance with loan repayments (for NY residents)

About the Company

The Immigration Law Unit (ILU) in The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice is a recognized leader in providing high-quality representation to non-citizens in all five boroughs of New York City and surrounding counties.
Our staff of almost 100 attorneys, social workers, and paralegals across seven different projects and initiatives work collaboratively to provide client-centered, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive legal services.
ILU provides low-income New Yorkers with free comprehensive immigration services ranging from deportation defense to adjustment of status to legal permanent residence and citizenship applications.
We specialize in the intersection between immigration and criminal law and works collaboratively with all practice areas to serve the society’s diverse immigrant clients through a comprehensive service model.
ILU staff represent immigrants before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), immigration judges in removal proceedings, and the Board of Immigration Appeals, as well as in federal court on habeas corpus petitions, petitions for review, administrative and judicial appeals, and other matters.
The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation.
We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs.
Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.

Equal Opportunity

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.