Bilingual Immigrant Rights Staff Attorney: Direct Representation

Management Information Exchange; Wenatchee, Northern (WA, KY); Hybride; USD 85 000 - 155 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Fully paid health, vision and dental

HRA/HSA options

FSA and Dependent Care

3% 403(b) employer match

Paid health-related leave

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Disability, life, AD&D, LTC insurance

Sabbatical after five years

Compensatory time

Professional development

Relocation bonus (CBA)

Free onsite parking

Résumé du poste

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks full-time English-Spanish bilingual attorneys to join NWIRP’s offices in Granger or Wenatchee. Applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish, with start in Fall 2027 and a minimum two-year commitment.

As a staff attorney, you will provide direct representation, consultations, and community outreach for immigration protections before USCIS and immigration courts, including detainee matters.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree required.
• Admission to the bar of any U.S. state.
• Fluency in English and Spanish; additional languages encouraged.
• Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to provide trauma-informed, culturally inclusive legal representation.
• Commitment to serving immigrant communities in a challenging environment.
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team.
• Willingness to travel; valid driver’s license required.

Responsabilités

• Provide direct representation in removal proceedings before the Immigration Court, on appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals or before the federal courts, and before DHS.
• Provide direct representation to persons submitting affirmative applications with USCIS and the Department of State.
• Conduct presentations, workshops, legal clinics, and intakes, by phone and in person.
• Conduct case analysis to determine eligibility for immigration protections/status under the immigration laws.
• Maintain a working knowledge of significant policies, laws, practices, and trends in immigration law, particularly as it impacts low-income immigrants and those impacted by the criminal justice system.
• Establish, organize, and maintain up-to-date files.
• Perform administrative tasks related to grant reporting such as timekeeping, submitting timesheets, tracking training, and other duties in a timely manner.
• Participate in NWIRP’s outreach, community education, and development efforts; and,
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities assigned by supervisory staff depending upon NWIRP’s needs.

Connaissances

Bilingual English/Spanish

Legal writing

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Trauma-informed representation

Cultural competency

Independent work

Web-based software proficiency

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Immigration law experience

Detention case experience

Formation

Law degree

Outils

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Gmail

Description du poste

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks full-time English-Spanish bilingual attorneys to join NWIRP’s offices in Granger or Wenatchee. Applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish, with start in Fall 2027 and a minimum two-year commitment.

As a staff attorney, you will provide direct representation, consultations, and community outreach for immigration protections before USCIS and immigration courts, including detainee matters.