Immigration Associate Attorney

Lisinski Law Firm, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Dallas seeks an Associate Attorney specializing in immigration. The role involves advising clients on their legal rights, strategizing immigration applications, and supervising a team. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of experience in humanitarian immigration law and a commitment to helping clients achieve legal status.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in immigration law covering family and humanitarian cases.
• Active member in good standing of a state bar.
• Experience with USCIS applications, RFEs, NOIDs.

Responsibilities

• Identify immigration relief options and advocate for clients.
• Train and supervise non-attorney team members.
• Review and ensure quality of legal documentation.

Skills

Advocacy

Creativity in problem-solving

Leadership

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Knowledge of immigration law

Education

J.D. degree from an ABA-approved law school

Job description

Our mission is to change as many lives as possible by offering immigration solutions even in the most difficult cases. We look at all possible options to keep our clients in the United States with their families where they belong. We stand ready to fight even when success seems unsure because we understand how much better life can be with the dignity and peace of mind that comes with having documents.

About the role

The Associate Attorney will be responsible for working on various types of immigration applications and will help supervise and serve as a legal resource to assigned non-attorney team members. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 or more years of experience in family and humanitarian immigration law and will have a passion to help as many immigrants without documentation legalize their status as possible. They will be a legal professional who advises and represents clients in relation to their legal rights in immigration services.

What you'll do

• Creatively identify types of immigration relief for which clients might be eligible.
• Strategize on how to advocate for clients and resolve challenging immigration questions.
• Provide leadership, support, and training to non-attorney team members.
• Audit work product from our non-attorney team members
• Provide training on, monitor, and enforce ethical obligations for non-attorney team members.
• Answer legal questions from assigned legal support teams.
• Review and edit USCIS applications and supporting materials and complete operational tasks as necessary for legal team to meet legal ops goals.
• Stay informed about legislative, regulatory, administrative, and case law changes.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have a J.D. degree from an ABA-approved law school and be an active member in good standing of a state bar
• 3+ years of experience in an immigration law firm handling humanitarian and family-based visas applications (e.g. VAWA, T-Visa, U-Visa, Asylum, Medical DA, I-601, DS-260, DS-160, I-130, N-400)
• Experience preparing USCIS and consular applications, responding to RFEs, NOIDs, and preparing clients for interviews
• Bilingual in English and Spanishstrongly preferred
• Advocacy-focused approach to representation of clients
• Continued improvement mindset, with an innovative approach to analyzing and improving operations and processes