Immigration Attorney — Victim-Focused Relief (4-Day Week)

Inland Counties Legal Services; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day work week

Job summary

Inland Counties Legal Services in Riverside, CA, is seeking an Immigration Staff Attorney to join our Immigration Team in Riverside. The attorney will handle a diverse range of immigration matters, including humanitarian relief, family-based petitions, adjustment of status, and removal defense, representing clients before USCIS and the courts.

The position offers a full-time, exempt role with a 4-day work week arrangement, enabling approximately 80% of hours while maintaining full pay.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in the bar of a U.S. state, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia.
• Experience in immigration law is preferred.
• Experience obtained through law school clinics, internships, externships, fellowships, or other supervised immigration practices will be considered.
• Experience working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or other trauma is preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving low-income, immigrant, and underserved communities.
• Strong legal research, writing, oral advocacy, interviewing, and client-counseling skills.
• Strong organizational and case-management skills, including the ability to manage deadlines and multiple matters simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently while seeking supervision and guidance appropriately.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals, administrative staff, community partners, and clients from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to travel throughout ICLS’s service area as required.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in immigration matters before USCIS, EOIR, and other agencies.
• Maintain a varied immigration caseload including humanitarian relief, family-based petitions, adjustment of status, naturalization, and removal defense.
• Conduct client interviews and provide legal advice, counsel, limited-scope services, and referrals.
• Investigate and develop cases through research, records review, FOIA requests, evidence gathering, and other tools.
• Prepare and file immigration applications, petitions, motions, briefs, declarations, and support documents.
• Prepare clients and witnesses for interviews/Hearings and provide representation as appropriate.
• Identify legal issues, deadlines, detention matters, and urgent actions requiring supervision.
• Communicate developments, risks, and strategy to supervisors as appropriate.
• Collaborate with paralegals and staff to develop and advance client matters.
• Maintain accurate, timely case records and deadlines per policies.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Interviewing

Client counseling

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Bar admission (active)

Job description

Inland Counties Legal Services in Riverside, CA, is seeking an Immigration Staff Attorney to join our Immigration Team in Riverside. The attorney will handle a diverse range of immigration matters, including humanitarian relief, family-based petitions, adjustment of status, and removal defense, representing clients before USCIS and the courts.

The position offers a full-time, exempt role with a 4-day work week arrangement, enabling approximately 80% of hours while maintaining full pay.