Managing Attorney

New Frontier Immigration Law; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 149,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

New Frontier Immigration Law in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Managing Attorney to oversee a high-volume immigration practice and set firm-wide legal standards. You will supervise 10+ attorneys, drive quality, and lead strategy on RFEs and complex matters.

Ideal candidates bring a US license in good standing and extensive immigration experience across removal defense, humanitarian, and family- or employment-based matters, with a track record of strategic change in a law firm.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. law license in good standing.
• Significant immigration law experience across Removal Defense, Humanitarian, Family-, Employment-, and/or Consular matters.
• Experience supervising attorneys in a law firm and implementing strategic change.
• Experience handling bar complaints or professional responsibility compliance.
• Experience in high-volume legal settings.

Responsibilities

• Supervise 10+ attorneys across multiple immigration practice areas.
• Set and enforce firm-wide legal quality standards, templates, argument structures, and review protocols.
• Define supervision requirements and escalation thresholds; intervene when case strategy requires correction.
• Conduct structured legal performance and quality reviews.
• Lead client escalation discussions with informed strategy and risk explanations.

Skills

Leadership

Systems-minded

Process-oriented

Six Sigma

Job description

Why Apply to New Frontier Immigration Law

Join the New Frontier Immigration Law team and help change the lives of 1 million undocumented immigrants in the USA. Our mid-sized law firm in Phoenix, AZ is committed to humanitarian-based immigration and finding innovative solutions for seemingly impossible problems.

Are you ready to join one of the fastest-growing law firms in the US, where incredible opportunities await? Here, we don’t just offer a job: we provide an environment that challenges you to become the best version of yourself.

• Learn more about New Frontier Immigration here.
• Learn more about our CEO/Founder Hillary here.
• Learn more about our Core Values here.

Role Objective

The Managing Attorney serves as the firm's central authority on legal quality, professional responsibility, and attorney supervision across a high-volume, multi-practice immigration caseload. This is leadership and governance role. You will supervise 10+ attorneys, set and enforce firm-wide legal standards, lead RFE pattern analysis, and serve as the senior escalation point for complex legal matters and ethics concerns. The right person is systems-minded and decisive, with deep immigration law experience and a track record of implementing meaningful change in a law firm environment. If you believe legal quality should be systematized and defensible rather than dependent on individual style, this role was built for you.

Responsibilities/Duties

Legal Supervision & Authority

• Supervise 10+ attorneys across multiple immigration practice areas.
• Establish and enforce firm-wide legal quality standards, templates, argument structures, and review protocols.
• Define supervision requirements and escalation thresholds, and intervene when case strategy requires correction.
• Conduct structured legal performance and quality reviews.

Ethics & Risk Governance

• Serve as lead authority on bar complaints and professional responsibility matters.
• Design preventive supervision systems that reduce exposure before issues arise.
• Audit case documentation for compliance and defensibility.
• Establish documentation standards and red-flag triggers for elevated review.

RFE Pattern Analysis & Proactive Strategy

• Track and analyze RFE trends across case types to identify systemic drafting or evidentiary weaknesses.
• Develop preemptive strategy updates and practice playbooks based on pattern data.
• Lead structured legal review sessions and partner with Legal Operations to implement improvements.

Senior Client Escalation

• Conduct high-level conversations with concerned or dissatisfied clients when legal authority is required.
• Provide clear, disciplined explanations of strategy and risk, and make principled decisions regarding case posture in collaboration with leadership.

Requirements

• Active U.S. law license in good standing.
• Significant immigration law experience across Removal Defense, Humanitarian, Family-based, Employment-based, and/or Consular matters.
• Demonstrated experience supervising attorneys in a law firm environment and implementing strategic change.
• Direct experience handling bar complaints or professional responsibility compliance.
• Experience operating within high-volume legal settings.
• Process-oriented, systems-minded, and decisive; comfortable integrating with operations without compromising ethics.
• Six Sigma or other operations certifications a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary Starting at $165,000+ DOE
• PTO and paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance package
• 401(k) with company match

New Frontier Immigration Law is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected by law.