Public Interest Immigration Clinic Attorney

The Counselle Collection; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice seeks a Staff Attorney to join the Immigration Law Unit’s clinical and education efforts in New York City. You will support limited-scope clinics, develop training materials, and collaborate with ILU and LAS staff to serve low-income clients across multiple projects.

The ideal candidate has strong immigration law experience, leadership ability, and a commitment to public interest work, with capacity to build relationships among legal, court, and service

Qualifications

• Admission to NYS Bar preferred; broadened consideration for qualified state/federal practitioners
• At least 4 years of experience in immigration law
• Proficiency in Spanish
• Experience in a wide variety of immigration matters, affirmative and defensive
• Commitment to representing or serving marginalized communities
• Excellent writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team with high caseloads
• Willingness to work with pro bono attorneys, law students, and volunteers

Responsibilities

• Ensure accountability and maintenance of practice standards
• Assist with clinic workflows and ensure quality of application submissions
• Prepare immigration applications or other submissions for clinic participants
• Provide individualized consultations to clinic participants
• Conduct presentations to clinic participants and community partners
• Assist in training clinic volunteers
• Identify legal trends and share findings with ILU and LAS staff
• Train and present on immigration topics related to clinic work
• Support community outreach events as needed
• Help develop best practices to share with other providers
• Keep ILU case matters updated for grants management
• Foster teamwork and communication
• Represent the Civil Practice and Legal Aid in the community
• Other duties as assigned
• Participate in continuous professional development
• Learn about bias in the workplace and support inclusion

Skills

Spanish proficiency

Oral advocacy

Writing skills

Analytical ability

Team collaboration

Independent work

Job description

The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice seeks a Staff Attorney to join the Immigration Law Unit’s clinical and education efforts in New York City. You will support limited-scope clinics, develop training materials, and collaborate with ILU and LAS staff to serve low-income clients across multiple projects.

The ideal candidate has strong immigration law experience, leadership ability, and a commitment to public interest work, with capacity to build relationships among legal, court, and service