Senior Immigration Attorney & Team Leader

Immigration Law & Justice of Northern Illinois; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Pension plan

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Immigration Law and Justice of Northern Illinois (ILJNI) in Chicago seeks a Managing Attorney to oversee legal services and supervise staff across clinics in Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, Buffalo Grove, and Crystal Lake. The role reports to the executive director and requires J.D.

with Illinois licensure preferred, and at least 6 years in immigration law, including removal defense. The position is in person at the Chicago office with evening/weekend hours, a full benefits package, and opportunities

Qualifikationen

• J.D. and license to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction required; Illinois licensure preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of immigration and nationality law experience, including experience preparing and filing immigration applications and cases.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience supervising legal staff and managing attorney caseloads.
• A minimum of 2 years of removal defense experience; detained experience is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Represent individuals in immigration and related cases before USCIS, EOIR, the BIA, the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and other related entities.
• Supervise legal staff in the representation of individuals in immigration cases before USCIS, EOIR, the BIA, the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and other related entities
• Oversee the delivery of immigration legal services including family-based petitions, asylum, removal defense, deportation defense, U visas, VAWA, SIJS, naturalization, and other forms of relief.
• Ensure compliance with ILJ Network practice standards and policies; EOIR Rules of Professional Conduct; Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct; and the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Oversee the administration of legal operations of the agency.
• Supervise, develop, and motivate legal staff, including attorneys, paralegals, coordinators, and interns; coordinate and run weekly attorney meetings; stay current on developments in immigration law and convey updates to staff.
• Supervise the agency caseload; manage own caseload commensurate with supervisory responsibilities.
• Set caseload and case management standards and work with legal staff to maintain caseload balance.
• Manage relationships with project stakeholders on substantive legal issues, including funders, government agencies, and community organizations.
• Collaborate with the executive director and board of directors to carry out ILJNI's mission and goals; advise the executive director on legal programmatic delivery.
• Develop and implement a strategic plan for the direction of legal work.
• Supervise clinics and manage volunteer collaboration alongside legal staff.
• Ensure all legal materials used by legal staff remain current.
• Assist the executive director in the preparation of grant reports.
• Ensure the case management system is used properly and consistently by all legal staff.

Kenntnisse

Legal research

Legal writing

Communication skills

Staff supervision

Ausbildung

J.D.

Jobbeschreibung

Immigration Law and Justice of Northern Illinois (ILJNI) in Chicago seeks a Managing Attorney to oversee legal services and supervise staff across clinics in Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, Buffalo Grove, and Crystal Lake. The role reports to the executive director and requires J.D.

with Illinois licensure preferred, and at least 6 years in immigration law, including removal defense. The position is in person at the Chicago office with evening/weekend hours, a full benefits package, and opportunities