Senior Staff Attorney – Immigration & Humanitarian Relief (Hybrid)

New England JFON; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid schedule

Competitive benefits

Mileage reimbursement

Equipment provided

Job summary

New England Justice for Our Neighbors seeks a Senior Staff Attorney to join a small team in Massachusetts, dividing time between programs and establishing a pro bono initiative. The candidate should have immigration experience, a team-oriented approach, and bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Salary ranges from $90,000 to $100,000, depending on experience, with a flexible hybrid schedule and competitive benefits; part-time or contractor options are possible.

Qualifications

• J.D. and admitted to the Massachusetts bar.
• At least five years’ experience practicing immigration law, including asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U visas, and T visas.
• Experience working with survivors of abuse, human trafficking, or other trauma.
• Demonstrated communications, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively and manage numerous priorities and emerging opportunities; ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate as appropriate.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Empathy, cultural competency, and commitment to serving some of our most vulnerable neighbors.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (strongly preferred).
• Experience working and communicating in a remote environment (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Directly represent clients, performing ordinary functions of legal counsel including legal research and formulating the legal strategy for the case, conducting client interviews, appearing before immigration and/or state courts or agencies, and preparing all appropriate legal documentation, applications, and filings for clients.
• Implement and oversee a pro bono program in collaboration with other agency staff.
• Attend legal clinics approximately twice per month.
• Produce high-quality legal work and achieve deliverables.
• Ensure data integrity by maintaining technical fluency with case management system and contract reporting system and carrying out timely and accurate data entry.
• Support contract and grant submissions and reporting.
• Participate in local coalitions of immigration-serving organizations.
• Participate in occasional community and fundraising events for New England JFON.

Skills

Bilingual: English & Spanish

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

J.D. and Massachusetts Bar

Job description

New England Justice for Our Neighbors seeks a Senior Staff Attorney to join a small team in Massachusetts, dividing time between programs and establishing a pro bono initiative. The candidate should have immigration experience, a team-oriented approach, and bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Salary ranges from $90,000 to $100,000, depending on experience, with a flexible hybrid schedule and competitive benefits; part-time or contractor options are possible.