Staff Attorney

RFCUNY Research Foundation of the City University of New York; United States; Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RFCUNY Research Foundation of the City University of New York is seeking a Staff Attorney to provide consultations on immigration-related issues, assist clients with naturalization and family-based immigration, and supervise paralegal staff. The role requires a J.D.

and Bar admission, with opportunities to conduct workshops and engage with communities in NYC. The position is hybrid with travel within NYC and occasional evenings or weekends.

Qualifications

• J.D. and Bar admission required.
• Immigration experience preferred.
• Second language ability preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to supervise staff and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Counsels participants on immigration law and related issues.
• Assists participants in completing and reviewing immigration applications.
• Reviews and authorizes release of applications and petitions.
• Ensures staff comply with policies and procedures.
• Conducts immigration workshops and seminars.
• Explains immigration laws and regulations to staff and partners.
• Analyzes complex immigration cases including criminal convictions and fraud.
• Compiles data and reports on provided services.
• Reports to Executive Director on services and outreach.
• Hybrid position with at least 2 days in office and NYC travel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Communications skills

Legal writing

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

J.D. and State Bar admission

Job description

Thank you for considering a career with the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY). The team at RFCUNY is made up of dedicated, talented professionals committed to providing the services that allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries. We are pleased that you are interested in exploring opportunities to join RFCUNY.

Primary Location: OFFICE OF SR VC FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Bargaining Unit: No

Position Summary Reporting to the Program Managing Attorney, the Staff Attorney will provide consultations on immigration-related issues and application assistance at the immigration center. The Staff Attorney will primarily focus on providing legal assistance in the areas of naturalization and family based immigration law.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Counsels participants on immigration law and related issues
• Assists participants in the completion and review of immigration application/petitions
• Reviews and authorizes release of applications and petitions completed by paralegal staff
• Ensures that staff and volunteers are complying with work policies and procedures
• Conducts immigration workshops and seminars to benefit staff, participants, and targeted communities
• Interprets immigration laws, rulings, and regulations for staff and community partners
• Analyzes complex immigration case types e.g. criminal convictions and fraud
• Ensures data and reports are compiled on the services rendered
• Reports regularly to the Executive Director on the provision of services and outreach to the community
• This is a hybrid position with at least 2 days in office and requires travel within NYC
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• J.D. and State Bar admission
• Some immigration experience and/or passion about immigrant issues preferred
• Second language requirement is preferred
• Excellent supervisory skills including the ability to oversee and guide the work product and professional development of staff and volunteers
• Ability to work in an open environment with limited privacy
• Excellent communications, interpersonal, writing and legal writing skills; customer service focus
• Flexibility, self-motivation and the ability to motivate others
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team in order to further the mission of CCN
• Willingness to work on weekends and/or occasional evenings

Pay Range: Minimum - Maximum: $81,600-$90,300

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges. RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.