Staff Attorney, Non-Detained Removal Defense (IOI)

Yourlegalaid; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

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PSLF eligibility

Loan repayment assistance

Resumo da oferta

The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice seeks a Staff Attorney to join the citywide Immigration Law Unit’s non-detained removal defense team. The attorney will provide a full range of legal services to New York City immigrants, including defensive immigration matters and SIJS work, across multiple courts and agencies.

We emphasize collaboration with experienced staff, opportunity to mentor interns and volunteers, and ongoing professional development.

Qualificações

• Admission to NYS Bar preferred; will consider those admitted to another state bar with qualification to practice federal immigration law.
• At least 2 years of experience in immigration law and trial experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to representing or working with individuals from marginalized communities.
• Excellent writing, analytical, oral advocacy, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively on an interdisciplinary team and manage a high volume of cases.
• Ability to work with pro bono attorneys, law student interns, and volunteers.

Responsabilidades

• Provide legal consultation and representation to noncitizens on the non-detained docket in Immigration Court at multiple NYC locations.
• Provide legal consultation and representation to noncitizens seeking affirmative relief with USCIS and other immigration authorities.
• Appear in Family Court in all five boroughs to seek SIJS orders.
• Provide client services during evening/weekend hours as needed.
• Train and mentor law students, pro bono attorneys, and volunteers to work on removal defense and other cases.
• Maintain, organize, and update case files and case management database (LawManager).
• Represent the Civil Practice and Legal Aid in the community.
• Participate in continuous professional development.
• Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Conhecimentos

NYS Bar admission

immigration law

trial experience

writing & advocacy

team collaboration

case management

Formação académica

J.D.

Ferramentas

LawManager

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Staff Attorney, Non-Detained Removal Defense (IOI)

#26-105

New York, New York, United States

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed

Oct 16, 2026

Job Description

The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice is seeking a Staff Attorney to join the citywide Immigration Law Unit’s non-detained removal defense team.

The Immigration Law Unit (ILU) is a recognized leader in providing high-quality representation to non-citizens in all five boroughs of New York City and surrounding counties. Our staff of almost 100 attorneys, social workers, and paralegals across seven different projects and initiatives provides low-income New Yorkers with free comprehensive immigration services, including both affirmative and defensive case matters. The Unit specializes in the intersection between immigration and criminal law and works collaboratively with all practice areas to serve the society’s diverse immigrant clients through a comprehensive service model. Unit staff represent immigrants before USCIS, immigration judges in removal proceedings, and the Board of Immigration Appeals, as well as in federal court on habeas corpus petitions, petitions for review, administrative and judicial appeals, and other matters.

The non-detained removal defense team provides low-income New Yorkers with free comprehensive immigration services ranging from removal defense to both affirmative and defensive asylum to other matters before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).

The Staff Attorney will provide a full range of legal services primarily to New York City immigrants including, but not limited to, individuals with criminal convictions, recent arrivals to the U.S. seeking asylum, including Adults with Children (AWC). Services include representation before EOIR in defensive matters, USCIS in various affirmative matters, and before Family Courts to seek special findings orders for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). The attorney will also work collaboratively with existing experienced staff in the Unit's various other projects. Specific duties will include some combination of the foregoing, depending on need and attorney experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide legal consultation and representation to noncitizens on the non-detained docket in Immigration Court at 26 Federal Plaza, 290 Broadway, and 201 Varick Street (non-detained)
• Provide legal consultation and representation to noncitizens seeking affirmative relief with USCIS and other immigration authorities
• Appear in Family Court in all five boroughs of the City of New York and surrounding counties, to seek SIJS special findings orders
• Provide client services during evening/weekend hours as needed
• Train and mentor law students, pro bono attorneys, and volunteers to work on removal defense and other cases
• Conduct forums and workshops in immigrant communities on immigration issues
• Maintain, organize, and update case files and case management database (LawManager)
• Represent the Civil Practice and Legal Aid in the community
• Participate in continuous professional development
• Continuously learn about forms of bias in the workplace and demonstrate affirmative behaviors that support an inclusive work environment
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS Required qualifications:

• Admission to NYS Bar preferred, but will consider those who are admitted to any state bar and qualified to practice federal immigration law
• At least 2 years of experience in immigration law and trial experience
• Demonstrated commitment to representing or working with individuals from marginalized communities.
• Excellent writing, analytical, oral advocacy, and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively on an interdisciplinary team and manage a high volume of cases
• Ability to work with pro bono attorneys, law student interns, and volunteers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Proficiency in languages other than English is desirable, but not required
• Experience in a wide variety of immigration legal matters, both affirmative and defensive

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The salary range representsa good faith estimate of the range we expect to pay for this role. The actual salary offered may vary depending on many factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as collectively bargained salary steps for unionized roles.

The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This position allows an employee to take advantage of PSLF and other State and Federal loan forgiveness programs. Additionally, employees who are New York residents may be eligible forassistancefrom New York state toassistwith loan repayments, depending on years of practice. To learn more, click the links below.

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit. We are currently unable to sponsor employment visas or permits. (However, for citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa.)

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us and our ability to build strong relationships with our colleagues. Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participatein productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.

Location

Manhattan - Civil Practice Lower Manhattan Neighborhood Office

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