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Immigration Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney

Legal Services NYC·📍 LSNYC Central Office

Employment

Full-Time

Work mode

On-site

Experience

SENIOR LEVEL

Salary

$103.3K – $169.9K/yr

Role overview

Job description

Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. For over 50 years, we have challenged systemic injustices that trap people in poverty and provided legal services that help our clients meet basic needs for housing, income and economic security, family and immigration stability, education, and health care. LSNYC is the largest civil legal services provider in the country; our staff of more than 600 people in neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs helps hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers annually. We partner with scores of community-based and client-run organizations, elected officials, public agencies, pro bono lawyers, and the courts to maximize our effectiveness. Our work fights discrimination and helps to achieve equity for all low-income New Yorkers. LSNYC employees have numerous oppor

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What they are looking for

Skills & requirements

Qualification

At least 5 years of experience as an immigration attorney • Demonstrated experience and expertise in removal defense (including asylum and VAWA cancellation), bond hearings, and detained docket matters • Experience with federal litigation, including drafting court briefs and motions, and habeas corpus petitions • Experience with affirmative asylum, VAWA Self-Petitions, Battered Spouse Waivers, U-visas, adjustment of status, and naturalizations • Track record of coordinating a high volume of clients and/or volunteers • Collaborative mindset and team player • Highly self-motivated • Strong writing and analytical skills • Demonstrated excellent organizational skills • Consistent ability to pay close attention to details • Excellent communication skills • Demonstrated communication habits that are consistently prompt and highly responsive • Ability to work with people from a range of backgrounds – including clients who are low-income, LSNYC staff, and attorneys from law firms and corporations • Skilled presenter, with experience providing trainings on substantive legal issues • Applicants must have a J.D. from an accredited law school and be admitted to the New York Bar Preferred

Department · Pro Bono

Hiring company

Legal Services NYC

Legal

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