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Immigration Staff Attorney

Legal Services NYC·📍 Brooklyn Legal Services

Employment

Full-Time

Work mode

On-site

Experience

MID LEVEL

Salary

$88.2K – $137.3K/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

We seek an attorney admitted to the New York State Bar with: A demonstrated passion for social justice and a commitment to working with low-income communities, immigrant communities, and communities of color to advance equity At least 2-3 years of immigration law direct services experience Experience representing clients before EOIR, including motions practice and merits hearings, and experience with BIA appeals required Experience working with clients who have experienced trauma and other vulnerable populations (particularly domestic violence survivors, LGBTQ+ communities, and youth) required Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a diverse, fast-paced, and high-volume caseload Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging Strong cultural or personal ties to the communities we serve are helpful but not required Collaborative orientation, ability to work in a team, and solutio ns-oriented approach Fluency in Spanish, including the ability to communicate in Spanish with clients about legal matters and correspond in writing with clients in Spanish strongly preferred How to Apply Applicants sh

Department · Immigration

Hiring company

Legal Services NYC

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