Supervising Attorney — Immigration

Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $77,500 – $86,500, depending on experience
Location: Washington, D.C.
Post Date: Reposted March 2025, Open until filled

The APALRC is seeking to hire an experienced immigration attorney to lead its immigration practice. The attorney will be responsible for providing training, mentorship and supervision to the immigration legal staff, along with setting priorities and working with the APALRC executive director to ensure that grant requirements are met.

Tasks & Duties:

• Provide training, mentorship, and supervision to immigration legal staff.
• Assist in the preparation of grant proposals, prepare reports and ensure the department’s compliance with grant requirements and outcomes.
• Work with the Executive Director to ensure proper program and grant financial management.
• Represent the APALRC at meetings and collaborations with other agencies.
• Provide direct legal representation in a variety of immigration matters including adjustment of status applications, family petitions, green card renewals, DACA renewals, applications for  Employment Authorization Document, Refugee Travel Documents, T and U visas, VAWA-self petitions, naturalization, and FOIA requests to USCIS and Department of State.
• Conduct legal research in support of the APALRC’s immigration cases and stay abreast of relevant immigration law and policy changes
• Represent individuals seeking various forms of immigration relief in interviews before USCIS.
• Coordinate and attend outreach events to promote immigrants’ rights and access to legal services in Washington, D.C.
• Coordinate and conduct community legal education/Know Your Rights workshops on a variety of immigration topics.
• Assist in recruiting and coordinating pro bono counsel (or co-counsel) for some APALRC immigration cases with area law firms.
• Assist the APALRC’s New Americans Campaign attorney with citizenship application workshops.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment in public interest law and social justice advocacy.
• Licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C. or in another U.S. jurisdiction with the ability to waive into D.C.
• 5-8 years of experience in the practice of immigration law.
• Experience working with immigrants, low-income individuals, and those with limited English proficiency, and/or comparable experience.
• Commitment to teamwork, demonstrated ability in community outreach, coalition building, working with volunteers and interns, and organizing workshops strongly preferred.
• Organized, able to manage a variety of cases at one time, able to draft workplans and meet goals and deadlines.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Fluency in an Asian language, particularly Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean or Vietnamese.

Highly Desirable:

• Prior experience working with a nonprofit, legal services or social services organization.
• Prior experience conducting community outreach, coalition building, community organizing, organizing workshops, legal clinics, and/or community education events.
• Prior experience working with Asian and Pacific Islander immigrant communities

Salary and Benefits:

The anticipated salary for this position is $77,500 – $86,500, depending on experience. The APALRC offers the following benefits:

• 100% employer-paid:
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental and Vision insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • Life and AD&D insurance
• Pre-Tax 401(k) plan with employer match on first 4% of salary
• Paid Time Off:
  • 12 vacation days until year 2, 18 days per year in years 3-4, 24 days per year in years 5-9 and 30 days per year in year 10+
  • 3 personal days per year
  • 2 floating holidays per year
  • 15 sick days per year
• 12 Paid Holidays and the last week of the year
• Job related professional development fees (including annual state bar dues and professional memberships)
• Hybrid work schedule

How to Apply:

Submit a cover letter detailing your interest in the position and work experience, along with a résumé, a brief writing sample (3-5 pages), and three professional references to Naznin Saifi at [email protected]. Please put “Supervising Attorney – Immigration” in the subject line of the email. No telephone inquiries, please.