Immigration Attorney
LAJC seeks a bilingual immigration attorney for our Falls Church office, with regular office hours at the Tenants and Workers United community center in the Arlandria/Chirilagua neighborhood of Alexandria. The attorney will provide individual legal consults and know-your-rights presentations to residents of the City of Alexandria who fear arrest by ICE, and emergency legal response services (including bond hearings, Motions to Reopen, and Reasonable Fear Interviews) for Alexandria residents arrested by ICE. The attorney will also have the opportunity to work on and ultimately develop impact litigation challenging ICE detention and enforcement abuses in Virginia, and promoting the civil rights of immigrant residents of Alexandria.
This is a grant-funded position, currently funded by the City of Alexandria through the end of 2020, with continued renewal at the discretion of the City Council. Applicants must have a strong commitment to immigrants’ rights, and have a sufficient level of Spanish fluency to interview and counsel clients in Spanish without the assistance of an interpreter. The ideal candidate has prior experience with immigration law, whether professionally or through a law school clinic.
Required
Qualifications
- Strong commitment to immigrants’ rights;
- Experience working directly with immigrant clients;
- A sufficient level of Spanish fluency to interview and counsel clients in Spanish without the assistance of an interpreter;
- Membership in the bar of any state, and ability to practice before the immigration court and USCIS;
- Reliable personal transportation; and
- An ability to multi-task and balance a variety of responsibilities.
Preferred
Qualifications
- Prior experience with immigration law, whether professionally or through a law school clinic;
- Membership in the Virginia bar or confirmed eligibility to waive in; and
- Experience working for a public interest law firm, legal services organization, or other nonprofit as an attorney or in a pro bono capacity.
Application
Instructions
Email a cover letter, resume, legal or advocacy writing sample, and three references to Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg at hiring@justice4all.org.
The position will be open until filled; applications will be reviewed beginning on February 3, 2020.
The Legal Aid Justice Center is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage candidates of all identities, experiences, and communities to apply. The Legal Aid Justice Center is committed to strengthening the voices of our low-income clients, working in collaboration with community partners, and rooting out the inequities that keep people in poverty. We strive to take on the issues that have broad impact on our client communities and to be responsive to client input. Recognizing the particular impact of racism on our clients and staff, we devote special attention to dismantling racial injustice. All applicants must be dedicated to working in and sustaining an environment that enables staff and clients to feel empowered, valued, respected, and safe. In reviewing applications, we look for evidence that applicants have experience and/or thoughtfulness in working with traditionally marginalized populations.