Staff Attorney – Immigration Court Representation (Remote with Travel)
About the Opportunity
You will be located in Orlando, Dallas, San Antonio or Houston. You will work from home, but must live within an hour's drive of your city's non-detained Immigration Court(s), as you will appear there frequently. Spanish-language fluency is required for effective client communication.
You will serve as counsel for our clients in their most decisive moments: representing them in Immigration Court and in asylum interviews before USCIS. You should expect to appear in court or at USCIS at least twice a week. Your core work is preparing clients to testify and then representing them effectively when it counts — in Master Calendar Hearings, Individual Hearings, and affirmative asylum interviews.
This is a hands-on representation role, with minimal time dedicated to producing written work product. You will spend most of your time preparing clients and appearing on their behalf, not drafting. Applications, motions, briefs and evidence are handled by our Drafting Attorneys; your focus is courtroom and interview advocacy.
Travel throughout the country is required; you should plan on up to two trips of one or two nights per month.
What You'll Do
- Represent clients as counsel in Immigration Court — both Master Calendar and Individual Hearings, virtual and in-person — and in affirmative asylum interviews before USCIS, appearing at least twice a week
- Prepare clients to testify, walking them through their testimony and ensuring they are ready for the procedural and factual issues in their hearings and interviews
- Build genuine rapport with clients, earning the trust that helps people who have survived trauma feel safe, supported, and ready to share their stories and testify
- Develop case strategy for the hearings and interviews you handle, ensuring each client is positioned for the strongest possible outcome
- Collaborate across legal teams to ensure cases move efficiently through established workflows while maintaining quality standards
- Leverage technology, including AI tools, to prepare more effectively and stay organized across a high volume of appearances, adhering to structured workflows while exercising professional judgment
- Travel to represent clients at Immigration Courts and USCIS offices throughout the country, planning for up to two trips of one or two nights per month
Qualifications
Required
- Experience with or readiness to handle claims for asylum and related relief, including representing clients in Immigration Court hearings and asylum interviews
- Spanish-language fluency for effective client communication
- Strong courtroom and interview advocacy instincts, with the ability to prepare clients to testify and represent them effectively under pressure
- Residence within one hour's drive of the nondetained Immigration Court(s) in Orlando, Dallas, or Houston
- Alignment with the firm's core values of integrity, excellence, accountability, teamwork and passion
- Demonstrated commitment to helping immigrants secure their future in the United States through humanitarian relief
- Strong technological proficiency and willingness to use AI tools and structured workflows to enhance legal work
- Exceptional attention to detail with ability to perform at a high level without close supervision
- Proven ability to work under pressure, manage competing deadlines, and maintain quality standards in high-stakes situations
- Ability to thrive in a mission-driven environment that values excellence, integrity, and continuous improvement
- Admission to a U.S. state bar in good standing
Compensation:
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Starting at $110,000. Higher depending on experience
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer-matched 401(k)
- Four weeks of paid vacation
- Eleven paid U.S. holidays
- Paid office closure between Christmas and New Year's
- Paid bar dues and CLE
- Professional development opportunities
- Clear career advancement opportunities
You will work with Artificial Intelligence, including large language models and other software programs we use to work more efficiently in building the strongest cases possible for our clients. We follow structured workflows, and adherence to these processes is required. At the same time, your role call for sound judgment, strategic thinking, and the ability to craft and strengthen legal arguments.
Work hours generally align with a full-time schedule; You will track your time, but there are no billable hour requirements, and we do not promote excessive workweeks typical of many law firms.
Your application won't be considered without a cover letter. Your cover letter should explain why you're uniquely qualified for this particular position, indicate you're applying for the Representation Attorney and explain why you would be a great fit for our law firm. Generic, copy/paste cover letters will be discarded.
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