Associate Attorney

About the role

The Associate Attorney will be responsible for serving as a legal resource and providing legal guidance to staff attorneys and non-attorney team members. The ideal candidate will have 3 or more years of subject matter expertise in family-based and humanitarian immigration law with excellent communication and leadership skills, have a passion to help as many people legalize their status as possible. The Associate Attorney will be a legal professional who enhances case processing quality, efficiency, and professional growth across legal and operational teams.

What you'll do

• Preparing and supervising the preparation of:
• • U.S. nonimmigrant and immigrant visa consular processing visa application cases and applications for derivative beneficiaries for humanitarian visas (U-visa, T-visa, and VAWA);
  • Supplementing pending family-based and humanitarian applications;
  • Reviewing and analyzing FOIAs from various government agencies. Standardize the review and legal strategy for the above case types including Requests for Evidence (RFEs), denials, and 221(g) notices from consular posts.
• Ensure consistency and quality of legal strategy, client communications, and filings.
• Design and deliver training programs for staff attorneys and non-attorney team members on all aspects of consular processing.
• Develop standardized templates, procedural guides, and legal resource materials.
• Conduct regular knowledge-sharing sessions, case debriefs, and legal updates.
• Serve as a mentor and legal resource for staff attorneys and non-attorney team members.
• Collaborate with the operations team to create and improve case workflows and internal systems, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies, ethical standards, and applicable immigration regulations.
• Stay current with changes in immigration law.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an ABA-approved law school and be an active member in good standing of a state bar.
• 3+ years of experience practicing U.S. immigration law with a focus on humanitarian, family-based, and nonimmigrant and immigrant consular processing.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in training, mentoring, or managing legal and non-legal team members.
• Advocacy-focused approach to representation of clients.
• Continued improvement mindset, with an innovative approach to analyzing and improving operations and processes.
• Excitement for change and growth.
• Leadership skills and strong work ethic.

Comp. range 90-95k