Asian Counseling and Referral Office, Employment and Citizenship Services - Immigration Attorney

Asian Counseling and Referral Service, a non-profit organization, promotes social justice and the
well-being and empowerment of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other underserved communities -including immigrants, refugees, and American-born - by developing, providing and advocating for innovative, effective and efficient community-based multilingual and multicultural services.

Position:
To provide legal consultation and direct representation to individuals in removal proceedings at the Northwest Detention Center, and also to non- detained individuals at Seattle Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares applications for all types of immigration relief,including drafting, declarations, legal briefs, motions, andpleadings; gathering evidence; and conducting countryconditions research.
• Provides direct representation to clients in removalproceedings in Immigration Court, as well as appellatework before the Board of Immigration Appeals and NinthCircuit, and affirmative applications before the Departmentof Homeland Security.
• Conducts eligibility screenings and legal consultations.
• Works closely with agency staff and/or other mental healthproviders to ensure that clients receive comprehensiveservices addressing their needs beyond legal representation.
• Develops materials to aid clients and pro se respondents asthey endeavor to navigate the complex immigration system.
• Supervises and mentors pro-bono attorneys and dedicatedprogram staff, including paralegal/intern/AmeriCorps staff.
• Provides legal support to ACRS’ Citizenship team,including DOJ-accredited representatives and otherdedicated program staff through regular meetings,consultation, case assistance, and mentorship.
• Conducts outreach related to immigration issues faced bymembers of the low-income immigrant communities thatACRS serves, including coordinating ad-hoc legal clinics,
  participating in the Legal Orientation Program (LOP), andconducting know-your-rights workshops.
• Serves as ACRS’ representative within the Seattle-KingCounty Expanded Legal Defense Network, a role whichincludes participation in quarterly meetings, regular phonecalls, and corresponding program development efforts.
• Performs administrative tasks related to grant reporting andother requirements.
• Maintains a working knowledge of significant policies, lawsand trends in immigration law, particularly as they impactlow-income immigrants and those impacted by the criminal
  justice system.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate degree with membership in goodstanding in the bar of any state and/or theDistrict of Columbia.
• Minimum of three to five years’ experiencepracticing immigration law, with a strongpreference for three or more years of experiencein removal defense work, including detained andnon-detained cases, criminal/immigration, bondhearings, etc.
• Experience working with people from diversebackgrounds, including low-income populations,
• people who are marginally housed, immigrants,LGBTQ individuals, people of color and/or
• persons with disabilities.
• Sensitivity working with refugees and othersurvivors of trauma.
• Must have valid driver’s license as position willrequire some in-state travel
• Fluency in an Asian language preferred

How to Apply:
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