Immigration Legal Services Attorney - 2025536

World Relief•Chicago, IL

3d•$60,000 - $65,000

About The Position

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the worldâs greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish. Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy. This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability. World Relief Chicagoland is seeking an Immigration Legal Services Attorney. The Immigration Legal Services (ILS) department provides low-cost immigration legal counsel and representation to the immigrant community and is looking to expand its legal team. As a licensed attorney this position will be trained in immigration legal matters particularly related to the refugee population in order to provide direct legal counsel and representation to mainly refugees, with the possibility of other immigrant populations as relevant. This position will be based in the Chicago office in Albany Park providing direct legal services, with a possible initial in-person training period in the Carol Stream location, dependent upon experience.

Requirements

Mature and personal Christian faith
Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
Bilingual fluency in English/Spanish is required
J.D. (if relevant) and commitment to attending CLE trainings and maintaining good standing with the State Bar
Experience preparing and successfully representing affirmative asylum cases
Excellent problem-solving skills and flexibility to work in a frequently changing environment
Cross-cultural experience including cross-cultural communication skills

Nice To Haves

Committed to developing and investing in a strong ILS team speaking and writing skills preferred

Responsibilities

Participate in Immigration law trainings relevant to experience and needed expertise
Case management training on LawLogix as well as the case management protocols of the ILS department of World Relief Chicagoland
Actively engage in ongoing immigration legal trainings, webinars, roundtables, and research in order to maintain the necessary knowledge and experience under the oversight of the Supervising Attorney
Participate in weekly application case review time and case questions meetings
Legally screen and advise clients regarding immigration benefits and remedies available under the INA, CFR, and relevant government agency policies
Prepare immigration paperwork and write legal briefs, sign G-28s, and follow-up as needed
Represent clients in person at USCIS adjudication interviews
Zealously advocate for clients with relevant government actors
Comply with WR Chicagoland ILS best practice case management rules, policies and procedures and legal ethics under the oversight of the Supervising Attorney
Manage a case load of pending immigration cases
Specific projects as assigned by the ILS Director, Supervising Attorney, or ILS Manager

Benefits

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time, Regular, and part-time (25+ hours per week) employees
World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

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