Immigration Staff Attorney

Bread For The City • Washington, DC

8h • $77,000 - $80,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Bread for the City's Legal Clinic seeks to ensure better access to justice in Washington, DC. The Legal Clinic offers front-line civil legal services in housing, family, immigration, and public benefits. The Immigration practice provides direct legal representation, brief legal services, and advice to DC residents with immigration-related issues. This specific role is within the Immigrant Justice Project, focusing on humanitarian-based immigration petitions for survivors of intimate partner and family violence (VAWA, T/U visas, SIJS), and providing brief services for obtaining identification documents. The practice is also expanding into asylum and deportation defense. The attorney will also conduct advocacy, education, and outreach, including participating in a medical-legal partnership and potentially training pro bono attorneys.

Requirements

• Member of the DC Bar or eligible to practice under DC Court of Appeals Rule 49(c)
• Strong organizational, research, and oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and racial equity and/or willingness to learn and carry out Bread for the City's commitments in these areas
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability
• Creative problem-solver in individual work and team projects, bringing humor and compassion
• Ability to work with other staff and interact with a wide variety of people, including volunteers, in a professional and collaborative manner
• Familiarity with Google Organization & Productivity Tools (Gmail, Google Docs, Calendar), Salesforce, and/or ability to learn new technology systems
• Must be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19, unless exempted.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a legal services or other public interest setting
• Litigation experience and ability to perform effectively in court
• 1-3 years of experience representing noncitizens in immigration applications before federal immigration agencies
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) skills

Responsibilities

• Provide community outreach, legal intake and screening, advice, brief services, and full legal representation to immigrant District residents.
• Provide full representation to survivors of intimate partner and family violence in humanitarian-based immigration petitions, including VAWA self-petitions, T/U visa petitions, and SIJS petitions.
• Provide brief services to immigrant residents who need assistance in obtaining or replacing identification documents, including Division of Motor Vehicles, country of origin and US-government identification, and employment authorization.
• Conduct advocacy, education, and other outreach activities.
• Participate in the medical-legal partnership, working directly with medical and social services staff to support Bread patients with tangential immigration issues.
• Train and mentor pro bono attorneys, particularly in limited-service asylum assistance, once relevant experience is acquired.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package (details available at https://breadforthecity.org/work-with-us/)
• Attorney salaries start at $77,000
• Additional compensation for years of paid legal experience (capped at $3,000)
• Additional compensation for specific bilingual language skills ($2500)
• Eligibility for DC Bar Foundation Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed