Sr Operations Staff Attorney

The Lisinski Law Firm

21d

About The Position

The Sr Staff Attorney independently drafts and reviews standard immigration applications, motions, briefs, and client communications, and manages assigned portions of immigration matters. The role supports clients in obtaining documents and remaining united with their families through accurate legal work, client communication, and routine hearing coverage with supervision. The attorney coordinates with staff attorneys, paralegals, and support teams, provides technical guidance, resolves standard corrections and escalations, and seeks direction on complex or non-standard issues. Compared with an Operations Staff Attorney, this role exercises greater independence and delivers routine work requiring limited substantive edits. The attorney contributes to staff attorney hiring, onboarding, and training; reviews attorney work products and provides feedback; serves as a resource for routine legal questions; and leads daily case and workflow huddles. The role also develops and updates legal procedures and training resources, handles assigned escalations and deadline-sensitive cases, researches immigration law, and shares relevant guidance and developments. For assigned matters, the attorney may serve as attorney of record under Form G-28 for USCIS matters or Form E-28 for immigration court matters. The attorney develops and recommends strategies for assigned matters, implements approved strategies, drafts and reviews standard filings, evaluates supporting evidence, coordinates corrections, and communicates with clients, generally through an interpreter. Complex, unfamiliar, non-standard, or high-risk issues require supervisory review or direction.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-approved law school.
Active membership in good standing with a state bar.
1–3 years of post-J.D. legal experience in immigration law, with demonstrated proficiency in legal drafting, document review, and client communication.
Working knowledge of immigration law and standard case processes, with sound legal analysis, research, drafting, and document review skills.
Ability to manage routine assignments independently, produce work requiring limited substantive edits, and recognize complex issues requiring supervisory review.
Clear, respectful client communication and developing advocacy skills, including communication through interpreters.
Demonstrated ability to handle routine legal assignments independently with limited substantive edits, manage competing deadlines, and recognize complex or high-risk issues requiring supervising counsel’s review.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Litify, Neutrinet, and comparable case and document management tools.

Nice To Haves

Humanitarian immigration experience.
Experience providing technical guidance, training, or constructive feedback to attorneys or legal support staff.

Responsibilities

Participate in hiring staff attorneys by assessing legal knowledge, drafting skills, and role suitability; lead technical onboarding and training on immigration case processes, legal review standards, and Firm procedures.
Shadow cases and review attorney work products to identify development needs, providing timely and specific feedback on legal analysis, accuracy, professional judgment, and independent execution.
Serve as a primary resource for staff attorney questions and routine legal issues; clarify guidance and escalate complex, novel, or high-risk matters to supervising counsel with supporting analysis and recommended next steps.
Lead daily case and workflow huddles to communicate priorities, review progress toward task goals, identify obstacles, and coordinate follow-up.
Draft, review, and update legal procedures, training materials, and review resources to reflect approved practices and changes in immigration requirements; recommend improvements and obtain approval before implementation.
Own assigned escalations, corrections, and deadline-sensitive cases by assessing issues, coordinating corrective action, and completing required legal work within established timelines.
Research immigration statutes, regulations, agency guidance, and relevant decisions; provide practical guidance and share relevant developments with staff attorneys and supervising counsel.
Serve as attorney of record on assigned immigration matters pursuant to Form G-28 for USCIS matters or Form E-28 for immigration court matters, as applicable, and maintain familiarity with case status, material legal issues, and required filings.
Develop and recommend legal strategies for assigned USCIS matters and immigration court cases by analyzing facts, evidence, and available legal options; implement approved strategies and seek direction and approval for non-standard, complex, or high-risk decisions.
Independently draft and review standard immigration applications, responses to Requests for Evidence, appeals, and court filings using established legal guidance; provide substantive edits and obtain supervisory review for complex or unfamiliar issues.
Evaluate filings and supporting evidence for accuracy, completeness, consistency, legal sufficiency, and alignment with approved case strategy; identify deficiencies and ensure necessary revisions are addressed before submission.
Coordinate corrections and requests for additional information with attorneys, paralegals, and support staff; provide direction, track outstanding items, and verify that issues and required attorney reviews are completed before filing.
Communicate with clients, generally through an interpreter, to explain case status, address legal questions within the assigned scope, clarify next steps, and obtain relevant information; document material communications and escalate concerns requiring further legal review.