Supervising Immigration Attorney

NYLAG•New York, NY

2d•$107,138 - $123,429•Hybrid

About The Position

LegalHealth, a division of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), has an immediate opening for a Supervising Immigration Attorney to join one of the longest standing and the largest Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) in the country. LegalHealth partners with a diverse array of medical professionals in 38 hospitals throughout New York to address the health harming legal needs of low-income people with serious health problems. LegalHealth complements health care with legal care – providing free legal services in medical facilities and training healthcare professionals to understand both the legal issues their patients may encounter and the relationship between health and legal advocacy. Using a holistic approach to address Social Drivers of Health, LegalHealth attorneys practice as generalists, representing clients on a myriad of legal matters that are often connected to a diagnosis or chronic health condition. LegalHealth plays a leadership role in the expanding MLP movement, helping others to start or sustain their own MLPs. This position reports to the unit director.

Requirements

A minimum of 6 years immigration law experience
Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and services to low-income, disabled, and/or disadvantaged populations.
Must be an attorney admitted to practice law in New York State.

Nice To Haves

Prior supervisory experience preferred
Excellent leadership, organizational, analytical, communication and writing skills
Spanish language proficiency is a plus

Responsibilities

Responsible for overseeing a small group of staff attorneys and paralegals whose main duties are staffing onsite legal clinics at hospitals in a wide range of immigration legal issues including family-based immigration, adjustment of status, naturalization, U/T Visas, VAWA-based relief, TPS, DACA, asylum, SIJS, removal defense (limited basis), and related employment authorization documents, Extensions of Stay.
Assist noncitizens in securing NYS Medicaid and other benefits.
Handle requests for Medical Deferred Actions, Stays of Removal, and requests for Prosecutorial Discretion for critically ill clients.
Responsible for providing supervision of casework, including developing legal strategies and setting case priorities; onboarding, training and ongoing professional development of staff; carrying a small caseload; coordinating schedules; managing grants to ensure that program goals and data reporting requirements are met; working with a variety of third-party stakeholders, including staff at hospital sites and government agencies; providing support and mentoring to probono counsel on referred cases.
Responsible for working collaboratively across the unit, including providing for teamwide coverage of legal clinics and case matters during team members’ absences.
Represent LegalHealth in partnership trainings across hospital systems and NYLAG-wide initiatives, including regulatory comments; team building and other special events as needed.
Participate in special external engagements, including appearances before legislative bodies, media, DHS Stakeholders meetings, and other special events as needed.
The supervising attorney will be part of the LegalHealth Management Team and involved in programmatic issues, development of division protocols and policies and serving on substantive internal law committees.