Staff Attorney Wny

Job Description:

Reporting to the Supervising Attorney, the Staff Attorney will work under a project focused on assisting newly arrived immigrants with accessing legal representation in immigration matters. They will provide screening, outreach, direct immigration legal services, pro se assistance, Know Your Rights presentations, and referrals to the immigrant populations of Western New York.

The Staff Attorney must exemplify Journey’s End’s core values in their work. These values include intercultural responsiveness, integrity, person-centered, empowerment, and exemplary service.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide screening of newly arrived immigrant population to determine eligibility for immigration legal services
• Provide affirmative and defensive immigration legal services to the immigrant populations of Western New York, including but not limited to new arrivals, in their applications for asylum, adjustment of status, family reunification, family-based immigration, Temporary Protected Status, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), employment authorization, removal defense, and appeals.
• Organize and conduct relevant community outreach and education
• Work closely with partner agencies in the coordination of services, referral processes, conflict of interest analysis, and efforts to minimize duplication of services
• Provide referrals to appropriate internal agency programs, partner agencies, and/or statewide or national initiatives to meet legal and other needs of clients.
• Ensure compliance with project data collection standard.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Applicants must:

• Be admitted and remain in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any state in the country or U.S. territory (Applicant’s with a J.D. or LL.M. will be considered)
• Be able and willing to travel to all counties throughout Western New York
• Possess ability to be part of a dedicated team of talented individuals
• Possess strong communication (written and oral) and advocacy skills

This is a full time and salaried position. Benefits and retirement package are included. Candidates that have experience as an attorney, immigration law experience, and/or the ability to communicate in a language other than English are preferred.

Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ the best qualified personnel without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, age, gender, gender identity, marital status, or any other reason prohibited by law.

Benefits include:

• 10% employer retirement contribution
• Health, vision, dental, & life insurance
• Hybrid work schedule
• Generous paid time off (up to 4 weeks within first year)
• 12 paid holidays
• $1,000 employer HSA contribution