Grand Rapids Based Staff Attorney

Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates is a 501c3 nonprofit immigration law office and advocacy center located in Holland, Michigan. It provides high-quality, low-cost legal services and conducts various events, workshops, presentations, campaigns, and initiatives to educate and advocate for the West Michigan community on issues impacting immigrants and refugees. The organization is comprised of dedicated and qualified attorneys, coordinators, administrators, board members, and volunteers working together to support the immigrant community.

Role Description

Provide high-quality legal representation before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. Department of State, and potentially the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), in immigration matters to community members in need.

Qualifications

• The qualified candidate will have a J.D. and must have an active license to practice law in any U.S. state (Michigan preferred). (We will not accept applications from recent law graduates who have not already passed their bar exam.)
• Membership in good standing of State Bar required.
• Must be highly proficient in English and Spanish.
• Preferred minimum of two years previous experience in a professional context with family-based, humanitarian-based, and / or asylum immigration matters preferred. [Pay commensurate with experience.]
• Must be committed to the mission and goals of Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates.
• Possess strong organizational and information management skills, have excellent time management skills, the ability to prioritize and work with minimal supervision.
• Possess strong client service skills, including, but not limited to, timely and effective written, phone, and in-person communication skills and knowledge and practice of trauma-informed communication methods.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive, and other computer applications.
• Must have competence in communicating and interacting with others of diverse cultural, geographic, and economic backgrounds in a professional and compassionate manner, including the ability to interact with individuals experiencing substantial levels of emotional, physical, financial, or other hardship.
• Must be committed to diversity, equity and inclusion work both within the organization and the community.

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Holland, MI $50,000.00-$65,000.00

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