Immigration Staff Attorney

Organization: The Legal Aid Society is a 108-year old Milwaukee institution with an enduring reputation for providing top notch free civil legal services to income-eligible Milwaukee County residents. Our mission and our passion is equal justice for all. If you are interested in a legal career that makes a real difference, then the Legal Aid Society is for you.

Job Summary:  We are seeking an Immigration Attorney to join this new practice area. The Immigration Practice Group will focus on asylum cases and deportation issues with practice expansion dependent on demand.    

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Engage in legal strategy sessions with clients to fully understand the facts and goals for individuals seeking asylum
• Participate as a member of legal team dedicated to ensuring alignment with client goals and advancement of case in culturally competent manner
• Confer with clients and other attorneys in a prompt, professional manner
• Represent clients before the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) in Chicago and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Milwaukee

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate Degree
• Resourceful, unflappable approach to challenges
• Passion for social justice and commitment to working with low-income communities and communities of color to advance equity
• Excellent communication skills — verbal and written
• Strong computer skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Passage of Criminal Background Check
• Bilingual in Spanish

Benefits: Legal Aid offers a competitive salary based on experience and comparable to similar organizations in the Milwaukee Area. We offer a generous benefits package that includes health, dental, vision and life insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and paid time off (PTO) and a hybrid remote work schedule (after probation period). Legal Aid recognizes the importance of a work-life balance.