Supervising Attorney (Immigration)
Management Information Exchange
- Los Angeles County, CA
- $98,000-122,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- YOU HAVE EXEMPLARY COMMUNICATION SKILLS and can foster strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- YOU ARE A GIFTED COLLABORATOR and enjoy working in a high-volume team environment facilitating team success through integration of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve common goals.
- YOU ARE DRIVEN TO DEVELOP talent through ongoing feedback, guidance, and advancement efforts. You are committed to nurturing the potential of the team and fostering an environment of continuous learning and growth.
- YOU PRIORITIZE A PEOPLE-CENTRIC WORKPLACE CULTURE through a humanistic leadership approach.
- YOU THRIVE IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT and excel at moving through tasks and problem solving independently.
- YOU EXHIBIT HUMILITY AND CURIOSITY when approaching obstacles, remaining focused on learning and gaining experience. You accept feedback graciously and recognize that ongoing growth and learning are essential to effective leadership.
- Oversee a team of 3 experienced attorneys, 2 paralegals and 1 secretary who file affirmative petitions with USCIS - mainly U visa, VAWA and T visa petitions.
- Support staff development and growth by having regular individual check-in meetings and consistent team meetings and case reviews.
- Train new staff, interns and externs, pro bono attorneys, and support staff as needed.
- Engage in grant management, including managing team projects, meeting deliverables, reporting, data collection and evaluation, compliance, monitoring grant spend down, and participating in monitoring/audits.
- May be required to maintain your own caseload of immigration cases.
- Collaborate with partners, community-based organizations and key stakeholders.
- Take part in strategic planning and work to ensure that existing projects remain funded and/or seek out opportunities for new funding to retain existing staff or to expand the team as appropriate.
- Lead team's direction and vision to accomplish NLSLA's mission and goals.
- Be part of the NLSLA Leadership Team and work with other managers to ensure the delivery of high-quality services for our clients, and to foster a supportive and sustainable work environment for employees across the program.
- Worked in a legal aid law firm.
- 5+ years' experience and knowledge in immigration.
- Bilingual proficiency, both verbal and written, in Spanish.
- A JD from an accredited law school and active California State Bar license.
- Active practice of law for a minimum of five (5) years.
- Solid experience and understanding of immigration law.
- Knowledge of MS Office, Windows, business communication platforms, and web-based case management platforms.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting, support multiple advocates with patience and sensitivity, execute grant deliverables, and prioritize team delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed services.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including being attentive to cultural needs and differences.
- Passion for NLSLA mission and demonstrated commitment to advocating for the legal rights of low-income individuals.
- Passion, empathy, and compassion for supporting people from different lived experiences.
- 35-hour workweek with a hybrid schedule.
- 15 paid holidays per year
- 2 to 5 weeks of vacation per year depending on seniority.
- 12 days of sick leave per year.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and AD&D insurance; FSA; and EAP.
- A 403(b)-retirement plan with employer contributions.
- Monthly bilingual supplement.
- Lawyer student loan reimbursement assistance program.