Supervising Attorney
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Description: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Arlington is currently seeking to employ Supervising Attorney right now, this career will be settled in Virginia. For complete informations about this career opportunity please read the description below. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington seeks a full-time attorney for its Hogar Immigrant Services program. Hogar Immigrant Services offers a wide range o! f services at little or no cost to a vulnerable immigrant population, without regard to religious or ethnic identity. Our goal is for immigrants to achieve self-sufficiency and participate fully as productive members of American society.
The Supervising Attorney will prepare cases for submission to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of State, Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals. She/he will represent clients before the USCIS Washington District Office, Arlington Asylum Office, ICE Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), including removal proceedings. The Supervising Attorney will coordinate all aspects of a client's case, including client communication, relevant research, drafting personal statements, preparing immigration forms, writing briefs, drafting court motions and orders, and advocacy with law enforcement and other agencies. Additionally, the Supervis! ing Attorney will:
- Assist in the supervision of s! taff attorneys, volunteers and student interns.
- Provide technical review (i.e., open and periodic single-blind peer review) of filings of legal staff; serve as point person for risk mitigation related to provision of legal advice and counsel.
- Provide in-service training to staff and volunteers on immigration-related skills and knowledge.
- Provide public education in the community, collaborating with other agencies.
- Advise the Program Director on legal issues pertaining to the Immigration Program (including recommendations for staff training opportunities).
- Participate as needed in agency and program-wide data collection, fundraising, training, and strategic planning.
- Participate in meetings with immigration legal service community-based organizations.
- Participate on a periodic basis in day-long weekend naturalization workshops.
- Juris Doctor degree and! admission to the Bar of any state.
- Three+ years experience practicing immigration law, to include substantial experience representing individual clients before agencies of the Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration Court.
- Proficiency in Spanish and English (writing and speaking).
- Ability to work both independently and with others to manage a substantial workload with deadline pressures.
- Competence in communicating and interacting with others of diverse cultural, geographic, and economic backgrounds in a professional and compassionate manner, including interacting with individuals experiencing substantial levels of emotional, physical, financial, or other hardship.
- Ability to use basic Microsoft Office programs and online database software.
- Commitment to the mission and goals of Catholic Charities Hogar Immigrant Services.
- Willingness to uphold Catholic moral and social teachings in the workplace.
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If you were eligible to this career, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Arlington.
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This career will be opened on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:42:01 GMT
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