Director Attorney - Remote

Overview

This position will be a senior leader on the legal team that manages the legal teams responsible for supporting the work required after an application is submitted to USCIS.

In Short

• Help lead the attorney teams supporting the build out of the process for responding to RFEs/NOIDs, appealing denials, and guiding clients through AOS and consular processing.
• Work closely with operational leaders to ensure processes and teams have sufficient and accurate legal guidance to meet client needs.
• Ensure that attorneys are properly training teams, auditing work product, and providing regular feedback to ensure quality of work.
• Perform legal and factual research.
• Support a team of lawyers as they work with operations teams to build processes and teams.
• Handle legal escalations from their teams and identify future issues that need resolution.
• Develop legal strategy to resolve identified issues.
• Comfortable working with non-lawyers and operational teams.
• Identify and develop leaders for the teams they manage.
• Maintain ethical standards within the legal teams.

Requirements

• Graduate of ABA accredited law school.
• Barred to practice law in a state or territory of the United States.
• Over five years of experience as an attorney.
• Significant experience in immigration law including humanitarian cases.
• Experience with responding to RFEs and NOIDs, and handling USCIS appeals.
• Legal team management experience.
• Strong legal research and drafting skills.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to make a significant impact in clients' lives.
• Work in a supportive and collaborative environment.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible work arrangements.