IMMIGRATION STAFF ATTORNEY - FL (Miami)
Posted 02/21/08
Closes: March 4, 2008
Salary: $44,098 - $47,000
Primary Purpose:
To provide legal representation to clients in accordance with the terms of the CWS contracts with the funding source.
Essential Duties:
• Conduct intake interviews with clients; prepare clients for court appearances and/or USCIS interviews.
• Represent clients in removal proceedings, attend Master Calendar Hearings and Individual Hearings, draft and file appropriate pleadings and motions to preserve interests of clients.
• Negotiate with USCIS officers and Supervisors at local District Office or Service Centers to rectify problems faced by clients.
• Draft supplemental statements, rebuttals to Notice of Intent to Deny and Request for Evidence; prepare and file immigration applications and motions; prepare other ancillary immigration papers, including Freedom of Information Act requests.
• Properly manage client appointments and professional duties to ensure thorough and professional representation of client interests.
• Conduct weekly file review to ensure that all case files are maintained appropriately as pertains to professional service delivery.
• Supervise appropriate support staff personnel to ensure successful achievement of daily activities as they pertain to Staff Attorney duties.
• Represent CWS with other agencies.
• Respond to request for information posed by Miami Staff and other legal service providers, as appropriate.
• Conduct legal research to support filed immigration applications.
• Provide legal and programmatic information for the development of grant applications and new programs on behalf of IRP/Miami legal and immigration services.
• Perform other related duties and special projects, as requested.
Qualifications:
Education: Law degree with specialization in Immigration law.
Experience: Experience with immigration representation and other areas of immigration law, including asylum representation
Contact Information
Mail: Church World Service KL
28606 Phillips Street
Elkhart, IN 46515
E-Mail: cwshr@churchworldservice.org
Phone: 1-800-297-1516
Fax: 574-266-0087
Response Instructions
Send Resume to: Church World Service
Office of Human Resources
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
or fax to 574/266-0087
or e-mail to cwshr@churchworldservice.org
See webpage: http://churchworldservice.org
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