Supervising Attorney - Immigration Law

Job Summary: The Supervising Attorney – Immigration Law is responsible for ensuring high-quality legal assistance on behalf of eligible clients of the program, primarily by supervising the organization’s immigration legal work. The Supervising Attorney will work with the leadership team to ensure compliance with contractual, statutory, ethical and regulatory requirements governing all aspects of the organization’s legal and non-legal work. The Supervising Attorney will play a leadership role in the organization’s partnerships in the statewide legal services community. JaW’s Supervising Attorneys may be based in either the Philadelphia or the Pittsburgh office, and are eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

About Justice at Work: Justice at Work is a nonprofit legal aid provider based in Pennsylvania and is a partner in the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network. Our mission is to support workers in low-wage industries as they pursue economic and social justice. We employ a client-centered model of service: we seek to address clients’ challenges based on their unique circumstances, with a focus on their goals; we recognize that justice is a process; we believe that our clients’ experiences as we guide them through the legal process are as important as their ultimate legal outcomes. We have offices in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and provide legal services throughout Pennsylvania. Our team is multi-lingual, and many of our clients are low-wage, Spanish-speaking workers living in small cities, towns, and agricultural communities across the state.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience practicing immigration law as an attorney
• Experience providing trauma-informed, client-centered representation
• Experience managing a team, including the supervision of attorneys, paralegals, and/or legal interns
  • Excellent mentoring skills rooted in collaboration
• Strong interpersonal skills: able to work well with a wide range of people with different lived and professional education, experience, and ability, including members of migrant or immigrant communities, community partners, and funders
• Ability to see and address all parts of a conflict and come to a solution, independently and as part of a team
• Excellent legal research, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest law
• Spanish language fluency (strongly preferred)

Responsibilities

1. Oversee immigration work across the organization
   1. Substantively support the immigration team, including attorneys and U.S. Department of Justice Accredited Representatives
      1. Provide meaningful thought partnership and feedback to the team on issues impacting clients, collaborating with the team to strengthen practice skills
      2. Act as attorney of record on immigration work performed by non-attorney staff, as needed
      3. Ensure the team maintains compliance in timekeeping, client files, data, reports, and all other applicable regulations, policies, and grant requirements
   2. Maintain subject matter expertise of immigration law and practice issues affecting immigrant workers, including, but not limited to: T visas; U visas; adjustments of status; and temporary work visa programs
   3. Lead immigration case strategy and evaluation, resource development, and professional development, in collaboration with other program staff
   4. Practice, model, and support client-centered representation
   5. Provide and receive regular feedback
2. Develop external partnerships in support of direct services
   1. Provide technical assistance to external partners
   2. Identify and participate in opportunities for community member and provider outreach and education
   3. Identify opportunities for collaboration with partner organizations
3. Collaborate with the leadership team in ensuring administrative best practices
   1. Track trends within JaW’s immigration practice area, with an eye towards continuous improvement
   2. Support fundraising efforts
   3. Support recruitment and onboarding of new staff