New Americans Immigration Hub Staff Attorney

THE ROLE

Job Title: New Americans Immigration Hub Staff Attorney

Location: Flexible work environment with remote, hybrid, and in-office options; based out of Twin Cities Metro Area.

Type: Full-time/37.5 hours per week

Overview: The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota is seeking an experienced full-time staff attorney in its Saint Paul, Minnesota office. The staff attorney will be an integral part of the New Americans Immigration Hub (“Hub”), a state-funded project in collaboration with key partners to improve the delivery of immigration legal services in Minnesota. Hub partners include the Advocates for Human Rights, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, and Volunteer Lawyers Network. Hub work centers on improving and coordinating legal service access points, community education, rapid response, and centralized intake.

The Hub Staff Attorney is responsible for supporting Hub efforts to meet its goals. The position reports to our Legal Director.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Attend regular New Americans Immigration Hub and appropriate subcommittee meetings.
2. Coordinate outreach efforts to immigrant communities regarding educational presentations and Hub legal services.
3. Oversee, coordinate, and support implementation of Hub centralized phone intake system.
4. Provide immigration legal advice to individuals calling intake line and walk ins.
5. Participate in Hub legal clinics as needed including rapid response clinics.
6. Collaborate with internal and external partners on rapid response planning.
7. Provide limited or full representation in defensive or affirmative immigration cases as appropriate.
8. Update ILCM leadership and staff on Hub activities at monthly legal team meetings and staff meetings.
9. Assist in grant proposal and report preparation as needed.
10. Support other Hub activities and work as assigned.
11. Maintain client data in compliance with organization protocols, grant and contract requirements, and ethical obligations.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Complete bi-weekly time records for financial management, grant reporting, and recordkeeping purposes.
2. Participate in monthly staff meetings.
3. Participate in weekly leadership team meetings.
4. Participate in training and development opportunities.
5. Manage miscellaneous projects and complete various tasks as needed by leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS | KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• J.D. degree and licensed attorney.
• 3-5 years experience with immigration law, immigration court matters, immigration phone intake systems, and crimmigration preferred.
• Applicants with fluency in a second language such as Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Karen, Burmese, Oromo, French, or other languages preferred.
• Excellent oral, listening, and written communication skills.
• High level of flexibility in adapting to changing immigration laws, procedures, and policies.
• High level of attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Familiarity with diverse refugee and immigrant communities, community agencies, and resources.
• Demonstrated interest in serving the low-income immigrant and refugee community and experience working with persons of diverse economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to work constructively with others, possess good judgment, learn quickly, and work well independently and under pressure as well as in collaboration with other staff and with other organizations.
• Working knowledge of standard word processing and presentation programs (i.e. Microsoft Word and Power Point) required.
• Knowledge of immigration form programs and case database experience a plus.