Immigration Staff Attorney Job at Latino Memphis (Towson)

Immigration Staff Attorney

Latino Memphis

Location:
United States , Towson

Category:
Legal

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

39.00 - 41.00 USD / Hour

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Job Description:

World Relief Baltimore seeks an immigration attorney who will provide direct representation to clients of the Immigration Legal Services program who have viable affirmative immigration relief. The immigration staff attorney will offer immigration legal advice and education to immigrant community members. This position will represent clients before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (Department of Homeland Security) and in limited scope representation before EOIR (Immigration Court). This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement for one year from hire date.

Job Responsibility:

Provide substantive legal screening to determine clients’ immigration benefit or relief eligibility
Explain immigration relief and/or benefits and advise clients on best actions to take for their specific case
Prepare benefit applications and represent clients at USCIS interviews
including filing applications, advocating for clients, and corresponding with USCIS, as well as Requests for Evidence/Notices of Intent to Deny/Terminate, and appeals in limited circumstances
Perform factual and legal research for client services and regularly monitor developments in immigration law and procedure
Engage in immigration legal trainings, case review meetings, and conferences
Provide information and referrals to library patrons at the Lawyer in the Library: Immigration Information program at Enoch Pratt Free Library

Requirements:

Mature and personal Christian faith
Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
Licensed attorney in a jurisdiction in the United States, and in good standing in all jurisdictions where admitted
1+ years of recent experience in family-based and humanitarian-based immigration law
Knowledge of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including experience in humanitarian immigration relief (asylum, U Visas, and VAWA), and family-based immigration processes, Naturalization, TPS, DACA, and humanitarian parole
Strong commitment to legal ethics and ability to keep information confidential
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Self-motivated, ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-based environment

Nice to have:

Ability to speak Spanish or other languages
Experience in removal defense, crimmigration (analysis of criminal history), consular processing, SIJS, or T Visas
Familiarity with Equifax (aka LawLogix) Immigration Case Management system (CSM) or another CSM
Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word and Excel

What we offer:

Competitive benefits package
Employee discount program
Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation well-being program

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Parttime

Work Type:

On-site work

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