Agency Description

Journey’s End is a §501(c)(3) not-for-profit refugee resettlement agency in Buffalo, New York. We are a community-based organization with the mission of providing refugees and immigrants with the resources and support they need to become successful, active and contributing members of our shared community. The Immigration Legal Services (ILS) Program offers immigration legal services to immigrant New Yorkers in need, including representation on matters before U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and Buffalo Immigration Court.

Job Description

Reporting to the Supervising Attorney, the Staff Attorney will work under a project focused on assisting newly arrived immigrants with accessing legal representation in immigration matters. They will provide screening, outreach, direct immigration legal services, pro se assistance, Know Your Rights presentations, and referrals to the immigrant populations of Western New York.

The Staff Attorney must exemplify Journey’s End’s core values in their work. These values include intercultural responsiveness, integrity, person-centered, empowerment, and exemplary service.

Responsibilities

• Provide screening of newly arrived immigrant population to determine eligibility for immigration legal services
• Provide affirmative and defensive immigration legal services to the immigrant populations of Western New York, including but not limited to new arrivals, in their applications for asylum, adjustment of status, family reunification, family-based immigration, Temporary Protected Status, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), employment authorization, removal defense, and appeals.
• Organize and conduct relevant community outreach and education
• Work closely with partner agencies in the coordination of services, referral processes, conflict of interest analysis, and efforts to minimize duplication of services
• Provide referrals to appropriate internal agency programs, partner agencies, and/or statewide or national initiatives to meet legal and other needs of clients.
• Ensure compliance with project data collection standard.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Applicants must:

• Be admitted and remain in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any state in the country or U.S. territory (Applicant’s with a J.D. or LL.M. will be considered)
• Be able and willing to travel to all counties throughout Western New York
• Possess ability to be part of a dedicated team of talented individuals
• Possess strong communication (written and oral) and advocacy skills

Salary

• Starting at $67,500 annually

This is a full time and salaried position. Benefits and retirement package are included. Candidates that have experience as an attorney, immigration law experience, and/or the ability to communicate in a language other than English are preferred.

Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ the best qualified personnel without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, age, gender, gender identity, marital status, or any other reason prohibited by law.

This is a full time and salaried position. Benefits and retirement package are included. Candidates that have experience as an attorney, immigration law experience, and/or the ability to communicate in a language other than English are preferred.

Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ the best qualified personnel without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, age, gender, gender identity, marital status, or any other reason prohibited by law.

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