Managing Attorney - Children's Program

Who We Are:

Florida Immigration Law and Justice Center (formerly, Florida Justice For Our Neighbors) is a non-profit provider of high-quality immigration legal services to low-income immigrants at no or low cost throughout the state of Florida. Florida Immigration Law and Justice Center (Florida ILJ) also offers education to the public and engages in advocacy campaigns for immigrant’s rights. As part of the National Immigration Law and Justice Network, Florida ILJ collaborates and promotes national campaigns pursuing justice for all we serve, while offering a sense of safety, trust, and belonging.

Job Description:

Florida ILJ seeks to hire a Managing Attorney for our Children’s Program with experience representing unaccompanied children. The ideal client will have demonstrated capacity to mentor and advise a small legal team as well as represent vulnerable populations in a client-centered capacity, taking the client's age, cultural-background, and trauma into consideration when providing legal representation. Would consider part-time employment depending on candidate's experience.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide mentorship, advise, and supervise program legal staff.
• Assist legal staff in screening and determining legal relief options available to all clients.
• Represent children before various agencies, including immigration court, ICE, USCIS, and state and federal courts.
• Prepare and maintain up to date records on all activities related to representations for reporting purposes.
• Participate in regular program-related meetings with stakeholders and other agencies, community partners, etc.

Qualifications:

• Active member in good standing with the Florida Bar.
• At least 1 year of previous immigration law experience representing children.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability and willingness to occasionally work non-traditional work hours to accommodate client needs and schedules.
• Must have own transportation and ability to travel within several locations in and around South Florida for meetings, hearings, etc.
• Fully bilingual, including reading and writing, in English and Spanish.

Salary and Benefits:

• $85,000 (for FT) annual salary.
• PTO of 15 vacation days, 19 holidays, and 5 sick days, annually.
• 403(b) Retirement plan with employer contribution (non-matching).
• Employer is enrolled in QSEHRA plan for health insurance reimbursements.

Location:

• Hybrid-remote, ability to meet clients in person in Miami (office located in downtown Miami).