Immigration Attorney

\*\*Job Title:\*\* Immigration Attorney \*\*Location:\*\* Hybrid Remote, Office in Oakland, California \*\*Company Overview:\*\* Adelante Legal is an immigration law firm based in Oakland, CA, dedicated to serving Bay Area clients in Spanish, Maya Mam, and English.
Our firm, founded in 2015, is committed to helping our clients achieve their immigration goals through compassionate and professional legal services.
At Adelante Legal, we specialize in a range of immigration matters, including family-based immigration, humanitarian immigration, removal defense, and also in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases in California state courts.
We are proud to be rooted in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, where many of our clients live.
We work in the office one to two days a week and then remotely the rest of the week.
\*\*Our Firm Culture:\*\* At Adelante Legal, our culture is founded on the values of mutual respect, compassion, and a deep dedication to our clients.
We work as a team and constantly seek to improve our processes to do our work more effectively.
We embrace learning from our past mistakes and experiences.
We emphasize utilizing a culturally sensitive and trauma-informed approach in our work with clients and to ensure our own emotional well-being.
\*\*Essential Job Qualifications:\*\* - Graduate of an ABA accredited law school.
- California-licensed attorney.
- 4-7 years of experience working as an immigration attorney in the areas of family and humanitarian based immigration, removal defense, and/or SIJ cases.
- Ability to appear in person in court or at USCIS offices in the Bay Area.
\*\*Preferred Qualifications:\*\* - Bilingual in English and Spanish.
\*\*Job Responsibilities:\*\* - Represent clients in various immigration matters in front of federal immigration agencies, including family-based petitions, applications and waivers, humanitarian immigration cases, including VAWA, U and T visa cases, and removal defense cases.
- Represent immigrant youth in parentage, custody, guardianship and requests for SIJ findings in California state courts.
- Supervise work of paralegals, legal assistants, interns, and administrative staff as needed; - Ensure entry of timely, accurate, and detailed case data in online case management system - Ensure that client legal and filing fees are paid prior to submission of applications or prior to hearings.
- Represent Adelante Legal through public speaking at professional association events, CLE events, on social media channels, and/or in media interviews; - Other duties as assigned.
\*\*Work Conditions/Physical Demands:\*\* - Prolonged periods of work on a computer.
- Ability to appear in person in courts around the the Bay Area as required.
\*\*Compensation/Benefits:\*\* - Competitive compensation based on experience.
Compensation is structured as a base salary plus a year-end bonus that will be issued if hourly billing and other work goals are met.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k).
- 10 paid vacation days in the first year, plus a paid week off between Christmas and New Years Day.
- We observe 10 federal holidays.
- Positive work environment emphasizing teamwork and hard work.
If you are enthusiastic about immigration law, committed to our core values, and have the necessary qualifications, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our dedicated and dynamic team at Adelante Legal.
We are committed to promoting equity and inclusion in the workplace and welcome all applicants, regardless of background.
Please submit your application, including a resume and brief writing sample, to Carly Stadum-Liang, at carly@adelante-legal.
com.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $80,000.
00 - $105,000.
00 per year Benefits: * 401(k) * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off * Parental leave * Professional development assistance * Vision insurance Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oakland, CA 94601