Immigration Attorney – Work From Home + In-Person Court Hearings

Union Law Group, APC – San Diego, CA (Hybrid: work from home + in-person hearings)

Contract · Paid per hearing or per hour · Flexible schedule · Travel expenses covered

Pay: $350–$500 per master calendar or short hearing; $3,000 per individual (merits) hearing. Hourly option: from $75 per hour, based on experience.

You focus on the courtroom. Our team handles the case preparation.

Union Law Group is looking for licensed immigration attorneys to support our Immigration Court caseload. You work from home reviewing case files and giving your input, and you appear in person to represent our clients at their hearings in San Diego. Our legal team prepares the applications, organizes the evidence, and prepares the client. You bring your courtroom judgment.

Licensed in any U.S. state? Immigration law is federal, so you can practice before the Immigration Court with a license from any state. And if you live outside San Diego, we cover your travel expenses.

Our clients, most of them families, are fighting to stay in the country they call home, mainly through asylum and cancellation of removal. Your work in the courtroom makes the difference.

How it works

1. Our team prepares the application and evidence packet (for example, asylum/withholding/CAT or cancellation of removal).

2. You review it from home and tell us what to change, add, or strengthen.

3. We prepare the client for the hearing, following your guidance.

4. You appear in person and represent the client: from short master calendar hearings to individual (merits) hearings of 5–6 hours.

5. You report the outcome and next steps to our team the same day.

What you will do

Represent clients at master calendar and individual hearings before the Immigration Court (EOIR) in San Diego.

Review case files, applications, declarations, and evidence before each hearing, and give clear, practical feedback.

Conduct direct examination, respond to DHS cross-examination and objections, and present closing arguments.

Coordinate with our case team on strategy, witnesses, and deadlines.

Join occasional meetings with our team, virtually or at our San Diego office.

What you bring (required)

Active license to practice law in good standing in any U.S. state.

Experience representing clients in Immigration Court (EOIR). Experience with individual (merits) hearings in asylum or cancellation of removal cases is a strong plus.

Able to appear in person at the San Diego Immigration Court on scheduled dates.

Reliable, punctual, and organized. Our clients and the court count on you being there and being prepared.

Nice to have

Professional fluency in Spanish.

Experience with detained cases or bond hearings.

Experience with BIA appeals and EOIR's ECAS.

Pay and flexibility

Paid per hearing: $350–$500 for master calendar or short hearings and $3,000 for individual (merits) hearings.

Prefer to work by the hour? Hourly rate from $75 per hour, based on experience.

Earnings depend on the number of hearings or hours assigned.

Travel and lodging expenses covered for assigned hearings.

Work from home with a flexible schedule.

Our values

Excellence: We prepare every case as if the client's future depends on it, because it does.

Integrity: We act honestly and protect the confidential information our clients trust us with.

Empathy: We listen carefully and treat every client and teammate with respect.

About Union Law Group

Union Law Group is an immigration law firm in San Diego serving individuals, families, and businesses, most of them Spanish-speaking. Our team handles family-based, humanitarian, and removal defense cases.

This is an independent contractor engagement. Union Law Group is an equal opportunity employer. We do not ask about pay history.

Pay: $75.00 - $3,000.00 per day

Application Question(s):

Do you hold an active license to practice law in good standing in at least one U.S. state?
In which state(s) are you licensed? Please include your bar number.
Do you have experience representing clients in Immigration Court (EOIR)?
How many individual (merits) hearings have you conducted as lead attorney?
Which types of relief have you litigated before the Immigration Court? Select all that apply. (Asylum/withholding/CAT · Cancellation of removal (non-LPR) · Cancellation of removal (LPR) · Adjustment of status in proceedings · Waivers ·
This role requires appearing in person at the San Diego Immigration Court on scheduled dates (travel expenses covered). Can you do this reliably?
What city and state do you work from?
Can you communicate professionally with clients in Spanish?
This role pays $350–$500 per short hearing and $3,000 per individual hearing, plus travel expenses. An hourly option is also available from $75 per hour, based on experience. Which pay option do you prefer?
If you prefer the hourly option, what is your expected hourly rate?

Work Location: Remote

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