Ybarra Maldonado Law Group "Sus Abogados de Confianza" is a leading immigration law firm based in Arizona, known for our dedication to providing exceptional legal services to our migrant community. As we expand our operations to Florida we are seeking an Allstar Associate Immigration Attorney to join our growing DREAM team and help us continue delivering high-quality representation to our clients. Are you passionate about immigration law and seeking justice for undocumented families? Are you organized and self motivated? Do you enjoy drafting creative legal arguments and taking on challenging cases? Do you love to learn and thrive in an environment of top performers? We are a growing client centered law firm looking to build the best law firm for our gente in Arizona and Florida. We have a long standing reputation of dedication and commitment to serving the migrant community with the utmost respect, dignity, and a high level of professionalism. We strive to make everyone that walks through our doors feel welcomed and respected. We understand that many of our clients are facing very difficult and challenging situations, and therefore strive to ensure that while in our office, they feel at home and more at ease knowing that our team will do everything they can to win their case and facilitate the legal process for them.
Responsibilities:
- Represent clients in deportation defense proceedings, including hearings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and Immigration Court.
- Provide expert legal counsel on business immigration matters, including H-1B visas, employment-based green cards, and other employment-related immigration issues.
- Prepare and file applications, petitions, and other legal documents with USCIS, Department of State, and other relevant agencies.
- Develop and implement strategies for complex immigration cases, including appeals and motions to reopen.
- Stay up-to-date with changes in immigration law and policy to provide accurate and timely advice to clients.
- Conduct legal research and analysis to support case strategy and client representation.
- Communicate effectively with clients, providing clear explanations of legal processes and potential outcomes.
***Experience with the preparation and filing of immigration applications and petitions with government agencies. Draft, review, and file legal documents, legal research, travel to visit detained clients, court hearings. Experience with Removal/deportation Defense, Asylum, U Visas and Family based petitions, DACA, Permanent Residencies, Naturalization and Consular Processing, Cancellation of Removal, FOIA's, Bond Packets, Asylum Applications, Adjustment of Status Forms, Motions.
Requirements: The ideal candidate must be able to manage complex tasks efficiently; prioritize workload in extremely time-sensitive field of law; meet strict deadlines; be extremely detail oriented and have the ability to edit carefully; provide outstanding service to the families we serve; be flexible and adaptable to a fast-paced changing environment; organized; self-motivated with strong initiative; have a positive attitude; have a professional demeanor in appearance and manner. An ideal candidate will be energetic, quick learner, self-starter, knowledge of immigration law (family, deportation defense and business). Ability to take direction from extremely experienced immigration paralegals. Please review the job requirements, qualifications, and job duties below. If interested in applying, please submit the following documents; 1) a letter of interest 2) a resume - please address these documents to angeles@abogadoray.com. BILINGUAL highly preferred but will consider all candidates with experience working with marginalized spanish speaking and/or indigenous communities. Organized with attention to detail -Sensitivity and experience working with diverse populations -Must be dedicated to the YMLG mission of advocating for the rights of immigrant and Latino communities -Great communication and problem solving skills -Reliable -Willingness to learn -Self-starter / Not afraid to take Initiative/ willingness to work evenings and Saturdays when necessary with time sensitive matters.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
- English (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Doral, FL 33122 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Doral, FL 33122: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
