Associate Immigration Attorney

The Ehrisman Law Firm, P.C. • Full-time • Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA • $70k / year • 2d ago

Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of your clients and generations to come?

Enjoy the pace and challenge of advocacy in the courtroom?

Desire excellence in mentorship and professional development?

The Ehrisman Law Firm, P.C. is seeking a full-time Associate Attorney with prior immigration-related experience to join our fast-paced, growing firm. We are dedicated to immigration law and criminal law for non-citizens. Our firm seeks a self-motivated, fast learner to hit the ground running. We are committed to advocating for justice for all immigrants and their families.

Responsibilities Include:

Representing clients in immigration court, and criminal and juvenile courts in various metro Atlanta locations;
Drafting legal motions, briefs, waivers, and appeals;
Reviewing and re-reviewing all applications and supporting documents prior to filing with immigration court and USCIS;
Work directly with team of paralegals to ensure professional, high-quality work product and premium legal representation;
Attending USCIS interviews for asylum and other applications for immigration benefits;
Legal research and memo production;

The successful candidate will have a Juris Doctor degree and be licensed, preferably in Georgia.

Qualities Sought:

Five (5) years of immigration-related attorney or law school clinic experience
Aggressive advocacy in court;
Strong attention to detail;
Punctuality;
Ability to produce consistently high quality work;
Ability to review submissions with the highest degree of attention to detail;
Ability to use email, electronic calendar, case management software, Google and Microsoft programs;
Caring and compassionate attitude and the desire to fight for those facing deportation or who have otherwise fallen victim to predatory policies of the federal government;
Self-starter that does not require micro-management;
Commitment to put in the work that’s needed
Drive to take ownership of work product and exceed minimum production expectations;
Foreign language capability (Spanish/English) is preferred, but not required;
Reliability;
Effective time management