$2,000 Sign-on Bonus!

*Applicants who apply through third-party sites (Indeed, Monster, etc.) will receive an email from ApplicantPro to complete their application.*

The Immigration Legal Services (ILS) program provides immigration legal services and fingerprinting services to immigrants and refugees in the Rocky Mountain region. The primary focus of this position is to provide immigration legal consultations and direct representation on cases derived from consultations, referrals, or as assigned. Additionally, the incumbent serves as manager of the ILS program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Consults with clients throughout the Rocky Mountain region one-on-one and in a clinic setting to determine legal options and eligibility for various forms of immigration benefits including, but not limited to, adjustment of status, naturalization, employment authorization, and family reunification.
• Handles ongoing representation of cases derived from consultations in compliance with grant requirements and under the direction of the Legal Services Director.
• Prepares applications and supporting documentation to be filed with United Stales Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
• Maintains accurate and complete case files.
• Advises, prepares, counsels, and represents clients in cases before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for naturalization interviews, and in limited cases, for adjustment of status interviews.
• Manages, trains and coordinates ILS program staff including but not limited to, the legal aide, paralegals/Department of Justice (DOJ) Accredited Representatives, legal volunteers, and law student interns.
• Supervises legal volunteers, including law student interns and attorneys.
• Directs the development of ILS program-specific strategies and oversees the efforts of program personnel in implementing these strategies.
• Assists with grant writing, management and reporting.
• Effectively conducts public community outreach presentations on immigration issues.
• Serves as liaison with private bar, governmental agencies, and other non-profit organizations.
• Develops and maintains close collaborations with other nonprofit, government or private agencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Foreign language skills preferred.
• Excellent legal writing and oral communication skills.
• Experience researching legal issues using CFR, INA, BIA case law, Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, and other governmental agency memorandum.
• Experience using Word, Excel, Email, etc.
• Ability to work with foreign nationals and possess cross-cultural sensitivity.
• Must possess a valid driver's license; have a reliable and consistently available vehicle; and be able to regularly travel throughout the agency's service area by way of interstate highways and primary and secondary roads, including those passing through the mountainous terrain within the state and region.
• Must carry automobile liability insurance at the level of $100,000/300,000/100.000.
• Demonstrates commitment to the mission, values, and vision of Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; and Juris Doctorate Degree from American Bar Association-accredited law school. Active Bar Membership in good standing is required. Three to four years Immigration Legal experience required and one to two years of supervisory experience preferred.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position may supervise up to (4) people.

About Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains

OUR MISSION Rooted in the values of kindness, dignity, and social justice, LFSRM strengthens communities by providing support, guidance, and resource coordination to individuals and families throughout the Rocky Mountain region. OUR VALUES Dignity, intrinsic value and self-determination in decision making of all people. Life in community and serving in community. Excellence, equity and inclusivity in programming through honoring the identity differences of those we serve. Lutheran/Christian identify that informs and inspires the work of LFSRM. OUR VISION Every individual and family is safe, supported and thriving and part of a resilient and flourishing community. HISTORY Founded in 1948 to provide adoptive placement for babies, over time programs were added to meet new community needs: birth parent counseling, foster care, aging services, international adoptions, services to refugees, aid following disasters, and parent education. Since 2000, LFSRM has added: an African American Caregiver Support Program; an infant adoption awareness training program for healthcare providers; foster care services for unaccompanied refugee minors; an employment training center for re...fugees; and basic legal immigration services. In 2012 LFSRM assumed operations of a SafeTouch Body Safety program, family visitation facility, and parenting education classes in Weld County, and opened a refugee services office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. LFSRM is now one of the largest private foster care providers in the state and the largest refugee resettlement agency in the Rocky Mountain region. With offices located in Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Greeley, CO, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe NM, and Salt Lake City, UT and services provided in Wyoming, Montana and Western Nebraska, LFSRM now responds to critical social and emotional needs of approximately 30,000 people annually. The issues encountered daily by LFSRM staff and volunteers include unintended pregnancy, family violence, child abuse and neglect, the impact of man-made and natural disasters, older adult isolation, and the plight of refugees and documented immigrants. LFSRM develops and provides programs that not only respond to such issues, but also help to prevent these situations from occurring in the first place.

Show more

Show less

Connections working at Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains