Senior Appeals and RFE Attorney

November 6

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Immigration • Legal Services • Bilingual

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Description

• Help build out and establish process for appealing decisions from USCIS, including the filing of Form I-290B and federal litigation options • Analyze and evaluate communications from USCIS, including RFEs, NOIDs, and application denials • Work with other leaders to manage appeal and RFE response team to meet all deadlines and continuously improve responses • Provide training to non-attorney team members and help answer legal questions related to the appellate and RFE process • Provide feedback to legal and non-legal teams to improve quality and performance • Evaluate application materials and identify additional evidence to provide to USCIS • Perform legal and factual research • Draft and edit cover letters, motions, and briefs

Requirements

• Graduate of ABA accredited law school • Barred to practice law in state or territory of United States • Over five-years of experience as an attorney • At least one year of experience as an immigration attorney with substantive experience researching and drafting responses to RFEs or NOIDs • Experience with VAWA, T-Visa, U-Visa, Asylum, Medical DA applications a plus! But, if you are a great writer with experience in other areas of immigration, we can train you on these case types! • Experience with drafting appeal briefs generally, but experience managing appeals or federal litigation from USCIS decisions a plus • Experience managing a legal team • Substantial legal research and drafting experience • Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred • Excellent communication and organization skills • State or federal clerkship a plus