Staff Counsel I – Immigration Impact Unit, Private Counsel Division

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

• Staff Counsel I must be committed to serving a culturally diverse, low-income population and must be eligible to practice law in Massachusetts, either as a member of the Massachusetts bar in good standing, or as the member of the bar of another jurisdiction eligible to engage in limited Massachusetts practice under Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:04;
• Experience litigating immigration cases in Federal court at both the District and Circuit court levels;
• Experience in immigration law;
• Access to reliable transportation is required in order to travel to courts, meetings, and training locations that are not easily accessible by public transportation; and,
• Access to home internet access sufficient to work remotely.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS Candidates should possess the following attributes for this position:

• Experience in the interplay between Massachusetts criminal and federal immigration law is strongly preferred;
• Experience with impact or systemic litigation in the immigration law arena is strongly preferred;
• Excellent analytic and writing skills;
• Candidates must be able to work independently and collaboratively and must be strongly committed to working with indigent immigrant clients.

To apply: please supply a resume, a personal statement of interest, and a writing sample.