Description:
A Non-Profit Legal Services Organization is seeking to hire an immigration attorney to work from its Albany, Buffalo, or Newburgh offices. The attorney will provide legal representation to individuals incarcerated in New York State who are in removal proceedings in the Institutional Hearing Program (IHP), and to individuals in immigration detention at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility and the Albany and Clinton County Jails, whose cases are calendared at the Batavia Immigration Court.Overview
PLS is a non-profit legal services organization providing civil legal services to indigent individuals in New York State correctional facilities in cases where no other counsel is available. Founded in 1976, in response to the Attica uprising, PLS has regional offices in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca and Newburgh. As part of the New York State Upstate Immigration Program, PLS provides free legal representation to non-citizens incarcerated in New York State prison facing immigration removal proceedings under the Institutional Hearing Program (IHP) and individuals in immigration detention at the Albany, Rensselaer, and Clinton County Jails. These proceedings take place at the Bedford Hills and Ulster Immigration Courts, located inside New York State correctional facilities in upstate New York and at the Batavia Immigration Court in Batavia, NY.
Job Description
The ideal candidate would have strong research, writing, and oral advocacy skills; the ability to work in a collaborative and dynamic team environment; excellent organizational skills; and a commitment to serving indigent clients convicted of crimes. Clinical or professional background in immigration and/or criminal law is preferred. At the time of application, applicants must be admitted to a state bar (New York preferred, but not required) or be a law school graduate awaiting bar admission.
Languages:
Languages:
Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required. Please note all language skills and level of proficiency in your application.
