Staff Attorney - (Normal, IL)

DESCRIPTION The Staff Attorney in Normal will coordinate and manage relationships with pro bono attorneys and build other pro bono relationships. Maintain a diverse client case load of family-based immigration, VAWA/U Visa, Complex Naturalization, Asylum, and Removal Defense cases. Prepare immigration applications, attend USCIS interviews, make appearances before the EOIR, research applicable law, compose memoranda, write client affidavits, and draft motions and briefs as needed. Counsel immigrants and their families regarding immigration legal remedies by traveling to regional clinic locations. Represent the Immigration Project in meetings, press related events, regional/state associations, and other public forums. Present to the public on citizenship, Know Your Rights, recent executive orders, and other immigration matters Supervise and mentor volunteers and interns. Manage reporting and case management systems. REQUIREMENTS Min 1 yr of immigration background strongly preferred.