# Managing Attorney **Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC) **Location**: Dallas, TX, TX **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $90K-$92K **Category**: Legal **Industry**: Non-Profit **Apply**: https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/Dallas-TX-USA/Managing-Attorney--Immigration-Legal-Services_JR00004485?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_8222a8bc-e22 ## Description The International Rescue Committee (IRC) seeks a Managing Attorney to lead Immigration Legal Services program in Dallas and Abilene. The Managing Attorney will oversee immigration legal services at IRC's longstanding immigration legal services program, which provides low-cost immigration legal services to refugees, immigrants and other community members in their family reunification, adjustment of status and naturalization applications before USCIS. **Major Responsibilities:** - Oversee legal strategy through daily direct supervision of a team of legal practitioners, including attorneys and Department of Justice-accredited representatives. - Employ adaptive management techniques to provide regular individual supervision and support; mentor staff, set clear performance expectations and goals, give regular performance feedback, help prioritize workloads, help troubleshoot challenges, and maintain appropriate professional development plans. - Develop and monitor intake procedures, case acceptance policies, and caseload targets and limits. - Provide direct legal representation to a limited caseload of individuals where applicable, including on applications with USCIS. - Actively co-facilitate and support grant opening, grant review, and grant closing meetings, and lead all aspects of grant cycle, including developing/implementing monitoring & evaluation plans. - Ensure program data is collected consistently, managed appropriately and reported timely, using IRC's legal case management database and other relevant case management systems. - Ensure effective integration of internships and volunteers within programs. - Collaborate with other IRC program areas as appropriate to ensure client-centered service. - Establish, maintain and periodically refresh legal services program policies and procedures in collaboration with IRC's Legal Services Technical Unit; oversee and/or conduct regular case file reviews (paper files and electronic case files) to ensure compliance with legal case management procedures. - Create and maintain a viable outreach strategy to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with community-based organizations, the private bar, and nonprofit legal providers; pursue program initiatives with partners that further goals and address unmet demand. - Serve on Senior Management Team/Leadership Team. - Partner with local leadership to secure resources that advance program goals, including supporting grant research, proposal development, fundraising efforts, and engagement with foundations, government agencies, and community stakeholders. - Work closely with the HQ Legal Services Technical Unit and field offices as part of IRC's immigration network. - Serve as a strong advocate for humanitarian immigrants. **Job Requirements:** - Law degree (JD or LLM) from an ABA-accredited U.S. institution and member in good standing of any state bar; - 5 years' experience or more providing direct representation in immigration court and before USCIS to asylum applicants and other immigrants seeking relief from removal; - At least 2 years of experience providing supervision to attorneys and/or DOJ accredited representatives in a legal services context. Program management experience preferred. - Experience with affirmative applications before USCIS (e.g., adjustment of status, naturalization, I-130s); - Strong legal supervision skills and superb legal judgment; - Ability to oversee and provide supervision on a reasonably high case volume and work under time pressure; - Experience organizing and facilitating immigration workshops and immigration information sessions; - Experience overseeing annual budgets and leading fundraising efforts, including identifying funding opportunities, managing grant processes, and building relationships with donors and community partners. - Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills; - Bilingual in one or more languages preferred (e.g., Spanish, French, Arabic); - Deep commitment to working with humanitarian immigrants; - Trauma-informed and sensitive listening and communication skills; - Desire to join a team working to protect due process and immigrant rights; and - Must have ability to travel frequently in and around the service area to engage with clients and community partners. **Compensation:** ($90K-$92K). **Benefits:** IRC offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Highlights include 10 paid sick leave, 10 U.S. holidays, 20-25 generous paid time off based on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163/month, dental starting at $6.50/month, and vision starting at $5/month, flexible spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care, and commuter), a 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match (immediate vesting) along with a non-elective employer contribution based on age and years of service (3-year vesting), disability and life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families. ## Skills ### Required - immigration law - legal supervision - case management - grant writing - fundraising - community outreach - team management ### Nice to have - bilingual - trauma-informed care - Spanish - French - Arabic --- Source: [Apply at theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com](https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/Dallas-TX-USA/Managing-Attorney--Immigration-Legal-Services_JR00004485?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)