Job Description
For best consideration, submit your application by 5:00 pm PST on September 15, 2025.
Staff Attorney (Rural Immigrant Justice) - Full-Time, Exempt Organization: Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) Job Location: Granger or Wenatchee, WA
Salary: - Minimum annual salary for candidates with no experience: $80,771.93 - Salaries are higher for staff attorneys with specific types of experience - For example, for someone with 20 years of directly relevant experience, the annual salary would be $117,936.58 - Current salary maximum is based on 40 years of experience, equalling $143,504.81
Experience: - Law degree - Admission to the bar of any state in the U.S. - Demonstrated commitment to immigrant rights and eagerness to support NWIRP’s mission, vision and values
Responsibilities: - Provide direct representation to individuals in removal proceedings before the Immigration Court, on appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals or before the federal courts, and before the Department of Homeland Security - Provide direct representation to persons submitting affirmative applications with USCIS and the Department of State - Provide direct representation to persons in State court proceedings (specific to attorneys admitted in WA State and working with children and youth seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile classification) - Conduct presentations, workshops, legal clinics, and intakes, by phone and in person - Conduct case analysis to determine eligibility for immigration protections/status under the immigration laws - Maintain a working knowledge of significant policies, laws, practices, and trends in immigration law, particularly as it impacts low-income immigrants and those impacted by the criminal justice system - Establish, organize, and maintain files up to date - Perform administrative tasks related to grant reporting such as timekeeping, submitting timesheets, tracking training, and other duties in a timely manner - Participate in NWIRP’s outreach, community education, and development efforts - Perform other tasks and responsibilities assigned by supervisory staff depending upon NWIRP’s needs
Skills and Qualifications: - Law degree - Admission to the bar of any state in the U.S. - Demonstrated commitment to immigrant rights and eagerness to support NWIRP’s mission, vision and values - Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills - Ability to provide trauma-informed and culturally-inclusive legal representation - Commitment to creating a welcoming, professional, and inclusive environment for staff and clients - Commitment to working with a diverse community and in a challenging working environment - Fluency in English and Spanish, and additional languages are encouraged - Strong ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment - Proficiency in use of web-based software, Microsoft Office applications (including Word and Excel), and web peer-to-peer communication platforms; familiarity with G-suite tools (Google Docs, Google Sheets and Gmail) - Prior immigration law and removal experience preferred - Prior experience working with survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault is preferred - Experience handling a high-volume caseload preferred - Sound judgment and decision-making skills - Strong organizational skills - Ability to take on a substantive caseload
Physical Demands: - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; utilize a phone, computer, keyboard, pen, and paper - Occasional work on night and weekend hours - Travel may be required - Travel reimbursements apply
Emotional Demands: - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to discuss topics including, but not limited, to discrimination; child abuse, neglect, abandonment; domestic abuse; violence, and psychological trauma - Occasional work in a detention center environment
COVID-19 Policies: - New staff members must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination (unless eligible for an exemption) - Staff may choose to wear a face mask in the workplace, but it is not currently required - NWIRP staff is currently operating in a hybrid model, with some in-office work expected (at least two full days per week)
Benefits and Compensation: - This is an exempt salary position - Generous benefits package includes fully paid health, vision and dental plans for employee-level coverage with employer-funded HRA and HSA options; FSA and Dependent Care accounts; automatic, employer contribution of 3% to 403(b) retirement plan; generous paid health-related leave (12 days per year); generous paid vacation (16 days during your first year); 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 6 months of employment, plus the ability to extend with State-paid leave; 14 paid Holidays with the ability to float 5 holidays; employer-paid disability, life, AD&D and long-term care insurance; 4 weeks of paid sabbatical after every five years of employment at NWIRP; eligibility to earn compensatory time; opportunities for paid professional development; and new employees may be eligible for a relocation bonus, per the CBA - NWIRP is an eligible employer under the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
Commitment to Inclusivity, Equity and Representation: - NWIRP is an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse staff, board, and volunteer base reflective of the communities we serve and that enhances our ability to create a vibrant environment where all members of the NWIRP community thrive - We strongly encourage applications from individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrants (including people who were formerly detained, undocumented, or who have navigated the immigration legal system), women, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ
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