The Boston College Immigration Clinic seeks a full-time attorney for a one-year fellowship, with a possibility of renewal for a second year depending on availability of funding.  The fellow will work as a staff attorney in the Boston College Immigration Clinic and will supervise students enrolled in the Boston College Law School Immigration Clinic in Newton, Massachusetts, together with Professor Mary Holper.  Preferred start date August 1, 2015.

Principal Responsibilities:

Represent abused, abandoned, or neglected noncitizen children in petitions for special immigration findings before Massachusetts Juvenile Courts and Probate and Family Courts;

Represent noncitizens before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in applications for immigration status, including special immigrant juvenile status, petitions under the Violence Against Women Act, asylum, U visas, and adjustment of status;

Represent noncitizens in removal proceedings before the Boston Immigration Court in cases involving asylum, withholding of removal, relief under the Convention Against Torture, cancellation of removal, waivers of inadmissibility, and adjustment of status;

Supervise students enrolled in the Immigration Clinic in the direct representation of clients in removal proceedings and applications for status before the USCIS;

Participate in regular weekly meetings of the Immigration Clinic; and

Screen cases for representation by the Immigration Clinic.

Qualifications and Skills:

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school;

Membership in good standing in any U.S. state bar;  

Demonstrated commitment and experience in immigration law, preferably in removal, detention, or special immigrant juvenile status (law school clinics included);

Excellent research, writing, and interpersonal skills;

Strong organizational abilities and ability to “multi-task;” and

Proficiency in Spanish preferred.

Application: Please submit cover letter and résumé to Susie Shabanian, Center for Experiential Learning, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA, 02459 or by email to susie.shabanian@bc.edu.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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