Staff Attorney

USCRI

📍 Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Full-Time Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers

Job Description

OVERVIEW

USCRI has received federal funding through the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime to provide culturally appropriate and trauma‑informed pro bono case management and legal services to foreign national victims of human trafficking in both the Detroit metropolitan area and Austin, Texas, for a three‑year grant period. The program is called STARS: Surviving Trauma and Reaching Success.

USCRI seeks to hire an experienced bilingual immigration attorney who can professionally conduct the duties and responsibilities listed herein throughout the duration of the grant period at an office located in or nearby Detroit, Michigan.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Conducting intakes and providing legal consultations to determine eligibility for legal relief;
  • Preparing and submitting immigration applications for the following:AsylumT and U VisasSpecial Immigrant Juvenile StatusVAWATPSNaturalizationAdjustment of StatusWork Authorization