Legal Career Center

Seton Hall University School of Law has an immediate opening for a full-time experienced immigration attorney to serve as a Practitioner-in-Residence in its Center for Social Justice, Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic. This is a year-round non-teaching position and is entirely grant-funded.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Center for Social Justice is home to the Law School’s vibrant clinical program including civil litigation; equal justice; family law; health justice; immigrants’ rights/international human rights; and impact litigation. Furthermore, the Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic is one of four partners in an exciting and innovative project, funded by the state of New Jersey, to provide legal representation to detained and non-detained immigrants in removal proceedings. Seton Hall Law’s Immigration Detention Project presently encompasses a Managing Attorney, three full-time Practitioners-in Residence, two clinical faculty members, two Immigration Detention Fellows, clinical and extern law students, and two full-time paralegals. The ultimate goal of the Project is to provide universal representation to immigrants detained in New Jersey.
The Practitioner-in-Residence, working with the detention team, will represent both detained and non-detained immigrants before the Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals. The Practitioner-in-Residence will also help develop a federal court litigation practice, particularly focused on habeas corpus claims to challenge ongoing unlawful detention and appeals before Circuit Courts.

Required Qualifications:

• A J.D. or LL.M. and membership in a bar of any state (NJ bar membership is a plus, though not required)
• At least 3 years’ experience in immigration law
• Experience in habeas litigation in federal court (preferable)
• Commitment to ensuring that detained and non-detained immigrants have access to counsel and due process
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong preference for bilingual English/Spanish applicants

Salary Grade:

AD190 - Administrative

Exempt/Nonexempt:

Exempt

Physical Demands:

General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

This is a full time, non-academic position. Continuation of the position is dependent on renewal of grant funding. At this time, the position follows a hybrid model (with three days/week in the office and two remote), though once the courts reopen fully to in-person proceedings, the practitioner will be expected to work from the office.

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.