Supervising Immigration Attorney; –position

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI), a community-driven civil rights organization, seeks a Temporary Supervising Immigration Attorney to work with NYLPI’s Health Justice (HJ) program. The attorney will conduct immigration screenings and supervise and assist with NYLPI’s detained and non‑detained clients, including people who are HIV‑positive, have disabilities, and/or identify as LGBTQ. Knowledge of “Permanent Residence Under Color of Law” (PRUCOL) and experience with PRUCOL advocacy is also favored.

This is a temporary position available for four to six months at 75% time, starting in January 2026.

NYLPI’s Health Justice work brings a racial equity and immigrant justice focus to health care advocacy in New York City and State. Our direct service work provides comprehensive immigration and health screenings, legal representation, and organ transplant advocacy to connect seriously ill undocumented immigrant New Yorkers to healthcare.

• Supervised by the Director of Litigation and reporting to the Director of Health Justice who oversees the full scope of program strategy and operations, the primary role of the Temporary Supervising Immigration Attorney will be to provide direct supervision and mentorship to a small team in charge of direct service immigration work. The person will handle discrete immigration tasks that may arise for existing clients.
  
  The Temporary Supervising Immigration Attorney will be a subject‑matter expert on immigration issues across detained and non‑detained dockets, exercising professional legal judgement and offering input and guidance on impact, risks, and progress to advance individual cases. This attorney may contribute to the team’s emerging habeas practice to secure the release of detained clients. The incumbent will work both independently and in collaboration with others to advance the short and long‑term systemic impact goals of NYLPI and the Health Justice Program.
  
  This is a temporary, part‑time position at 75% time (30 hours per week), with a duration of four to six months.

• Supervision of HJ’s immigration legal work including direct supervision of one Immigration Staff Attorney who leads the TGNCI+ Project providing affirmative and defensive representation to people who are transgender, gender nonconforming and those living with HIV, and a Legal Fellow whose project focuses on representation and advocacy for people with mental disabilities in or at risk of ICE detention.
• In coordination with HJ’s Program Director, Advocacy Manager, and Intake Paralegal, provide immigration legal assessments on pathways to status and risk advisals; support staff in responding to intake calls and referrals; review preparation of immigration applications such as work permits and FOIA requests; and as needed, suggest updates to intake procedures and resources in response to changes in law, policy and enforcement priorities.
• Complete discrete immigration casework tasks that may arise for existing clients such as responding to Requests for Evidence or other time‑sensitive filings.
• Assist in preparation and work up of a small docket including defensive asylum cases for people with disabilities or serious health conditions.
• Timely and accurate tracking of client cases, progress of applications, and follow‑up, within existing case management and grant reporting systems.
• Assist with habeas preparation and representation, limited to current clients who may be at risk of detention.
• Participate in team and organization wide meetings.
• Regularly meet with and update Program Director and Director of Litigation.

• Attorney in good standing, licensed to practice law (any state, preferably New York).
• Ability to work in meaningful collaboration with a diverse range of clients and community partners, including elected and government agency officials.
• Ability to relate to and communicate effectively with a diverse group of clients, community partners, and staff, as well as nonprofit, government, judicial, and business communities.
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Excellent writing, editing,…