Full Job Description
Job Description:
Job Summary:
The Lead BIA & Post-Filing Attorney provides legal leadership, appellate case-strategy direction, and quality control for assigned Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and post-filing immigration matters. With a reduced individual caseload, the position supervises legal work product, advises on complex procedural issues, and ensures timely, well-supported filings and coordinated case follow-through.
Key Responsibilities:
Direct strategy for BIA appeals and related post-decision matters, including issue identification, standards of review, preservation concerns, and procedural options.
Oversee drafting and quality review of notices of appeal, appellate briefs, motions, supporting records, and other filings within the assigned practice.
Assess filing deadlines, briefing schedules, jurisdictional requirements, and procedural posture; ensure reliable tracking and escalation of time-sensitive matters.
Advise attorneys on motions to reopen or reconsider and other post-decision or post-filing actions, as applicable to the team's scope.
Coordinate with removal-defense attorneys and case teams to obtain records, confirm litigation history, and maintain consistent strategy across case stages.
Carry a reduced personal caseload to preserve capacity for legal strategy, quality control, mentoring, and escalation support.
Provide day-to-day legal guidance to assigned attorneys and functional oversight to paralegals and legal assistants.
Review attorney work product and filings for accuracy, completeness, legal sufficiency, deadlines, and compliance with professional-responsibility standards.
Serve as an escalation point for complex matters, changes in case strategy, and elevated legal or ethical risk.
Monitor case aging, filing deadlines, workload distribution, and quality trends; identify and escalate resource or process concerns.
Coordinate with lead paralegals and operations leadership on caseload distribution, workflow, training, and staffing needs.
Mentor and onboard attorneys, deliver constructive feedback, and support department training and consistent legal practices.
Participate in leadership meetings and collaborate with legal strategy and operational leadership on escalations and process improvements.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar license in good standing in a jurisdiction relevant to assigned duties.
3-5 years of immigration law experience, including meaningful experience in the assigned practice area.
1-2 years of people-management, supervisory, or team-leadership experience.
Substantive experience with immigration appeals, BIA procedures, legal research and brief writing, and post-decision or post-filing immigration practice.
Demonstrated ability to manage legal work while directing, reviewing, and developing other attorneys.
Strong legal writing, research, communication, organizational, and professional judgment skills.
Ability to collaborate across distributed attorney, paralegal, and operations teams and appropriately escalate legal risk.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with EOIR litigation, motions practice, complex procedural analysis, and coordination between trial-level and appellate teams.
Experience supervising geographically distributed teams and improving legal quality-control processes.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Provides functional, operational, and managerial legal oversight for assigned Associate Attorneys and functional legal direction to supporting paralegals and legal assistants, consistent with organizational reporting arrangements.
