You love practicing immigration law. But maybe not everything that comes with it.You still enjoy solving difficult legal problems, helping families navigate life-changing decisions, and putting your experience to good use. What you may enjoy less is the constant pressure, administrative headaches, and demands that take your attention away from the work you became an attorney to do. At the Law Offices of Erin J. Lee, we're looking for an experienced immigration attorney who wants to focus on meaningful legal work, exercise sound professional judgment, and be part of a collaborative team that values both excellence and a life outside of work. Why This Work MattersThe decisions you help people make can determine whether families stay together, whether someone can build a future in the United States, and what opportunities become possible for the next generation. One of the most valuable things an experienced attorney can offer is clarity. A client may come to us afraid, confused, or unsure what to do next. Your job is to understand their situation, identify what's possible, explain the risks and tradeoffs, and help them make an informed decision about their future. You'll have the opportunity to use the experience you've developed throughout your career to make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Why Us Do more of the work you became an attorney to do. We value legal expertise, sound judgment, and meaningful client conversations. You'll spend your time on substantive legal work, strategy, advocacy, and helping clients understand their options. Have a life outside of work. We believe excellent legal work and a fulfilling personal life should coexist. Our expectation is 30 billable hours per week, with a work environment designed to support a sustainable career. You're not practicing law on an island. You'll be part of a collaborative team with other legal professionals and Legal Assistants who help move cases forward. When you encounter difficult legal questions, you'll have colleagues to think through them with. Exercise your professional judgment. We respect the experience you bring. You'll have the autonomy to develop legal strategies, make recommendations, and take ownership of your work, with guidance and collaboration available when needed. Contribute without having to manage the business. You can make a meaningful impact through your legal expertise, client relationships, and ideas for improving how we serve clients. Your success here doesn't depend on building a book of business or taking on firm-management responsibilities. Responsibilities: • What You'll Own Develop effective legal strategies. Analyze immigration histories, identify legal issues, evaluate available relief, anticipate obstacles, and develop practical approaches that reflect each client's circumstances and goals. Own substantive legal work. Handle assigned immigration matters from strategy through resolution, including preparing and reviewing legal filings, evaluating evidence, communicating with clients, and representing them before applicable agencies and courts. Collaborate with the legal team. Work with Legal Assistants and other team members to prepare cases accurately and efficiently. Delegate appropriate work, provide clear direction, and keep your attention focused on decisions that require attorney expertise. Help clients understand their cases. Explain complex legal issues in language clients can understand. Be candid about risks, realistic about expectations, and clear about recommendations and next steps. Guide clients through important immigration decisions. Lead attorney Strategy Sessions with prospective clients who need thoughtful legal guidance. You'll review their situation beforehand, evaluate potential paths, explain the benefits, costs, timelines, and risks of each viable option, and provide a clear professional recommendation. Your goal is to help clients understand what's possible and confidently decide what to do next. Help us get better. Share your experience, contribute to discussions about difficult cases, identify ways to improve legal processes, and help the team continually raise the quality of our work. Our practice includes family-based immigration, adjustment of status, consular processing, waivers, naturalization, VAWA, U and T visas, removal defense, and related immigration matters. Qualifications: • You'll Know You're Succeeding When... Clients feel heard, respected, and confident that their attorney understands their situation. Your legal strategies are thoughtful, practical, well-supported, and tailored to each client's goals. Your assigned cases progress accurately and on time, with appropriate delegation and oversight. You exercise independent professional judgment while collaborating effectively with the team. Clients leave Strategy Sessions understanding their options, the risks and tradeoffs, your recommendation, and their next steps. • You'll Probably Thrive Here If... Your work contributes to strong client outcomes, a positive client experience, and the firm's continued improvement. You genuinely enjoy practicing immigration law. Even after years in the profession, you still find satisfaction in solving difficult problems and helping people. You like figuring out the best path forward. You enjoy analyzing complicated situations, weighing alternatives, and making thoughtful recommendations. You communicate with clarity and confidence. You can explain complicated legal issues in plain language and help clients make decisions without overwhelming or pressuring them. You care about the people behind the cases. You understand that immigration decisions affect families, relationships, livelihoods, and futures. You're confident without needing to have all the answers. You trust your experience, recognize when further research or collaboration is needed, and welcome other perspectives. You appreciate a collaborative environment. You enjoy sharing knowledge, receiving feedback, and working with others toward a common goal. You take ownership of your work. You follow through on commitments, communicate proactively, and maintain high professional standards. • Must Haves You value a sustainable career. You want to continue doing meaningful, high-quality legal work while making room for the other important parts of your life. Active license to practice law in good standing with the highest court of any U.S. state. 7-10 years of substantive immigration-law experience. Professional fluency in both English and Spanish. Strong knowledge of U.S. immigration law, including family-based and humanitarian immigration matters. Demonstrated ability to independently analyze cases, develop legal strategies, and exercise sound professional judgment. Experience advising clients, explaining complex legal options, and making clear recommendations. Strong written and oral communication skills. • Nice to Haves Ability to manage assigned legal responsibilities, collaborate with support staff, and maintain appropriate oversight of delegated work. Extensive experience conducting immigration consultations or advising clients on complex legal decisions. Experience with removal defense, waivers, consular processing, and complex humanitarian matters. Experience working in a collaborative, process-driven legal environment. Experience mentoring legal staff or improving case-management processes. Compensation: $120,000 - $160,000 yearly

• What You'll Own • Develop effective legal strategies. Analyze immigration histories, identify legal issues, evaluate available relief, anticipate obstacles, and develop practical approaches that reflect each client's circumstances and goals. • Own substantive legal work. Handle assigned immigration matters from strategy through resolution, including preparing and reviewing legal filings, evaluating evidence, communicating with clients, and representing them before applicable agencies and courts. • Collaborate with the legal team. Work with Legal Assistants and other team members to prepare cases accurately and efficiently. Delegate appropriate work, provide clear direction, and keep your attention focused on decisions that require attorney expertise. • Help clients understand their cases. Explain complex legal issues in language clients can understand. Be candid about risks, realistic about expectations, and clear about recommendations and next steps. • Guide clients through important immigration decisions. Lead attorney Strategy Sessions with prospective clients who need thoughtful legal guidance. You'll review their situation beforehand, evaluate potential paths, explain the benefits, costs, timelines, and risks of each viable option, and provide a clear professional recommendation. Your goal is to help clients understand what's possible and confidently decide what to do next. • Help us get better. Share your experience, contribute to discussions about difficult cases, identify ways to improve legal processes, and help the team continually raise the quality of our work. • Our practice includes family-based immigration, adjustment of status, consular processing, waivers, naturalization, VAWA, U and T visas, removal defense, and related immigration matters.