Managing Attorney, Community Response Programs

The Managing Attorney is a key leader at PIRC, driving strategy and overseeing Community Response Programs at a critical moment for immigrant communities. This role leads and supervises legal staff, ensuring rapid, high-quality legal services for individuals facing detention, deportation, and systemic barriers to justice.

In addition to guiding programmatic work, the Managing Attorney maintains a targeted caseload before EOIR and USCIS, leads community-based legal clinics, and mobilizes pro bono attorneys and partners to expand urgent legal support across Pennsylvania.

Job Purpose and Activities:

• Leads PIRC’s Community Response Programs, including the Rapid Response Team, immigration legal clinics, and non-detained legal services within the community.

• Engages partner legal service providers, community-based organizations, community leaders and members to continually assess and support the legal needs of immigrant communities in Pennsylvania.

• Organizes and executes clinics in support of immigrant legal needs in the community. (E.g. Family Preparedness, TPS renewals, Pro se asylum workshops, etc.)

• Serves as PIRC’s primary legal liaison to the Southcentral PA Rapid Response Team (RRT), collecting/reporting data and managing incoming legal referrals from RRT and other partners.

• Represents non-citizens facing the threat of detention or deportation and residing in Pennsylvania. Cases include a wide scope of matters before immigration courts, the BIA, and USCIS, although not primarily detained matters and survivors’ work which are handled by other programs at PIRC. Case selection is dependent upon funding parameters, capacity, and organizational case selection criteria.

• Conducts legal consults as a stand-alone service for non-citizen community members; conducts screenings/intakes for further referral or representation under any of PIRC’s programs.

• Works with the Executive Director and Development Director to ensure compliance with contractual and grant requirements for PIRC’s Community Response Programs; captures and reports related data for funding purposes.

• Supervises direct reports including at this time, one DOJ Accredited Representative and

one non-legal staff person but possibly expanding to include additional staff including

attorneys and/or legal interns; provides mentorship, legal supervision of work product

and legal strategy, and related administrative duties.

Qualifications

• Law degree and licensed to practice law before the bar of any state in the U.S.

• Excellent research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate with people of different racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Ethic of serving clients with compassion.

• Sense of personal initiative and ability to work independently with appropriate guidance and supervision.

• Ability to balance competing priorities and communication as priorities shift.

• Ability to meet deadlines.

• Must be flexible and adaptable.

• Commitment to PIRC’s mission, immigration advocacy, and legal services.

• Fluency (reading/writing/speaking) in Spanish and/or other language preferred.

• 3-5 years of relevant experience / legal practice and supervision experience preferred.

Salary Range:

$75,392 – $93,520; depending on years of experience

Benefits:

Benefits include health, vision and dental insurance, short term disability insurance,

life insurance, professional liability insurance, retirement with employer contribution, and

generous paid time off.

Location & Work Arrangement:

This position will require travel to attend events and meet with

partner organizations across South-Central Pennsylvania. Travel may also include meetings and

events in Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh region. PIRC's main office is located in

York, Pennsylvania. This is a hybrid position, with office-wide in-person meetings required several

times per year.

To Apply: Please send a cover letter, résumé and 2-3 professional references to Andrew Baranoski, Executive Director, at employment@pirclaw.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The Hiring Committee will begin screening resumes upon receipt. Note: Applicants will be notified prior to contacting references.

PIRC is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. PIRC

encourages applications from all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, citizenship or any other consideration prohibited by law.

Commitment to Inclusion: The Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center provides support and services to

communities across PA and is committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of those we serve. All applicants and employees of different backgrounds and perspectives, regardless of race, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other quality that makes them exceptional, are valued and treated as equals.