Lead Removal Defense Attorney

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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C.R. Wannamaker Law

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

⚖️ Legal

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C. R. Wannamaker Law is a U. S. -based law firm specializing in immigration law, providing confidential legal representation and guidance to immigrants—particularly Spanish-speaking clients—seeking to regularize their status. The firm handles VAWA petitions, U and T visas, family-based petitions, adjustment of status, deportation defense, naturalization, and other humanitarian immigration matters, and offers free initial consultations and multiple regional offices across the United States.

📋 Description

• Own legal outcomes and quality control for an assigned region within the Removal Defense Department • Carry a reduced, region-specific caseload to preserve capacity for legal leadership, quality control, and escalation support • Provide day-to-day case-strategy guidance and legal direction to assigned Associate Attorneys • Serve as the regional escalation point for complex legal issues, case-strategy changes, and elevated professional-responsibility risks • Review case files and filings prepared by Associate Attorneys for compliance with firm standards and professional-responsibility requirements • Provide functional legal oversight and direction to assigned attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants • Coordinate with regional Paralegals and the Lead Paralegal on caseload distribution, staffing needs, and workflow issues • Escalate operational gaps to the VP for Strategic Initiatives and legal-strategy questions to the Director of Legal Strategy • Monitor case aging, deadlines, and caseload balance across the region • Support onboarding, mentorship, and firm-wide training initiatives • Represent the region in regular leadership meetings • Maintain communication and collaboration across the regional case team • Perform other legal leadership and case-related duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school • Active bar license in good standing in a jurisdiction relevant to the assigned region • Substantial experience in removal defense and immigration court practice, including direct EOIR litigation experience • Working knowledge of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the categorical approach to inadmissibility and deportability, and related removal-defense doctrine • Demonstrated ability to manage an active caseload while reviewing and directing the work of other attorneys • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide direct, constructive case-strategy feedback and legal guidance • Sound professional judgment and the ability to identify, assess, and appropriately escalate complex or high-risk legal issues • Ability to work effectively within a distributed leadership structure and collaborate across attorney, paralegal, legal assistant, and operational teams • Prior experience in a lead, supervising, or managing attorney role preferred • Experience working across a distributed, multi-time-zone team preferred • Familiarity with SIJS, VAWA, T-visa, U-visa, or other humanitarian relief pathways as they intersect with removal defense preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Recognized as a Great Place To Work • Recognized by Inc. 5000 as the Fastest-Growing Law Firm in the U.S.

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