Attorney

Job ID#: 41056

The firm will focus on humanitarian immigration law, with an emphasis on removal defense, deportation proceedings, asylum, human trafficking, and other humanitarian matters.

This is a unique opportunity to join a firm at launch, take significant ownership of legal work, and become the public-facing attorney and professional voice of the practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent clients in humanitarian immigration matters, particularly removal and deportation defense.
• Manage cases independently and appear in immigration court.
• Provide strategic, ethical, and compassionate legal counsel.
• Collaborate with remote paralegal, marketing, and technology teams.
• Travel to other states for hearings as needed.
• Participate in webinars, videos, educational content, and other professional-brand initiatives.

Requirements

• Active Texas Bar license and good standing.
• Approximately 3+ years of immigration law experience .
• Strong experience with removal defense/deportation proceedings .
• Fluent Spanish.
• Based in Houston, Texas .
• Excellent communication and client-relations skills.
• Passion for serving immigrant communities.
• Comfortable with public speaking, video, social media, and professional brand development.

Experience with asylum, human trafficking, abuse-related cases, and other humanitarian immigration matters is highly valued.

You will not be expected to bring your own clients. The firm will provide marketing and business-development support.

What the Firm Offers

• Private office in the Houston area.
• Strong operational support from an international team.
• Significant autonomy over legal work.
• Travel expenses covered for required business travel.
• Opportunity to help build a new immigration practice from the ground up.

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