Bilingual Litigation Attorney Removal Defense & Asylum

The Role We are hiring a bilingual litigation attorney to take on removal defense, asylum, and other adversarial immigration matters. This is a real litigation role, not document preparation with a courtroom occasionally attached. You will appear before the Chicago Immigration Court, the Milwaukee and Chicago Asylum Offices, and other adjudicators on behalf of clients whose stakes could not be higher. Immigration experience is welcome but not required. Attorneys coming from criminal defense, prosecution, or other litigation-heavy practices are strongly encouraged to apply. We will provide the immigration training. You bring the courtroom skill, the preparation, and the fight. Our main office in Milwaukee, with a satellite office in Kenosha. Work will be split between offices with flexibility. Some in-person appearances are required, particularly in Chicago.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting consultations with prospective clients, often in urgent and high-stakes circumstances
• Representing clients in removal proceedings, asylum interviews, and other adversarial matters
• Developing case strategy and preparing filings, motions, briefs, and evidentiary submissions
• Appearing in person at Chicago Immigration Court and the Milwaukee and Chicago Asylum Offices; many hearings conducted virtually
• Collaborating with a skilled legal team and contributing to firm-wide knowledge
• Staying current on rapidly evolving immigration law, policy, and agency practice Caseload and independence will be calibrated to your prior experience and training needs.

Our priority is effective, ethical advocacy, not volume. We are growing intentionally and looking for attorneys who want to grow with us. Depending on performance and interest, this role may develop into a supervisory position or a leadership and equity track. Juris Doctor or LLM from an ABA-accredited law school Active admission and good standing in any U.S. state or territory bar that permits practice before EOIR and USCIS Three or more years of litigation experience in adversarial proceedings (immigration, criminal, civil, or administrative) Functional fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English, including the ability to conduct client interviews, hearings preparation, and written communication in both languages Strong written and oral advocacy skills Demonstrated commitment to representing immigrants and underserved communities Integrity, initiative, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively Comfort with modern legal technology and a willingness to engage with continuous operational improvement Immigration court experience is a plus but not required.