Jobs & Internships

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project seeks a full-time bilingual legal advocate to work in our Removal Defense Unit as part of our Seattle office. The applicant must be fluent in English and another language, and additional languages are encouraged. The applicant must be able to start the position as soon as possible. A minimum two-year commitment is expected.

Under the supervision of an attorney, the legal advocate will assist in directly representing immigrant community members in Washington State. Legal Advocates focus primarily on cases involving immigration protections for survivors of crimes, such as domestic violence, and asylum seekers. Additionally, the legal advocate may handle other immigration matters as needed and will help manage and coordinate cases from the prescreen waitlist with other NWIRP staff members.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks a temporary full-time bilingual Staff Attorney to work in our WA MASS Unit, based out of any of our current offices in Granger, Seattle, Tacoma, or Wenatchee, WA. We are seeking to fill this position by December 1, 2025, or earlier, until June 30, 2026. Applicants must be fluent in English and at least one other language, with Spanish, French, and Portuguese preferred. The applicant must be able to start the position as soon as possible.

As a staff attorney, you will offer direct representation, individual consultations, and community outreach and education to immigrant community members seeking immigration protections before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and immigration courts. You may also handle additional immigration matters, including cases involving individuals in immigration detention.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks a full-time bilingual Legal Advocate to work in our WA MASS unit as part of our Granger, WA office. Applicants must be fluent in English and another language, with preference for Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mandarin, Somali, or Russian. The applicant must be able to start the position by November 15, 2025. A minimum two-year commitment to the position is expected.

As a legal advocate under supervision of an attorney, you will work closely with other staff members across NWIRP’s four offices and community partners in Washington State, providing individual consultations and direct representation to members of immigrant communities in Washington State through various forms of immigration protection, including asylum relief.

Initially, you will be joining NWIRP’s WAMASS Unit focusing on providing legal assistance through comprehensive intakes and in some cases providing brief services to immigrant community members who have recently arrived in Washington State and are facing deportation proceedings.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is currently seeking undergraduate interns to join our Tacoma office. The Tacoma office provides legal services to immigrants detained or facing deportation at the nearby Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC), as well as to non-detained immigrants in the Tacoma and South Sound area navigating the immigration process.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks law students for full-time summer internship positions in its Granger, Seattle, Tacoma, and Wenatchee offices. Interns will be asked to commit to 35-40 hours per week for a period of 10-12 weeks. Applicants with additional language skills are strongly preferred. Internships may be hybrid (default), in-person, or remote, subject to office capacity and unit placement. Select positions in NWIRP's Eastern Washington offices are funded; all other positions are unpaid, but NWIRP will work with applicants to secure outside funding or academic credit when possible. Interns will have direct exposure to a fast-paced work environment centered on immigration law and advocacy.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until positions are filled, so early submission is recommended.

Are you passionate about immigrant rights and eager to contribute to the vital work of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), but don’t see a current opening that matches your skills? We’d still love to hear from you! Please apply here to upload a single file document that includes your cover letter, resume, and a list of three references. This will give us the opportunity to consider you for future openings as they arise.