Jobs & Internships

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks a temporary, full-time, bilingual Legal Advocate to join our Seattle office as part of the Community Outreach Unit. Applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish, and additional languages are encouraged. The selected applicant must be available to start as soon as possible, with an expected commitment of six months.

Under the supervision of an attorney, the legal advocate will work closely with staff and volunteers mobilized in response to ICE arrests at Seattle immigration court, providing Know Your Rights materials and consultations to community members, coordinating volunteer and staff roles in court, and collecting information from those requesting further assistance, including community members at risk of arrest, detention, and deportation.

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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks a temporary, full-time Staff Attorney to work in the Unaccompanied Children Program (UCP) as a part of our Seattle office. The applicant must be able to start the position as soon as possible, with an expected duration of one year.

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.

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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks a temporary, full-time Staff Attorney to work in the Unaccompanied Children Program (UCP) as a part of our Granger and Wenatchee UCP teams. While being physically based out of either our Granger or Wenatchee office is strongly preferred, we will consider granting a request to work out of our Seattle or Tacoma office with regular travel to meet in person with clients in the Tri-Cities, Granger, Yakima, Wenatchee, Spokane, and other Central and Eastern Washington locations. The applicant must be able to start the position as soon as possible, with an expected duration of one year.

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.

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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is looking for a full-time bilingual legal advocate to join our Granger office as part of the Community Outreach Unit. Applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish, and additional languages are encouraged. The selected applicant must be able to start the position as soon as possible. A minimum two-year commitment to the position is expected.

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.

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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.

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