Jobs & Internships

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) seeks a full-time HR Generalist.

This non-exempt, hourly role will be heavily administrative, supporting the daily functions of the current HR team of two and supporting staff across our four offices in Washington State. Regular activities will include, but are not limited to, recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, timesheet and payroll processing, HR system administration, and explaining and ensuring compliance with organization policies and practices.

The Generalist can be based out of any of our four offices in Granger, Seattle, Tacoma or Wenatchee, WA. The role may include travel to the various NWIRP offices, as needed. A valid driver’s license will be required to meet these expectations.

Applicants must be fluent in English, and additional languages are encouraged. The applicant must be able to start the position as soon as possible.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks an experienced Executive Administrative Assistant to provide administrative and project management support to the Executive Director and the NWIRP Executive team, including Deputy Directors and the Legal Director. This full-time role will be based out of NWIRP’s Seattle office.

The Executive Administrative Assistant will be regularly involved in sensitive and confidential discussions on a broad range of management activities, including policy development, strategic decision-making, investigations, hiring, and potential disciplinary actions and terminations.

The selected applicant would be available to start as soon as possible, but ideally before the end of 2025.

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.

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.