Jobs & Internships

NWIRP seeks a full-time Social Services Manager to join an interdisciplinary legal team. As the Social Services Manager, you will work closely with NWIRP’s legal staff across the organization, primarily in the coordination of social services available to NWIRP clients.

The position is supervised out of the NWIRP headquarters in Seattle, Washington, however the Social Services Manager will serve all four NWIRP offices (Granger, Tacoma, Wenatchee, and Seattle). We anticipate you will work from NWIRP’s Seattle office, but we welcome candidates with an interest in working from any of the four NWIRP offices. Regardless of the position’s location, you will occasionally travel within the state to each office.

This position is ever-evolving, based on the needs of the communities NWIRP serves, and will require someone who excels at initiating and leading delivery of services, works well independently as well as in a team, is highly adaptable, and is able to build rapport with a diverse community of clients, partner organizations and internal staff. The position may involve evening and weekend work hours.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks a full-time bilingual attorney to provide direct representation and community outreach and education to immigrant community members in Washington State. The applicants must be fluent in English and another language (Spanish is a preferred language in addition to English, but we will consider other bilingual candidates). The selected candidate must be able to start the position as soon as possible.

Under NWIRP's current COVID policies, new staff members must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination (unless eligible for an exemption) and must wear a face mask while in all common areas at the job location. The position will be eligible for a hybrid model of work, with an expected two days in the office per week (but the candidate may choose to be fully in the office). A minimum two-year commitment to the position is preferred.

As a staff attorney, you will provide individual consultations, direct representation, and community outreach and education to immigrant community members seeking immigration protections before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the immigration courts in Tacoma and Seattle, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The staff attorney may also be assigned work relating to other immigration matters. The staff attorney will be managing a high-volume workload with complex legal issues in immigration and criminal law.

This position is expected to travel to immigration courts in Seattle or Tacoma and USCIS offices in Seattle, Spokane or Yakima in Washington State (and occasionally in Portland, Oregon). A valid driver's license will be required in order to meet these expectations. The position may involve evening and weekend work hours.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) seeks full time bilingual attorneys to provide direct representation and community outreach and education to immigrant community members in Eastern Washington State. The applicants must be fluent in English and another language (see language preferences specific to each position below), and must be able to start their position as soon as possible.