Managing Attorney

Required Qualifications
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Admitted and in good standing with a state bar.
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest, legal services, or survivor-centered work.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent professional judgment, organizational skills, and ability to manage a high-volume caseload with care and rigor.
• Willingness to obtain Arkansas bar licensure within a reasonable timeframe after hire. (Out-of-state attorneys hired into this role will agree to pursue Arkansas licensure as a condition of employment.)
Preferred Qualifications
• Five or more years of legal experience.
• Prior experience practicing immigration law, particularly humanitarian-based pathways.
• Spanish/English fluency, written and spoken.
• Arkansas bar licensure already in hand.
• Prior experience supervising attorneys, paralegals, or DOJ-accredited representatives.
• Prior experience working with children, survivors of trauma, or immigrant and refugee communities.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary range: $70,000–$105,000, depending on experience and language proficiency.
AID offers a robust benefits package, including:
• Fully paid health, dental, and vision insurance premiums.
• Fully paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• 3.8 weeks of paid time off annually.
• Support for ongoing legal education, including conferences and trainings.
Who Should Apply
We are looking for an attorney who is eager to come in every day, set the standard, and go to bat for immigrant kids, families, and survivors of trafficking and abuse. This role may be a strong fit for someone moving from a corporate or firm environment into the nonprofit sector who wants to bring that same work ethic into mission-driven work.
How The Work Gets Done
Accountability & ownership: Takes responsibility for assigned work and follows responsibilities through to completion, raises concerns, delays, or barriers early, and demonstrates reliability and consistency in follow-through.

We are looking for an attorney who is eager to come in every day, set the standard, and go to bat for immigrant kids, families, and survivors of trafficking and abuse. This role may be a strong fit for someone moving from a corporate or firm environment into the nonprofit sector who wants to bring that same work ethic into mission-driven work.

Adaptability & flexibility: Adjusts appropriately to changing priorities (e.g., visa bulletin advances), urgent issues, and evolving organizational needs, remains solution-oriented during stressful periods, and maintains professionalism during change or uncertainty.

Attention to detail: Produces accurate, careful, and thorough work, notices and corrects errors, and maintains strong attention to quality, deadlines, documentation, and compliance requirements.

Client-centered professionalism: Treats clients and community members with dignity, patience, and respect, communicates professionally during difficult interactions, maintains appropriate boundaries, and demonstrates sensitivity to client vulnerability and stress.

Collaboration & teamwork: Works collaboratively and respectfully with colleagues, contributes positively to team culture, shares information appropriately, and supports shared team responsibilities during high-volume or high-stress periods.

Communication: Communicates clearly, professionally, and respectfully in verbal and written interactions, keeps supervisors and teammates appropriately informed, and ensures important information is communicated in a timely and effective manner.

Continuous learning & growth: Demonstrates openness to feedback, coaching, and learning, reflects on mistakes and experience to strengthen performance, and shows willingness to develop professionally and improve skills over time.

Dependability & consistency: Meets commitments and deadlines consistently, follows through reliably on responsibilities, and maintains professionalism, work quality, and engagement even during busy or stressful periods.

Initiative & resourcefulness: Moves work forward proactively, identifies possible solutions and next steps when challenges arise, seeks out information and support appropriately, and demonstrates appropriate independence without requiring excessive oversight.

Meeting & team participation: Comes to meetings prepared and engaged, participates constructively in discussions and problem-solving, contributes thoughtfully to team conversations, and follows through on meeting-related responsibilities and commitments.

Organization & follow-through: Maintains organized systems for tracking assignments, deadlines, and case-related responsibilities, manages competing priorities effectively, and completes administrative and operational responsibilities consistently and on time.

Problem-solving: Identifies challenges and concerns early, thinks critically about options and next steps, approaches obstacles with flexibility and persistence, and participates constructively in resolving problems and improving processes.

Professional judgment: Uses sound judgment about when to act independently and when to seek guidance, handles confidential or sensitive situations appropriately, and demonstrates professionalism and discretion under pressure or in complex situations.

Professionalism & workplace conduct: Demonstrates professionalism in workplace behavior and communication, interacts respectfully with clients and colleagues, contributes to a respectful and functional workplace culture, and upholds organizational expectations and policies.

Relationship-building: Builds respectful and collaborative working relationships across teams and roles, works effectively across differences, contributes to trust and accountability within the workplace, and supports a positive and cooperative work environment.

Responsiveness: Responds to emails, requests, and client or team communication in a timely and professional manner, communicates delays or barriers proactively, and keeps others appropriately updated regarding important developments or concerns.

Self-management & professional conduct: Maintains professionalism during conflict, stress, disagreement, or emotionally difficult situations, responds thoughtfully rather than reactively, demonstrates awareness of impact on others, and contributes to constructive workplace interactions.

Supervision & people management: Delegates clearly and appropriately, communicates expectations consistently, provides timely and constructive feedback, supports accountability and professional growth, and addresses performance or workplace concerns appropriately and professionally.

Time management & prioritization: Prioritizes responsibilities appropriately, balances urgent matters with longer-term responsibilities, manages deadlines effectively, and communicates proactively regarding workload, competing demands, or capacity concerns.

Trauma-informed & equitable practice: Demonstrates respect for people with different backgrounds, experiences, and identities, communicates with cultural humility and professionalism, recognizes the impact of stress and trauma on clients and colleagues, and contributes to an inclusive, equitable, and respectful environment.

Workload management & transparency: Manages workload responsibly, communicates capacity concerns or competing priorities early, seeks support appropriately when needed, and participates constructively in shared problem-solving regarding team workload and coverage.

Workplace initiative & contribution: Contributes positively to the effectiveness of the team and organization, identifies opportunities to improve systems or processes, supports shared organizational goals, promotes a culture that upholds and even prizes our ethical obligations, and demonstrates willingness to assist with collective team needs when appropriate.