Jobs & Internships

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.

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.

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.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is seeking one full-time, temporary, Staff Attorney to join our Community Outreach Unit until June 30, 2026, starting as soon as possible. Applicants must be fluent in English and at least one other language, with Spanish, and Portuguese and French preferred.

As a temporary staff attorney, you’ll join NWIRP’s Community Outreach Unit and provide legal assistance through brief services to immigrant community members who have recently arrived in Washington State and are facing deportation proceedings. You will also offer direct representation, individual consultations, and community outreach and education to immigrant community members seeking immigration protections before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and in immigration courts. Additionally, the staff attorney may be assigned to work on other immigration matters, including cases involving individuals in immigration detention.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is seeking a temporary, full-time, bilingual Legal Advocate to join the Children and Youth Advocacy Program (CYAP) in our Seattle office. Applicants must be fluent in both English and Spanish; proficiency in additional languages is encouraged. The selected applicant must be available to start as soon as possible, with an expected commitment of approximately one year.

Under the supervision of CYAP attorneys, the Legal Advocate will support the direct representation of immigrant youth across Washington State. This role includes working closely with attorneys on a variety of immigration matters, such as applications for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification, asylum, VAWA self-petitions, U visas, T visas, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and adjustment of status before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The Legal Advocate will also assist in state court proceedings to obtain SIJ predicate findings for eligible clients. Additional immigration-related responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

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.