Volunteer immigration specialist/paralegal
Legal Services—Year-round volunteer opportunity
Position is filled. We are no longer accepting applications.

Position description
InMotion seeks a part-time paralegal or law student. This position requires a commitment of 15–20 hours per week. The internship is unpaid; however, a volunteer may apply for a grant or for work-study or clinical credit through his or her school.  

Organization description
Since 1993, inMotion has confronted the challenging needs of families in crisis by providing free, quality legal services to low-income, underserved, abused women and their children. We have helped thousands of women free themselves from abusive relationships, stay in their homes and win the financial support to which they—and their children—are legally entitled. Learn more about our work and mission.

We have offices in Manhattan and at the New York City Family Justice Centers in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. The volunteer in this position will be based in our Manhattan office. 

Position responsibilities
The volunteer will work under the direction of inMotion’s legal staff. The volunteer will assist with inMotion’s work on securing certain immigration benefits for our clients. This work entails communicating with and interviewing clients, helping clients identify and gather appropriate supporting documentation, drafting cover letters to immigration authorities, preparing and filing immigration application packets and assisting clients in scheduling appointments with immigration authorities.

The paralegal will learn interviewing skills and substantive law in the area of VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Self-Petitions, Battered Spouse Waivers and U Non-Immigrant Status cases. There may be additional filings and appearances in immigration court. The volunteer will also assist staff with administrative duties, such as filing, computer data entry, drafting correspondence and general organizational tasks.