American Immigration Lawyers Association

Director

• Set and drive enterprise-wide strategy for the future of immigration law practice, aligning innovation, technology, and professionalism with AILA's strategic priorities.
• Identify emerging trends — including AI, legal technology, and government digitization — and translate them into organizational action across products, services, and member engagement.
• Lead cross-functional execution through influence and alignment, partnering with Technology, Marketing, Education, and other teams to deliver integrated, scalable solutions.
• Serve as AILA's external voice on the future of legal practice, representing the organization at conferences and industry forums and elevating its thought leadership on innovation and ethics.
• Develop and publish original articles, special reports, newsletters, and practice resources — including the AILA Ethics Compendium, Practice Pulse, and Futures Report.
• Design and deliver legal education programs on ethics, practice management, AI, well-being, and career development for national and chapter conferences.
• Manage internal and external contributors; align content with organizational priorities; develop faculty and speaker pipelines.
• Lead the Center's innovation agenda, including evaluation of legal technology tools, AI applications in immigration practice, and emerging models of legal service delivery.
• Oversee the Innovation & Technology Committee and lead the AILA Futures initiative, translating long-range research into actionable member guidance.
• Monitor AI regulation, data privacy, cybersecurity, and government digitization developments relevant to immigration practitioners.
• Provide expert guidance to members on legal ethics, law firm management, technology adoption, and career development in immigration practice.
• Engage proactively with AILA leaders, chapters, sections, and members to surface pain points and ensure member needs inform Center priorities.
• Lead and develop a team of 2–4 direct reports, setting clear expectations, providing coaching, and aligning team efforts with organizational priorities.
• Develop and manage the annual budget for the Center, ensuring effective resource allocation and reporting on key performance outcomes.

Senior Director, Practice Innovation – Professionalism