New Mexico Immigrant Law Center

Director

• Lead and mentor program directors to ensure consistent management practices, professional development, team cohesion and mentorship opportunities for directors across programs.
• Work with the Executive Leadership Team in a manner that supports the free exchange of ideas, allows for reflection and creative problem solving around pain points, and encourages camaraderie and collaboration within and across program areas.
• Partner with Deputy Director of Operations on assessing organization-wide strategic direction in light of current deliverables for grants, future funding opportunities, and to make strategic program decisions on programming, implementation plans and execution, hiring needs, and staff responsibilities.
• Drive a sense of community, collaboration and practice/program unity.
• Model and support NMILC’s culture of collaboration, fun, trust, accountability, and transparency where all employees are able to thrive, including people from different generations, economic backgrounds, and historically marginalized and excluded groups.
• Provide strategic direction for NMILC’s directors, translating NMILC’s strategic plan into programmatic goals, staffing plans, and funding priorities.
• Lead long-range strategic planning in collaboration with Executive Director and Deputy Director of Operations.
• Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team and Development Team to support fundraising and development goals.
• Lead integration of narrative change, movement building, and program strategies to amplify NMILC’s statewide impact.
• Oversee and lead the program design and implementation of large sources of funding, e.g., supporting design of program concepts to pitch to funders, co-develop revenue strategies, and determining how to operationalize the spend-down of funding.
• Identify and evaluate new program and partnership opportunities, including new direct legal services, legal advocacy needs and projects, and/or potential alliances and expansion of services that align with NMILC’s mission and vision.
• Build and nurture local, state, and national partners and networks, as well as advocacy, policy, and litigation opportunities.
• Build, maintain, and share knowledge of local and national immigration issues and trends that inform or have an impact on NMILC’s strategic direction.
• Work as liaison between program, development, and communications teams to advance NMILC strategic program priorities and ensure an integrated and aligned approach across funding, donor relations, legal services, and policy advocacy.
• Support fundraising efforts, working closely with the development team and executive director by serving as an ambassador to funders and partners, representing NMILC’s vision at meetings and speaking at forums and events.
• Collaborate with communications and development teams to align funding strategies with program priorities and help craft accurate and compelling storytelling content about NMILC’s programming and impact for external and funder audiences.
• Coordinate with the Director of Community Engagement and Director of Pro Bono Services to identify and strengthen pro bono and volunteer engagement strategies.
• Partner with program, development, and administrative teams to ensure program teams provide timely, accurate, and inspiring program narratives and information needed for grants, reports, and communications.
• Work with Director of Communications, Deputy Director of Operations, Development and Grant writing Teams to identify ongoing improvements to and potentially implement an upgraded CRM system that strengthens data-driven approaches, donor engagement, program reporting, and board member fundraising.
• Strategically support NMILC staff externally with networks and alliances, including attending events and meetings, in collaboration with the Executive Leadership Team, Director of Policy and Coalition Partnerships, and Programs and Partnerships Manager.
• Identify and nurture strategic alliances that expand NMILC’s reach, amplify immigrant voices, and advance systemic change.
• Collaborate with directors and executive leadership to build clearly defined program implementation plans and strategic vision.

Deputy Director of Programs, Advocacy, Strategic Advancement

Attorney

• Review completed intake forms and screenings conducted by intake/reception staff.
• Provide legal guidance and written recommendations regarding client eligibility, potential immigration relief, and case acceptance, in collaboration with the Intake and Reception Team Manager.
• Identify emergencies, high-priority cases, and issues requiring immediate attorney attention.
• Maintain ongoing communication with the Intake/Reception team to clarify findings and ensure accurate client referrals.
• Develop and maintain intake-related legal guidance materials, including checklists, FAQs, and protocols for common immigration issues, in collaboration with the Immigration Legal Services Practice Director.
• Consult with the Immigration Legal Services Practice Director and managing attorneys on intake criteria, case prioritization, and program trends.
• Track and analyze intake data to identify emerging patterns in community needs.
• Provide limited direct services where appropriate, such as one-time legal advice sessions or referrals outside NMILC.
• Stay informed about changes in immigration law and policy that affect intake evaluations.
• Participate in team meetings, case roundtables, and professional development opportunities.

Senior Attorney – Intake/Reception Program

Community Manager

• Identify and analyze response needs within immigrant and mixed-status communities statewide.
• Map out and maintain a catalog of NM and El Paso, TX organizations, their areas of expertise, and available capacities.
• Maintain and regularly update internal databases of partner organizations and service networks.
• Prepare and present to community groups and partner organizations on services available through NMILC and the statewide hotline.
• Facilitate collaboration among nonprofits, private firms, public agencies, and other formations to improve service coordination.
• Bridge communication and partnership gaps between different organizational types and cultures.
• Represent NMILC in coalition meetings, emergency response efforts, and cross-sector initiatives.
• Focus on increasing collaboration with rural partners, and consider creative solutions to address the gap in direct services in rural NM.
• Develop and manage sub-projects that strengthen community response infrastructure.
• Implement systems to monitor capacity, resource availability, and evolving legal and community needs.
• Track program milestones and ensure deliverables are met on schedule.
• Support Immigration Legal Services Practice Director with tasks related to program coordination and administration, assessing team needs, and development of presentations and internal training materials.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Policy and Partnerships Teams to identify and support advocacy opportunities.
• Assist in triaging community and individual inquiries that come through NMILC’s reception channels, ensuring they are properly routed or referred.
• Collaborate with staff attorneys and advocates to ensure coordinated representation and resource allocation.
• Contribute to policy and advocacy strategies connected to NMILC’s mission.

Community Response Coordinator

• NMILC seeks attorney fellows committed to defending immigrant rights in a border state.
• Provide immigration legal screening for eligible immigrants.
• Support rural pro se clinics and mobile clinics.
• Work in three detention centers and support rapid response and deportation defense work.
• Participate in on-the-ground, bootcamp training in immigration law and direct representation.
• Collaborate with a strong policy team to advance systemic statewide changes.

Attorney Fellowship

• Provide direct representation for NMILC clients served through the Children’s Program at Immigration Court, Family Court, and DHS Agencies.
• Perform ordinary functions of legal counsel, including legal research and formulating the legal strategy for each case; conducting client interviews; appearing before immigration courts, state courts, and administrative agencies; drafting and filing court pleadings, motions, appeals, and applications for immigration relief and other legal benefits.
• Deliver Know-Your-Rights presentations to children, families, and community members, and participate in legal consultations through community events and outreach.
• Conduct trainings for attorneys, social service providers, and community stakeholders on children’s immigration issues.
• Engage in outreach to foster and expand relationships with community partners supporting children and youth, including schools, shelters, social service agencies, and advocacy organizations.
• Contribute to the overall NMILC office functioning by participating in NMILC-wide calls, meetings, and events.
• Support data case management, ensuring integrity of Children’s Program cases through regular audits and ongoing upkeep in NMILC’s case management system.
• Identify systemic legal advocacy issues impacting children and confer regularly with NMILC’s staff and partner organizations to address service delivery gaps.
• Represent NMILC at local stakeholder meetings, trainings, and conferences relevant to child immigrants and unaccompanied minors.
• Proactively report to the Managing Attorney about programmatic developments, administrative needs, and broader opportunities, while collaborating on solutions.
• Provide in-person and telephonic consultations during weekly consultation hours, in rotation with other NMILC attorneys.
• With training and support from NMILC’s Managing Attorney, continue to develop supervision and leadership skills by mentoring legal interns and volunteers, supervising legal clinics and workshops, contributing to public education, and working with community partners to enhance program implementation.

Deputy Director of Programs, Advocacy, Strategic Advancement

Senior Attorney – Intake/Reception Program

Community Response Coordinator

Attorney Fellowship

Staff Attorney – Children's Program