Immigration Attorney – Removal Defense (EOIR)

Arlington, Virginia, About the firm The Law Office of Miguel Palmeiro, LLC builds on a practice first established in 1978 and has offices in Arlington and Sterling, Virginia, and Rockville, Maryland. We represent individuals and families in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French across removal defense, asylum, family-based immigration, U visas, VAWA, naturalization, and employment-based matters. The Managing Partner is admitted in Maryland, D.C., Virginia, the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The role Lead a non-detained removal defense docket before EOIR, with a growing detained and bond practice. You own your cases from master calendar through the individual hearing, supported by paralegals and an in-house brief writer, with the Managing Partner reviewing strategy. This is a courtroom role: you will be on your feet in Annandale, Sterling, Hyattsville, and Baltimore every week. What you will do

Manage a caseload of removal proceedings from master calendar through individual hearing Prepare and present asylum, withholding, CAT, cancellation, and adjustment/waiver cases before Immigration Judges Draft motions, pre-hearing statements, briefs, and evidence packets through ECAS Prepare clients and witnesses; conduct direct, cross, and closing Handle bond hearings and detained matters as the detained practice grows Conduct consultations and case evaluations in Spanish and English

Compensation and benefits $100,000–$125,000 based on experience, plus hearing-based bonuses. Paid time off; group health insurance with optional dental and vision; CLE and bar dues; paralegal, intake, and brief-writing support; a Managing Partner who tries cases alongside you. Our process is fast. Qualified applicants hear from us within two business days, interview within a week, and receive a written decision within 72 hours of the final interview. How to apply Apply through this posting with your résumé, a short cover letter, and a redacted writing sample (a brief, motion, or pre-hearing statement you wrote). The Law Office of Miguel Palmeiro, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. J.D. and an active license in good standing in any U.S. jurisdiction At least 2 years of removal defense experience, including individual hearings you have conducted yourself Professional fluency in Spanish, spoken Strong legal writing; comfort managing a busy hearing calendar Willingness to appear in person in Virginia and Maryland immigration courts; this is an in-office position in Arlington

Nice to have: detained/bond experience; federal court experience (habeas, mandamus, Fourth Circuit petitions for review). Base salary based on experience, plus hearing-based bonuses. Group health insurance with optional dental and vision, paid time off, CLE and bar dues.