Job Description

Immigration Attorney

Ehsan Law, PLLC | Seattle/Tukwila, WA

$110,000–$170,000 annually, depending on experience

Full-time

Ehsan Law is looking for an experienced immigration attorney to join our Seattle-area team and take significant ownership of our removal-defense and immigration-litigation practice.

This is not an entry-level position. We are looking for an attorney with meaningful courtroom experience before EOIR who can independently handle removal matters, including Individual Hearings.

The right attorney will have substantial autonomy, strong support from legal assistants and staff, and the opportunity to work on removal defense, detention and bond matters, complex motions and appeals, and federal immigration litigation.

What You’ll Do

• Independently manage removal-defense cases, including Master Calendar and Individual Hearings.
• Represent detained and non-detained clients in bond proceedings, asylum, withholding, CAT, and other forms of relief.
• Develop litigation strategy, prepare witnesses and evidence, and draft motions, briefs, and other substantive filings.
• Prepare BIA appeals, motions to reopen/reconsider, and other complex immigration matters.
• Handle or assist with immigration-related habeas and mandamus litigation in the Western District of Washington.
• Represent clients before USCIS when needed, including asylum, adjustment, and naturalization interviews.
• Work closely with our legal assistants and other attorneys while maintaining responsibility for case strategy, deadlines, and client representation.

What We’re Looking For

• Active membership in good standing in a U.S. state bar.
• At least 3 years of substantial U.S. immigration-law experience.
• Hands-on EOIR removal-defense experience, including independently handling Individual/Merits Hearings.
• Strong experience developing case strategy, preparing witnesses, and drafting substantive motions and briefs.
• Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and oral-advocacy skills.
• Ability to independently manage complex matters and competing deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to regularly appear in person in Seattle, Tacoma, and elsewhere in Washington as needed.

Especially Valuable Experience

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following:

• Detained immigration and bond proceedings
• Federal habeas corpus or mandamus litigation
• BIA appeals and complex motions
• Ninth Circuit petitions for review or appellate briefing
• Admission to the Washington State Bar and/or the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

You do not need experience in every area listed above. Our highest priorities are substantial removal-defense experience, sound legal judgment, strong writing, and the ability to independently take ownership of complex cases.

About Ehsan Law

Ehsan Law is an immigration law firm with offices in Tukwila and Tacoma. We help immigrants build a secure future in the United States through strategic, compassionate, and rigorous legal representation.

Our practice includes removal defense, immigration detention and bond matters, asylum, family immigration, BIA appeals, mandamus, and immigration habeas litigation.

We have an established team of legal assistants and support staff and documented systems designed to keep attorneys focused on legal analysis, strategy, advocacy, and client representation.

We are intentionally expanding our immigration-litigation practice in Western Washington and are looking for an experienced attorney who wants meaningful case ownership and an important role in that growth.

Salary: $110,000–$170,000, based on directly relevant experience.

A legal writing sample and professional references will be requested during the hiring process.

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