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Huntington

Public Finance Associate

Chicago, IL · On-site

$110K - $140K/yr

The Associate plays a key role in client engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and the ... Huntington will not sponsor applicants for this position for immigration benefits, including but ...

Huntington

Public Finance Associate

Chicago, IL · On-site

$110K - $140K/yr

The Associate plays a key role in client engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and the ... Huntington will not sponsor applicants for this position for immigration benefits, including but ...

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How much do immigration associate jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 22, 2026, the average yearly pay for immigration associate in Illinois is $71,606.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $46,500.00 and $87,200.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an immigration associate?

Immigration Associates are legal professionals who assist attorneys and clients with immigration-related matters. They typically help prepare and file immigration applications, conduct legal research, and communicate with clients about case status. Immigration Associates may work in law firms, non-profit organizations, or government agencies. Their role is crucial in ensuring that immigration processes are handled efficiently and in compliance with current laws and regulations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an immigration associate?

To thrive as an Immigration Associate, you need a solid understanding of immigration law, strong research abilities, and often a relevant degree or paralegal certification. Familiarity with legal case management software, government immigration systems (such as USCIS portals), and document preparation tools is essential. Attention to detail, cultural sensitivity, and excellent communication skills help you build client trust and navigate complex legal scenarios. These competencies ensure accurate case handling, compliance with evolving regulations, and effective advocacy for clients' immigration needs.

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Immigration Associates often encounter challenges such as navigating constantly evolving immigration laws, managing tight deadlines for case submissions, and handling high volumes of client inquiries. Additionally, they must ensure the accuracy and completeness of documentation to avoid delays or denials, and may need to work with clients facing stressful or urgent situations. Effective communication and meticulous attention to detail are essential to overcoming these challenges and ensuring successful outcomes.

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Infographic showing various Immigration Associate job openings in Illinois as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 74% Full Time, 23% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $71,606 per year, or $34.4 per hour.

Associate Director of Litigation, NIJC

National Immigrant Justice Center

Chicago, IL • On-site

$112K - $146K/yr

Full-time

Posted 9 days ago

Job description

About NIJC
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) advances human rights and due process for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers through direct legal services, impact litigation, advocacy, and public education. Headquartered in Chicago with offices in Washington, DC, Indiana, and San Diego, NIJC's team of 100 attorneys, paralegals, and professionals, along with 2,000 pro bono attorneys, is at the forefront of immigration reform.
Job Summary:
The Associate Director of Litigation reports to the Director of Litigation and assists the director in overseeing NIJC's federal court litigation docket. The Associate Director will maintain a substantive docket of litigation while assisting with management and leadership functions on a team of 20.
NIJC's current litigation portfolio is a mix of affirmative district court work and appeals of individual cases to the circuit courts. The district court work is focused on (a) interior enforcement and challenges to DHS's arrest practices, (b) access to asylum and other substantive immigration remedies, (c) challenges to the detention of immigrants (habeas) and the conditions that immigrants face while detained, and (d) challenges to regulations and policies that undermine the procedural fairness of the immigration system. The appellate docket is informed largely by the experiences of NIJC's agency level clients but routinely focuses on asylum and protection-related appeals as well as crim-imm related challenges. Because NIJC's litigation strategy is informed by the experiences of NIJC's agency-level clients, the Associate Director is also expected to work closely with NIJC's direct services teams to identify priorities for litigation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Ensure effective and efficient delivery of high-quality legal services across the team.
  • Identify emerging issues for litigation, provide input to the team and Director, and assist with appropriate staffing across cases.
  • Supervise teams' work across cases in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws; establish and oversee professional development plans for members of the litigation team.
  • Build and maintain relationships with national litigation partners and immigration legal service providers and represent NIJC in these networks. Contribute to and oversee team's work with pro bono and nonprofit partners to maximize NIJC's ability to contribute to meaningful litigation.
  • Maintain a substantive case load consistent with the overall needs of the team, conduct final review of significant briefs and filings, and argue cases before all levels of federal court where appropriate.
  • Participate in grant writing, funder reporting, and budget development for the litigation team and NIJC more broadly.
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with grant requirements and programmatic goals, including in the collection of data regarding NIJC's litigation practice.
  • Collaborate on policy, communication and advocacy on strategy, impact and messaging

Competencies
  • Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Legal Skills: Ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret immigration laws and regulations, professional journals, and technical procedures. Ability to draft legal briefs, memos, reports, correspondence, and procedural manuals. Ability to orally advocate with courts. Must also be able to present information and respond to questions from funders, media, managers, clients, and the public.
  • Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical and complex problems and including and especially in situations where there are limited precedents or standardization models to rely on. Ability to interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Education and/or Experience: A Juris Doctor and a minimum of eight years of litigation experience since being barred. Additionally, candidates must have a minimum of three or more years' experience in a supervisory role and a minimum of three or more years of immigration-specific litigation experience. Experience in the nonprofit sector is preferred.
  • Language Skills: Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
  • Team Leadership: Ability to guide, influence, mentor and lead others toward a shared goal

Physical Abilities Statement
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
  • The person in this position occasionally needs to move about the inside of the office to access filing cabinets, office machinery, etc.
  • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine.

It is the policy of NIJC not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
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