Trial Attorney (Office of Immigration Litigation)

Benefits

Parental leave

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Non-birth-parent leave

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Salary

$148K-$197K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$117,235 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+2.6% - Average

47% above the BLS role benchmark for legal aggregate.

Matched to SOC 23-1011 - Legal aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Legal From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work

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Company

Company stage

Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Application

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Assessment

Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Deadline

Jul 10, 2026 From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Where they hire

Hires in: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MN, MO, NM, NY, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

About this role

Trial Attorney (Office of Immigration Litigation) Location Negotiable After Selection Summary The Office of Immigration Litigation is seeking attorneys to work on the Department's most significant immigration cases, handling litigation in federal circuit courts of appeals and leading nearly all immigration matters in district courts nationwide. Well-qualified candidates may be eligible for signing bonus of up to $25,000 with priority given to applicants in D.C., Raleigh, San Francisco, Dallas, and N.Y.C. However, strong applicants from any location are encouraged to apply. Duties Trial Attorney responsibilities primarily involve: coordinating with the agency clients; crafting litigation strategy; conducting necessary pre-trial work; drafting all complaints, motions, answers, and briefs; participating in hearings, oral arguments, and court-ordered discussions; engaging in settlement talks to advance the government's interests; making determinations about whether to seek panel, en bane, or Supreme Court/cert. review of adverse decisions and substantially participating in further review briefing and argument; and handling attorney's fees litigation. OIL's Trial Attorneys likewise contribute significantly as expert consultants on immigration-related inquiries from Congress and the Department. OIL's district court litigation often involves high-profile matters, frequently entails short-fuse/emergency, fast-paced temporary restraining order litigation, and ordinarily requires analyzing substantially complex immigration, administrative, statutory interpretation, and constitutional law issues and principles. In contrast, OIL's appellate court litigation entails responding to motions for stays of removal, filing motions for summary affirmance or dismissal, drafting complex appellate briefs, and appearing for oral arguments throughout the nation. Some examples of the Office's current and anticipated litigation include: defense of challenges to the

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