Supervisory Attorney - Immigrants & Workers' Rights (Farmworker Project)

Role summary

Supervisory Attorney - Immigrants & Workers' Rights (Farmworker Project) is a role at Legal Aid Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States (hybrid). Posted 2026-08-11. Experience level: 5-10.

Job title

Supervisory Attorney - Immigrants & Workers' Rights (Farmworker Project)

Company

Legal Aid Chicago

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Work arrangement

hybrid

Category

Software Engineering

Experience level

5-10

Date posted

2026-08-11

Job description

Description

For over 50 years, Legal Aid Chicago has provided free civil legal assistance to people living in poverty in metropolitan Chicago. Each year our attorneys, volunteers, and staff help resolve civil legal problems, including domestic violence, consumer fraud, and unfair evictions. Legal Aid Chicago was founded on the philosophy that all individuals are entitled to quality civil legal representation, regardless of their income. We work to ensure that poverty is not an impediment to justice.

Legal Aid Chicago offers a hybrid work environment. Our office, located in downtown Chicago at 200 N. LaSalle Street, is ADA accessible and has convenient access to public transportation and local expressways. This position requires residency in the Chicago metropolitan area of Illinois or Northwest Indiana. This position will require travel for some outreach or to meet with clients.

Overview:

Legal Aid Chicago’s Immigrants & Workers’ Rights Practice Group (IWR) includes the areas of employment, immigration, migrant farmworker, and human trafficking law. IWR’s four teams work both independently and in an interdisciplinary manner when these areas of law overlap. IWR’s primary work is to provide direct services to clients in Cook County and can also provide services throughout Illinois.

Position:

Legal Aid Chicago seeks a full-time Supervisory Attorney to supervise our farmworker legal services team. The position will supervise a Staff Attorney and a team of paralegals who conduct statewide outreach to farmworkers, both domestic, migrant, and those working in the U.S. on special visas. This position will require travel for some outreach or to meet with clients. This position will report to IWR’s Associate Director or Director.

Responsibilities:

Maintain a caseload of individual cases that may include the following legal issues: wage and hour violations, housing conditions, employment contract law, health and safety violations, pesticide exposure, immigration-related remedies, and other related legal issues

Supervise staff attorneys and paralegals on their statewide farmworker outreach efforts and their cases, including editing written work, guiding on case strategy and supporting the development of litigation skills

Conduct regular case reviews, complete performance evaluations, and oversee professional development

Maintain case files and accurate timekeeping in an electronic case management system and ensure compliance by supervised staff

Maintain basic knowledge in other areas of law handled by Legal Aid Chicago to ensure that clients’ legal needs are identified and met in those areas

Participate in training, complex litigation and advocacy to address systemic issues for farmworkers

Engage in outreach and engage with stakeholders in the farmworker community

Represent Legal Aid Chicago on relevant community task forces, committees, or other government or non-profit bodies connected with our work

Work collaboratively with Legal Aid Chicago supervisors, staff, students, and volunteers

Participate in training to agencies, advocates, clients, or community groups about legal services and rights impacting low-income people

Participate in other activities related to agricultural workers including permissible legislative and administrative advocacy, media relations, and fundraising

Manage grant reports and grant compliance, as needed

Other duties assigned by the Practice Group Director and leadership.

Salary and Benefits:

The budgeted salary range for this position is $95,204 - $105,204, which reflects an applicant with a law school graduation date between 2021 and 2011.

Legal Aid Chicago offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Bilingual Supervisory Attorneys are eligible for an additional stipend

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, effective the first day of employment

Time Off: 21 vacation days and 18 sick days accrued within the first year of employment

19 paid holidays, including four floating holidays

Twelve weeks of Paid Parental Leave at 100% of the salary after six months of employment

401(a) retirement plan with an employer contribution after 3 months of employment

$100,000 Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance, at no cost

Access to Employee Assistance Program resources, at no cost

Chicago Bar Association Membership, at no cost

Reimbursement of annual ARDC registration fees

Monthly internet stipend

Legal Aid Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is an eligible employer for the federal public service loan forgiveness program

Requirements

Legal Aid Chicago encourages applications from individuals with relevant experience, particularly those who have direct experience with communities we serve or perspectives that help us understand and serve our clients better.

A J.D. degree and be licensed to practice law in Illinois or be licensed in another state and able to waive into the Illinois bar

At least four years of experience in a farmworker program or other relevant experience and an understanding of the unique vulnerabilities of agricultural workers

Strong oral and written communication skills, highly developed organizational and interpersonal skills, great client counseling skills, and genuinely enjoy interacting with clients

The successful applicant will be collegial and demonstrate a commitment to and experience with our client communities and/or people living in poverty, and applicants are encouraged to share that experience in their cover letter. The applicant’s personal background, experience, or professional background should reflect an ability to work effectively in cross-cultural situations with clients, co-workers and the community we serve

Applicants must be willing to travel to the communities, courthouses, and clinics that we serve

Applicants must demonstrate flexibility and can work well independently and as part of a team

Spanish fluency required

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