Managing Attorney

Seton Hall University
Full-time Newark, New Jersey Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers
Posted:
June 16, 2026
Location:
Newark, New Jersey, United States

Job Description

The Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, is seeking to hire an experienced attorney to serve as the Managing Attorney for the Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI). The Managing Attorney will work with Professor Lori A. Nessel, Director of the Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic, and practitioners-in-residence, post-graduate immigration detention fellows, clinical faculty, and staff. This is a year-round non-teaching position, contingent on renewed funding.

The Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic is part of the Center for Social Justice, home to most of the Law School’s clinical and experiential programs. The Clinic is one of four partners in an exciting and innovative project, funded by the state of New Jersey, to provide legal representation to detained noncitizens. Seton Hall Law’s immigration detention project currently encompasses three full-ti...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Newark, United States
Posted: June 16, 2026
Deadline: July 26, 2026