Assistant Director / Director– Immigration Services
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003
A role for innovative immigration attorneys who practice as administrative lawyers—building narratives as legal systems rather than operating as legal technicians.
Assistant Director / Director– Immigration Services Next League Executive Board LLC | Phoenix, AZ | Remote / Hybrid
About the Firm Next League Executive Board LLC is a licensed Alternative Business Structure (ABS) approved by the Arizona Supreme Court under ABS License No. 70228, pursuant to Arizona Supreme Court Rule 33.1 and ACJA § 7-209.
The firm operates a legally regulated model that integrates attorney-led immigration practice with audited, high-level evidentiary and analytical frameworks. Our EB-1A and O-1 petitions are intentionally constructed to withstand discretionary denial, administrative review, and deep judicial scrutiny.
The Role (Substantive and Non-Delegable) We are engaging an immigration attorney to serve as Director – Immigration Services, operating as an independent contractor within the ABS.
You will act as the sole Attorney of Record and final legal decision-maker on assigned matters.
Next League does not direct your legal judgment, evidentiary conclusions, or adjudicative strategy.
This role is designed for attorneys who: Handle discretionary adjudications as a matter of course
Are comfortable with RFE / NOID-heavy records
Think in terms of administrative law, evidence, and survivability beyond the agency
Maintain full ownership of legal reasoning and professional accountability
This is not a templated or volume-based practice.
Why This Role Exists
Modern EB-1A adjudication has increasingly drifted toward unchecked discretion.
Well-qualified petitions are often denied not because the law is unmet, but because:
Evidence is discounted without articulated reasoning
Expert opinions are ignored without specific, legitimate rebuttal
Final-merits analysis is applied inconsistently or extra-statutorily
Next League’s model exists to restore evidentiary discipline.
As
Assistant Director/ Director – Immigration Services
, you are not merely optimizing filings.
You are building records that bind discretion to evidence.
Your work is designed to:
Survive RFEs and NOIDs through rigorous statutory framing
Remain coherent under AAO or APA review
Constrain arbitrariness by forcing rational evidentiary engagement
This role is for attorneys who believe that:
Law is meant to bind discretion, not excuse it
Evidence deserves to be weighed, not waved away
Legal reasoning should matter beyond the file room
Core Responsibilities Attorney of Record Enter appearance before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via Form G-28.
Petition Architecture Independently prepare EB-1A and O-1 petitions under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h) and § 214.2(o), including:
Statutory framing
Regulatory mapping
Evidentiary sufficiency analysis
Final-merits positioning consistent with Kazarian, Chawathe, and Amin
RFE / NOID Advocacy
Lead responses grounded in:
USCIS Policy Manual
AAO reasoning patterns
APA § 706 standards
Due-process and evidentiary doctrine
Expert & Analytical Evidence Review
Evaluate expert opinions, audited reports, and probabilistic analyses for:
FRE 702 / Daubert reliability
Internal methodological coherence
Proper legal caveating
Integrate such material into a defensible administrative record.
ABS & Fiduciary Compliance
Operate within Arizona ABS governance while maintaining:
Professional independence
Ethical separation of legal and non-legal services
Officer-of-the-court standards of candor, care, and accountability
Participate in semi-annual compliance audits mandated by Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 2024-253.
Required Expertise & Competence (Read Carefully) Candidates must demonstrate:
Advanced EB-1A / O-1 jurisprudence, including final-merits litigation risk
Administrative-law literacy, including arbitrary-and-capricious review
Evidence-law fluency under FRE 401, 702, 703, and 901
Professional fluency in reviewing expert and statistical evidence for admissibility and probative value (not authorship)
ABS governance awareness, fiduciary discipline, and audit-aware legal practice
Credentials: Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar licensure in good standing (Arizona preferred)
Who This Role Is Not For This role is not suitable for attorneys who:
Prefer checklist-driven EB-1A filings
Avoid discretionary conflict
Are uncomfortable scrutinizing expert or probabilistic evidence
Expect institutional insulation from professional accountability
This exclusion is intentional.
Engagement Terms
Commitment:
20–30+ hours per week.
Independent Contractor, At-Will:
no partnership or agency relationship
Compensation:
Per-matter, by agreement, with a referral-fee framework compliant with Arizona ABS standards
Malpractice Insurance:
Provided under the firm’s policy
Work Authorization:
Open to U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and individuals with valid work authorization (including applicable visas). We prioritize a compliant, inclusive, and diverse workforce.
Designed for practitioners who demand firm-backed stability without sacrificing the intellectual rigor of high-stakes advocacy.
(No outcomes promised. No quotas imposed.)
Application Interested attorneys may submit:
A résumé
A brief statement describing experience with evidence-intensive, discretionary immigration adjudications
Final Note
Interested attorneys are invited to submit their application materials to recruitment@nextleagueprogram.com
If you want to practice immigration law where judgment still matters,
this role was written for you.
If you don’t, it wasn’t.
That line is the filter.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Assistant Director / Director– Immigration Services Next League Executive Board LLC | Phoenix, AZ | Remote / Hybrid
About the Firm Next League Executive Board LLC is a licensed Alternative Business Structure (ABS) approved by the Arizona Supreme Court under ABS License No. 70228, pursuant to Arizona Supreme Court Rule 33.1 and ACJA § 7-209.
The firm operates a legally regulated model that integrates attorney-led immigration practice with audited, high-level evidentiary and analytical frameworks. Our EB-1A and O-1 petitions are intentionally constructed to withstand discretionary denial, administrative review, and deep judicial scrutiny.
The Role (Substantive and Non-Delegable) We are engaging an immigration attorney to serve as Director – Immigration Services, operating as an independent contractor within the ABS.
You will act as the sole Attorney of Record and final legal decision-maker on assigned matters.
Next League does not direct your legal judgment, evidentiary conclusions, or adjudicative strategy.
This role is designed for attorneys who: Handle discretionary adjudications as a matter of course
Are comfortable with RFE / NOID-heavy records
Think in terms of administrative law, evidence, and survivability beyond the agency
Maintain full ownership of legal reasoning and professional accountability
This is not a templated or volume-based practice.
Why This Role Exists
Modern EB-1A adjudication has increasingly drifted toward unchecked discretion.
Well-qualified petitions are often denied not because the law is unmet, but because:
Evidence is discounted without articulated reasoning
Expert opinions are ignored without specific, legitimate rebuttal
Final-merits analysis is applied inconsistently or extra-statutorily
Next League’s model exists to restore evidentiary discipline.
As
Assistant Director/ Director – Immigration Services
, you are not merely optimizing filings.
You are building records that bind discretion to evidence.
Your work is designed to:
Survive RFEs and NOIDs through rigorous statutory framing
Remain coherent under AAO or APA review
Constrain arbitrariness by forcing rational evidentiary engagement
This role is for attorneys who believe that:
Law is meant to bind discretion, not excuse it
Evidence deserves to be weighed, not waved away
Legal reasoning should matter beyond the file room
Core Responsibilities Attorney of Record Enter appearance before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via Form G-28.
Petition Architecture Independently prepare EB-1A and O-1 petitions under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h) and § 214.2(o), including:
Statutory framing
Regulatory mapping
Evidentiary sufficiency analysis
Final-merits positioning consistent with Kazarian, Chawathe, and Amin
RFE / NOID Advocacy
Lead responses grounded in:
USCIS Policy Manual
AAO reasoning patterns
APA § 706 standards
Due-process and evidentiary doctrine
Expert & Analytical Evidence Review
Evaluate expert opinions, audited reports, and probabilistic analyses for:
FRE 702 / Daubert reliability
Internal methodological coherence
Proper legal caveating
Integrate such material into a defensible administrative record.
ABS & Fiduciary Compliance
Operate within Arizona ABS governance while maintaining:
Professional independence
Ethical separation of legal and non-legal services
Officer-of-the-court standards of candor, care, and accountability
Participate in semi-annual compliance audits mandated by Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 2024-253.
Required Expertise & Competence (Read Carefully) Candidates must demonstrate:
Advanced EB-1A / O-1 jurisprudence, including final-merits litigation risk
Administrative-law literacy, including arbitrary-and-capricious review
Evidence-law fluency under FRE 401, 702, 703, and 901
Professional fluency in reviewing expert and statistical evidence for admissibility and probative value (not authorship)
ABS governance awareness, fiduciary discipline, and audit-aware legal practice
Credentials: Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar licensure in good standing (Arizona preferred)
Who This Role Is Not For This role is not suitable for attorneys who:
Prefer checklist-driven EB-1A filings
Avoid discretionary conflict
Are uncomfortable scrutinizing expert or probabilistic evidence
Expect institutional insulation from professional accountability
This exclusion is intentional.
Engagement Terms
Commitment:
20–30+ hours per week.
Independent Contractor, At-Will:
no partnership or agency relationship
Compensation:
Per-matter, by agreement, with a referral-fee framework compliant with Arizona ABS standards
Malpractice Insurance:
Provided under the firm’s policy
Work Authorization:
Open to U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and individuals with valid work authorization (including applicable visas). We prioritize a compliant, inclusive, and diverse workforce.
Designed for practitioners who demand firm-backed stability without sacrificing the intellectual rigor of high-stakes advocacy.
(No outcomes promised. No quotas imposed.)
Application Interested attorneys may submit:
A résumé
A brief statement describing experience with evidence-intensive, discretionary immigration adjudications
Final Note
Interested attorneys are invited to submit their application materials to recruitment@nextleagueprogram.com
If you want to practice immigration law where judgment still matters,
this role was written for you.
If you don’t, it wasn’t.
That line is the filter.
#J-18808-Ljbffr