Position Opening: Managing Attorney, Rutgers Immigrant Community Assistance Project (RICAP)

Kevin R. Johnson

07 Nov 2025 — 1 min read

Rutgers is seeking to hire a Managing Attorney for the Managing Attorney of the Rutgers Immigrant Community Assistance Project (RICAP) RICAP provides immigration information to the Rutgers community on all three campuses and consultations and representation to noncitizen students. Legal issues range from humanitarian relief to family-based immigration to employment-related issues and the occasional federal lawsuit. The Managing Attorney will supervise and collaborate with a “rapid response” attorney and a paralegal as well as working closely with Rutgers immigration law faculty. The Managing Attorney is embedded in the university community and serves in a student-facing role. We are ideally looking for someone who could start no later than January 2026.

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