{"id":2102,"date":"2017-07-06T14:20:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T18:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/?page_id=2617"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:28:49","slug":"immigration-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/career-exploration-professional-development\/for-jd-students\/explore-legal-careers\/practice-areas\/immigration-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many lawyers in immigration law are engaged in direct service work helping clients go through the right steps in obtaining the legal right to work or stay in the United States. Others work with the government on enforcement of immigration laws. Immigration lawyers work in non-profit organizations, private immigration law firms, or federal, state or local government agencies.<\/p>\n<h2>What to Do If You Are Interested in Immigration Law?<\/h2>\n<h3>Georgetown Law Courses<\/h3>\n<p>Administrative Law<br \/>\nConstitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties<br \/>\nEmployment Discrimination<br \/>\nInternational Human Rights<br \/>\nManaging National Security<br \/>\nRefugee Law and Policy<\/p>\n<h3>Georgetown Law Clinics<\/h3>\n<p>Appellate Litigation Clinic<br \/>\nCenter for Applied Legal Studies<br \/>\nInternational Women\u2019s Human Rights Clinic<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Immigration Law Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/public_services\/immigration.html\">ABA Commission on Immigration<\/a> is a great starting point for information on immigration advocacy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/eoir\/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Directory of Pro Bono LEgal Services Providers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalimmigrationproject.org\/\">National Lawyers Guild National Immigration Project<\/a> is a national organization that provides legal and technical support to immigrant communities, legal practitioners, and all advocates seeking to advance the rights of noncitizens.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org\/\">The American Immigration Council<\/a> website provides comprehensive information and technical support for immigration lawyers. See especially AIC legal programs, including the Immigration Policy Center and the Legal Action Center.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/guide-immigration.pdf\">Harvard Law, Serving Immigrants and Refugees: A Guide to Careers in the Law<\/a> contains descriptions of different practice settings within immigration law along with narratives and a list of organizations focused on immigration law.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilrc.org\/\">Immigrant Legal Resource Center<\/a> offers trainings, webinars, publications and other resources for students and practitioners interested in immigration law.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.immigrationadvocates.org\/nonprofit\">Immigration Advocates Network<\/a> provides comprehensive resources for advocates and service providers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.migrationpolicy.org\/\">The Migration Policy Institute<\/a> is a nonpartisan think tank that is focused on research, analysis, and evaluations of global migration trends and policies.<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationadvocates.org\/nonprofit\/legaldirectory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.immigrationadvocates.org\/nonprofit\/legaldirectory\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1620765531929000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZKToqE4JvNsZumEsIIHixbLWlTQ\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">National Immigration Legal Services Directory<\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a> search for immigration legal services providers by state, county, or detention facility. Only nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services are included in this directory.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalimmigrationproject.org\/find\/dc.html\">National Immigration Project<\/a> provides a list of immigration attorney service providers throughout the country.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refugees.org\/\">U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants<\/a> protect the rights and addresses the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Representative Employers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ayuda.com\/internships\/immigration-legal-internship\/\">Ayuda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caircoalition.org\/how-to-help\/internships\/\">Capital Area Immigrants&#8217; Rights Coalition (CAIR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholiccharitiesdc.org\/\">Catholic Charities, DC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hias.org\/\">Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/justicecorps.org\/\">Immigrant Justice Corps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nilc.org\/get-involved\/jobs\/\">National Immigration Law Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/xabout\/structure\/gc_1193248570775.shtm\">U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of General Counsel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many lawyers in immigration law are engaged in direct service work helping clients go through the right steps in obtaining the legal right to work or stay in the United [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":745,"menu_order":38,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-2102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2102"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34427,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2102\/revisions\/34427"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}