Business Immigration Associate (3-4 years)

Fragomen•San Diego, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

A career as a Business Immigration Associate at Fragomen offers the opportunity to work with a smart, motivated, and diverse peer group in an exciting, dynamic, and challenging environment focused exclusively on immigration. Associates learn from industry leaders in a collegial, team-oriented setting, supported by cutting-edge technology. The role involves developing an expert understanding of clients, industries, and firm services, managing assignments with minimal supervision, utilizing legal precedents for creative solutions, and researching complex immigration issues. Associates will prepare and file cases, develop strategies for complex matters, articulate issues to various audiences, and understand the firm's business strategy. Key responsibilities include building and maintaining strong client relationships, proactive communication within SLAs, supervising junior staff, ensuring adherence to firm protocols for file maintenance and data quality, meeting productivity goals, identifying cross-selling opportunities, improving process efficiency, participating in marketing and business development, and ensuring compliance with firm standards to mitigate risk. Collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams are also essential, along with performing other duties as required.

Requirements

U.S. JD or LLM required
Member of a US State bar or Washington DC bar association
3-5 years of experience at Associate level
Exceptional working knowledge and understanding of immigration law
Prior team management experience preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Dedication to exceptional client service
Demonstrated attention to detail
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with competing demands
Ability to contribute to a positive work environment

Responsibilities

Develop an expert-level understanding of your client base and the industries you support as well as the firm’s practice areas and services provided.
Positioned as a senior member of the client team, independently oversee, and manage assignments with minimal supervision.
Utilize legal precedents to address specific client situations or requests and develop creative solutions.
Research complex technical immigration issues and formulate solutions, including completion of appropriate documentation.
Independently execute case preparation and filing and develop strategies for complex matters.
Articulate relatively complex issues to a variety of audiences.
Understand the business strategy of the practice area and the firm as a whole.
Build, strengthen, and maintain strong client relationships with key stakeholders in client accounts, as well as Partners and other relevant stakeholders, (e.g., take part in client meetings, briefings, workshops, Q&A sessions, proactively provide client reporting etc.).
Proactively communicate with clients, within SLAs/team protocols and with a precise, efficient, thoughtful, and organized response.
Directly or indirectly supervise junior Associates and other staff, providing mentoring, coaching, and performance management.
Ensure self and team follow firm protocols with respect to file maintenance, record keeping and use of firm's systems including data quality in Connect and other firm technology.
Meet individual and team productivity goals and identify opportunities to cross sell or bill for out-of-scope services.
Proactively identify and implement opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and standardization of processes, products, or services.
Proactively identify and take part in marketing and business development opportunities.
Ensure self and team follow documented firm standards and policy to mitigate risk and ensure regulatory, operational and client compliance.
Engage, collaborate, and share knowledge with teams locally, regionally, and firmwide.
Other duties as required.