Business Immigration Attorney

JBA • Atlanta, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Immigration Attorney with at least 3 years of immigration experience to join our Los Angeles - Downtown office. Our Chambers-ranked Immigration group presents a powerful combination of legal knowledge and business capabilities, providing best-in-class legal services and portfolio management programs for a wide variety of US and global corporations. Working with clients that employ as many as 8,000 foreign nationals has allowed us to develop a robust infrastructure for large program management. Our Immigration team has more than 180 members located across Atlanta, Boston, Houston, New York, Los Angeles, DC, Hong Kong, and Europe. Our drive for excellence leads us to seek out better ways to work with our clients and each other. We have been first-to-market on many legal service delivery innovations and we continue to break new ground with our clients every day. This long history of excellence and innovation has created a culture with a sense of purpose and belonging for all. In turn, our culture drives our commitment to the growth of our clients, the diversity of our people, and the resilience of our workforce.

Requirements

• 3+ years of business immigration experience; willing to consider a combination of attorney and paralegal experience.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Navigated complex technology platforms efficiently (ImmSTAR, HotDocs, Excel).
• Effective written and verbal communications skills, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources).
• Logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Legal oversight of non-immigrant and immigrant processes for Fortune 500 corporations.
• Legally evaluate eligibility of corporate foreign national employees for nonimmigrant and immigrant benefits.
• Draft, review and/or revise H-1B, L-1, and TN and other petitions/applications, PERM Labor Certification audit responses and complex RFEs for filing with the USCIS.
• Effectively manage client relationships and a team of paralegals for high-volume clients.
• Explain sophisticated immigration concepts and present strategic solutions for clients.
• Supervise case handlers in preparing petitions/applications.
• Effectively manage complex projects under tight deadlines.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits at all levels.
• Comprehensive training.
• CLE initiatives.
• Industry credentialing.
• Hands-on learning by working side-by-side with our partners.
• Opportunities for substantive client contact.
• Significant involvement in case strategy and management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed