Immigration Paralegal/Legal Writer

Alma • Bay Area, CA

13d

About The Position

Hi there! We’re Alma 👋 We’re on a mission to make immigration more accessible, transparent, and human through cutting-edge technology and thoughtful legal support. Alma is backed by top-tier investors like Village Global, NFX, and Conviction, and we’re founded by a diverse team of Harvard Law, HBS, and UCLA grads with experience at Cooley, McKinsey, EY, and Uber. We’re looking for a skilled and creative Immigration Paralegal & Legal Writer to join our fast-growing legal team. If you love writing, are deeply familiar with employment-based visas, and want to help shape the future of immigration law, we’d love to hear from you. In this role, you’ll own a wide range of interesting and complex employment-based immigration cases—from O-1 talent petitions to EB-2 NIWs and everything in between. You’ll be deeply involved in both the legal and operational side of Alma’s service, using your expertise to craft compelling petitions, streamline case workflows, and collaborate cross-functionally across the company. We’re a team of curious, mission-driven people who believe that fixing immigration is both a legal and technological challenge. That means we value clear writing, collaborative problem-solving, and continuous feedback—across roles and across borders. We’re startup-minded and deeply committed to doing meaningful work that impacts real people’s lives.

Requirements

• You’ve worked on at least 2 years of talent visa cases (especially O-1s, EB-1s, and EB-2 NIWs).
• You love writing and are excited by the idea of blending legal knowledge with storytelling.
• You’ve got a Bachelor’s degree or a Paralegal Certification .
• You’re comfortable juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup environment.
• You enjoy thinking about how to improve systems and aren’t afraid to propose (or prototype!) new ways of doing things.
• You care deeply about getting the details right and have a strong sense of ownership over your work.
• You want to be part of a small, passionate team shaping a new kind of immigration firm.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and preparing visa petitions and applications (including H-1B, L-1A, TN, E-2, O-1A, O-1B, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW).
• Writing persuasive and well-supported legal documents that tell each client’s story clearly and compellingly.
• Collaborating with our supervising attorney and legal team to improve case templates, protocols, and internal resources.
• Working independently on multiple cases and projects with minimal supervision.
• Giving feedback to our product and engineering teams to help improve our legal tech platform.
• Helping us build scalable, repeatable systems that bring clarity to complex legal processes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible PTO—take time off when you need it
• Health Insurance reimbursement
• A front-row seat to startup growth, with mentorship from legal, tech, and business leaders
• Opportunity to shape internal processes and build new legal tools from the ground up
• Collaborative, low-ego team that genuinely cares about the mission and each other

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees