Attorney/Lawyer
Responsibilities
- Manage a full caseload of employment-based immigration matters from strategy through filing and final resolution, with minimal day-to-day oversight.
- Prepare and review complex legal submissions, including detailed responses to government requests and other supporting advocacy documents.
- Advise corporate clients on business immigration options and provide clear guidance tailored to their workforce needs and long-term objectives.
- Oversee both nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters, ensuring deadlines, documentation, and case progress are handled accurately and efficiently.
- Supervise paralegals and support staff in a remote setting, delegating work effectively and maintaining high standards of quality.
- Communicate regularly with clients and internal team members to provide updates, resolve issues, and sustain strong service delivery.
- Contribute legal analysis and practical recommendations on specialized matters, including extraordinary ability and outstanding researcher cases when applicable.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience practicing business immigration law, preferably gained with an established and reputable firm.
- Active attorney license in a U.S. state and a bachelor’s degree.
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage a substantial employment-based immigration caseload across both contract and permanent matters.
- Strong legal writing and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting nuanced responses for complex cases.
- Highly organized and accountable work style with the ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining excellent client service.
- Prior experience working successfully in a remote environment and directing the work of paralegals or other legal support professionals.
- Availability to provide a relevant writing sample during the hiring process.
- Familiarity with O-1 and EB-1 extraordinary ability or outstanding researcher matters is preferred.
Qualifications
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
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Robert Half will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance.
Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan.
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