Business Immigration Attorney (Senior Associate)

About the role

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Associate in a prestigious corporate immigration law firm, reporting directly to esteemed Income or Equity Partners. As a Senior Associate, you'll spearhead client management and handle intricate immigration cases. This role involves overseeing a team of legal professionals, including attorneys and paralegals, to ensure exceptional case preparation and submission.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for clients in various business immigration law matters, handling complex cases with finesse.
• Represent the firm at client sites, presenting at meetings, and fostering robust client relationships.
• Maintain consistent, high-level communication with our diverse client base.
• Supervise and lead a team, allocating case work, providing training, and ensuring impeccable accuracy in all assignments.
• Collaborate with fellow attorneys, sharing insights and updates within the realm of business immigration law.
• Offer valuable input into attorney-related policies and procedures, contributing to law practice projects.
• Address and support the evolving needs of the practice, providing partnership assistance where necessary.
• Play a pivotal role in hiring and performance reviews for associates and paralegals.
• Lead initiatives to uphold and enhance the quality and uniformity of legal work across the firm.

Qualifications

• A proven track record with a minimum of 5 years as a corporate immigration attorney, inclusive of experience overseeing paralegal work and managing complex casework for both nonimmigrant (NIV) and immigrant (IV) visa matters.
• Exceptional proficiency in English communication (secondary languages a plus) — both written and oral.
• Proficient in utilizing various computer tools and software.
• A J.D. degree and licensure to practice law in the U.S.

Working Conditions

• Able to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.
• Able to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist and reach daily.
• Able to perform general office administrative activities: copying, filing, delivering and using the telephone.
• Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Regular and on-time attendance.
• Must be able to prioritize, schedule, and complete testing required for multiple applications with overlapping schedules.
• A certain degree of creativity and flexibility is required.
• Hours may exceed 40 hours per week.
• Occasional travel by conventional means including aircraft, motor vehicle and the like within the region and to other locations as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Sick time
• Unlimited vacation
• 401(k) with company match

Pay

Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. In addition to competitive pay, a discretionary annual bonus is available.