BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL – Washington, DC
Lucas Group’s AmLaw 100 law firm client is looking for a Business Immigration Paralegal to join its Washington, DC office. Candidates must have one year of experience, and, specifically, should have PERM experience.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with and support team with a high-volume US Visa processing
- Support senior executive cases and some employment-based permanent residency cases
- Prepare US employment-based, nonimmigrant and some immigrant visa filings to US Department of Labor, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, US Department of State, and US Customs and Border Protection
- Compile immigration eligibility documents and analyze individuals’ potential immigration benefits, including H-1B and L-1 visa processing
- Assist with drafting PERM Labor Certification advertisement text, prevailing wage determinations, recruitment documents, and PERM applications, meticulously tracking timelines of each step
- Communicate clearly and effectively, based on attorney advice, on immigration benefits, government procedures, and case processing time lines
- Assist multiple attorneys with meticulously tracking and reporting on visa expiration dates and filing deadlines
- Assist with coordinating global immigration matters with a network of local counsel across the globe
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree with solid academic credentials
- 1+ of work experience preparing US nonimmigrant filings (including H-1Bs, L-1A/L-1Bs, and TNs), as well as US immigrant filings, including PERM Labor Certifications, EB-2 and EB-3 I-140s, and Adjustment of Status Applications
- Experience managing various priorities simultaneously in a high-volume and fast-paced environment.
- Experience working on global immigration matters is preferred but not required
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills
- Provide top quality customer service
- Experience working for a large firm a plus
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