Attorney - Business Immigration
Legal · Posted 3 months ago
We need an attorney with 3-7 years of business immigration experience who has direct hands-on work with employment-based petitions, labor certifications, and nonimmigrant visa categories. You should be comfortable managing a full caseload of employer-side immigration matters and have a track record of strong legal writ...
- Way of working
- Hybrid
- Location
- Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY, Albany, NY
- Pay range
- $130,000 to $170,000
- Level
- Mid
- Experience
- 3 to 7 years
- Type
- Full time
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered for this role
- The company
- 50 to 200 people
Skills that matter here
What you would be doing
- Handle employment-based cases
- Manage labor certifications
- Work on EB-1 petitions
- Process nonimmigrant visa petitions
- Manage J-1 waiver applications
The full description
What we're looking for:
We need an attorney with 3-7 years of business immigration experience who has direct hands-on work with employment-based petitions, labor certifications, and nonimmigrant visa categories. You should be comfortable managing a full caseload of employer-side immigration matters and have a track record of strong legal writing, client responsiveness, and deadline-driven case management. Bonus points if you have experience with J-1 waiver applications or EB-1 petitions.
What you'll do:
- Manage a caseload of employer-sponsored immigration petitions across the full nonimmigrant and immigrant visa spectrum (H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, E-3, EB-1, PERM) - Draft and file PERM labor certification applications, including recruitment strategies, audit responses, and appeals - Prepare and submit EB-1 petitions for extraordinary ability and multinational executive/manager categories - Handle J-1 waiver applications (Conrad 30 and interested government agency waivers) - Serve as a primary point of contact for corporate HR teams and in-house counsel, advising on petition strategy, timelines, and compliance - Respond to Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and NOID notices with well-crafted legal arguments and supporting documentation - Collaborate with the firm's corporate, M&A, and labor & employment practice groups on cross-functional client matters involving immigration components - Maintain organized case tracking and deadline management across a high-volume national practice
How hiring runs
- 1Virtual Screener (Zoom)
- 2In-Person Panel Interview (Round 1)
- 3In-Person Panel Interview (Round 2)
- 4Informal Coffee or Lunch with the Team
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