Overview
This role is an opportunity for experienced Legal Writers to support a fast-paced business immigration practice. Responsibilities include drafting immigration-related correspondence and memoranda, collaborating with immigration attorneys, and meeting government-imposed deadlines.
The position may be remote, but the successful candidate must reside in a state where the employer has a physical office.
The employer will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance.
Responsibilities
- Draft immigration-related correspondence and memoranda relevant to the business immigration practice
- Collaborate with immigration attorneys on document preparation and case support
- Research as needed to assist attorneys with immigration matters, including investigating facts and preparing supporting documents
- Ensure work is accurate, well-edited, and ready for review by officers adjudicating immigration matters
- Meet government deadlines for required submissions
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
- 4+ years of paralegal experience in a business immigration practice
- Experience researching law, investigating facts, and preparing documents to assist attorneys with immigration matters
- Excellent proofreading, editing, reading comprehension, and time management skills
- Ability to translate facts into understandable and persuasive content for review by officers adjudicating immigration matters
Preferred Qualifications
- (No additional preferred qualifications were specified.)
Compensation & Benefits
Expected Salary Range
Expected salary ranges vary by location and are stated as follows (as of the date of this posting):
- Colorado: $84,068 to $108,794
- New York: $76,643 to $120,006
- California: $79,118 to $120,006
- Washington: $88,223 to $114,171
- Washington, DC: $88,223 to $114,171
- Baltimore, Maryland: $79,118 to $102,388
- Illinois: $88,223 to $114,171
- Massachusetts: $92,732 to $120,006
- Minnesota: $79,118 to $102,388
- New Jersey: $92,732 to $120,006
- Ohio: $76,643 to $99,185 annually (good faith estimate)
Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law.
Benefits
This position qualifies for the following benefits:
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Leave
- 401(k) matching program
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Affordable Health and Life Insurance, including Dental & Vision coverage
- Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
Application Deadline
Location
- Remote work may be available; candidate must reside in a state where the employer has a physical office.
Additional Information
- Applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.
- The employer is not working with outside recruiters for this position.