Senior Immigration Attorney (8+ yrs)

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Immigration Attorney (Buffalo) to support a national immigration practice. This role involves handling visa and permanent residency matters for U.S. companies and their foreign national workforce, including employment-based green cards, employment-based non-immigrant visas, and related compliance and administrative issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support employment-based immigration matters, including:
  • Employment-based green cards
  • Employment-based non-immigrant visas
  • H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-1, E-2, and E-3 matters
  • Matters arising under the U.S. Mexico-Canada America (USMCA) Free Trade Agreement (TNs)
  • Other laws governing ports of entry to the United States
• Provide advisory and other client services, including:
  • Managing client deliverables
  • Preparing foreign nationals for visa and consulate interviews
  • Responding to audits
  • Providing I-9 guidance
  • Handling federal administrative court matters
  • Resolving border problems
  • Preparing relevant filings
• Contribute to client relationship management and business development (portable business preferred)
• Mentor and supervise junior lawyers and specialized paralegals (preferred)

Requirements

• Eight (8) or more years of experience in immigration law
• Deep knowledge of U.S. immigration laws, regulations, and policies
• Superior written, oral, and analytic abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Portable business
• Experience managing client relationships
• Experience mentoring and supervising junior lawyers and specialized paralegals

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range: $152,000–$225,000
• Pay may be adjusted based on location, experience, volume and nature of portable business, or other job-related factors permitted by law.

Other benefits include:

• Bonus Program
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Group Life AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401k & Roth Plan Options with Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Account Plan Options
• 10 Annual Holidays
• Paid Time Off

Location

• Buffalo, New York, United States

Note

• The employer is not working with any search firms in connection with filling this position.