Senior Immigration Attorney (8+ yrs)

Overview

The organization is seeking to expand its talent within its Immigration Practice by hiring a senior immigration attorney based in New York City.

This role supports a national practice handling the complexities of visa and permanent residency applications on behalf of U.S. companies and their foreign national workforce, including employment-based green cards, employment-based non-immigrant visas, H-1Bs, L-1s, O-1s, E-1, E-2, E-3, and matters arising under the U.S. Mexico-Canada America (USMCA) Free Trade Agreement (TNs) or other laws governing ports of entry to the United States.

The annual salary range for this position is $200,000-$350,000. Actual pay may be adjusted based on location, experience, volume and nature of portable business, or other job-related factors permitted by law.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory and other immigration services for corporate clients
• Manage client deliverables
• Prepare foreign nationals for visa and consulate interviews
• Respond to audits
• Provide I-9 guidance
• Handle federal administrative court matters
• Resolve border problems
• Prepare relevant filings
• Support national practice efforts for visa and permanent residency applications
• Maintain client relationships and support business development as applicable
• Mentor and supervise junior lawyers and specialized paralegals (preferred)

Requirements

• 8 or more years of experience
• Deep knowledge of U.S. immigration laws, regulations, and policies
• Superior written, oral, and analytic abilities
• Ability to provide advisory and other immigration services, including the activities listed in the Responsibilities section
• Experience handling visa and permanent residency applications for U.S. companies and foreign national workforces, including matters related to employment-based green cards, employment-based non-immigrant visas, H-1Bs, L-1s, O-1s, E-1, E-2, E-3, and relevant USMCA (TNs) and ports-of-entry law

Preferred Qualifications

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

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range: $200,000-$350,000
• 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

• New York, New York, United States

Additional Notes

• This role is not being filled with the involvement of search firms in connection with filling this position.