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Immigration Attorney
Posted 13 days ago
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About the Role
A respected NYC immigration law firm is seeking a licensed and experienced Business Immigration Attorney to join their team. The successful candidate will handle a variety of immigration matters with a focus on employment-based immigration and removal defense, including representing clients in Immigration Court and USCIS interviews, and managing complex filings.
Key Responsibilities
Represent clients in Immigration Court and USCIS interviews, especially for removal defense and asylum cases.
Prepare and file a wide range of immigration petitions including:
Employment-based: H-1B, L-1, TN, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, O-1B, etc.
Family-based: I-130, I-485, waivers, VAWA
Humanitarian relief: Asylum, SIJ, TPS, U Visa
Draft and respond to PERM audits, RFEs, motions, waivers, and appellate briefs.
Conduct legal evaluations for eligibility of nonimmigrant and immigrant benefits for corporate clients.
Represent clients before Immigration Court and USCIS, including in removal defense, asylum, and SIJ-based proceedings.
Supervise and support a team of paralegals and case handlers.
Communicate legal strategies effectively with clients.
Manage high-volume caseloads while meeting strict deadlines.
Qualifications
Must be licensed and admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
Minimum 3 years of experience in business immigration law
Deep knowledge of USCIS, DOL, and EOIR processes
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational and time-management abilities
Languages are a plus (Italian, Albanian, Spanish, French, etc.
Immigration Attorney
Posted 19 days ago
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Location: Rochester, Buffalo, or Albany, NY
Industry: Legal Services
Job Overview: We seek an attorney to join our national business immigration practice in our Rochester, Buffalo, or Albany office. The ideal candidate will have broad experience in employment-based cases, including labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
Responsibilities:
- Handle a variety of employment-based immigration cases.
- Prepare and file labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
- Provide excellent client service and case management.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of immigration laws and regulations.
- Collaborate with clients to develop immigration strategies.
Qualifications:
- Five to ten years of experience in business immigration law.
- Broad experience with labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Strong client service and case management abilities.
- Enthusiasm for client service and initiative.
Salary: The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $130,000 $180,000. Actual base salary will be based on criteria such as experience, qualifications, and skill level.
Equal Employment Opportunity: We are an EEO Employer.
Immigration Attorney
Posted 19 days ago
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Location: Rochester, Buffalo, or Albany, NY
Industry: Legal Services
Job Overview: We are seeking an attorney to join our national business immigration practice in our Rochester, Buffalo, or Albany office. The ideal candidate will have broad experience in employment-based cases, including labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
Responsibilities:
- Handle a variety of employment-based immigration cases.
- Prepare and file labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
- Provide excellent client service and case management.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of immigration laws and regulations.
- Collaborate with clients to develop immigration strategies.
Qualifications:
- Five to ten years of experience in business immigration law.
- Broad experience with labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Strong client service and case management abilities.
- Enthusiasm for client service and initiative.
Salary: The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $130,000 $180,000. Actual base salary will be based on criteria such as experience, qualifications, and skill level.
Equal Employment Opportunity: We are an EEO Employer.
Immigration Attorney
Posted 19 days ago
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Location: Rochester, Buffalo, or Albany, NY
Industry: Legal Services
Job Overview: We are seeking an attorney to join our national business immigration practice in our Rochester, Buffalo, or Albany office. The ideal candidate will have broad experience in employment-based cases, including labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
Responsibilities:
- Handle a variety of employment-based immigration cases.
- Prepare and file labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
- Provide excellent client service and case management.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of immigration laws and regulations.
- Collaborate with clients to develop immigration strategies.
Qualifications:
- Five to ten years of experience in business immigration law.
- Broad experience with labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, nonimmigrant visa petitions, and J-1 waiver applications.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Strong client service and case management abilities.
- Enthusiasm for client service and initiative.
Salary: The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $130,000 $180,000. Actual base salary will be based on criteria such as experience, qualifications, and skill level.
Equal Employment Opportunity: We are an EEO Employer.
Business Immigration Attorney
Posted 25 days ago
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We are looking for a dedicated Business Immigration Attorney to join an international law firm with a strong presence in Seattle. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative legal environment while providing strategic guidance to corporate clients navigating U.S. immigration processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with employment-based visas and labor certification procedures, delivering exceptional service and results.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a variety of employment-based visa cases, including H-1B, L-1, E-2, O-1, TN, and EB-2/EB-3 categories.
- Oversee and execute labor certification processes with precision, ensuring compliance with legal standards and client expectations.
- Provide strategic counsel to corporate clients on immigration timelines, documentation, and procedural requirements.
- Conduct legal research and stay informed about changes in federal and state immigration laws and policies.
- Draft and review petitions, applications, and supporting documents while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
- Collaborate with fellow attorneys and case managers to deliver seamless legal services as part of a cohesive team.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring exceptional service throughout the case lifecycle.
- Advise corporate clients on visa strategies and solutions for work authorizations.
- Maintain organized case files and ensure timely communication with clients and stakeholders.
Firm offers extensive benefits package including healthcare plan options, 401K with match, flexible PTO, remote work, and resources from an international firm to build their business!
To submit your resume confidentially please send to Sam(dot)Sheehan(at)RobertHalf(dot)(com)
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active membership in a state bar.
- 2-10 years' of experience in business immigration law, including significant exposure to labor certification processes.
- Expertise in advising corporate clients on visa strategies and work authorization solutions.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in high-pressure, deadline-driven settings.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and excellence.
- Familiarity with civil litigation, drafting motions, briefing, and discovery processes.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team-oriented legal environment.
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Immigration Attorney -Memphis, TN (Hybrid)- Urgently Hiring
Posted 93 days ago
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The Freelance Firm is looking for experienced, high-level freelance attorneys and paralegals who provide on-demand support for both short-term and ongoing legal projects.
Due to increasing demand, we are now searching for qualified, experienced and dedicated freelance attorneys with strong experience in Immigration law who are interested in a freelance opportunity in Memphis, TN.
Types of work are in-person appearances for various immigration proceedings such as bonds, removals, adjustment of status, deportation defense, master calendar hearings, etc.
We welcome you to join our established network of legal professionals to contribute your unique knowledge and skills to help our growing list of law firm-clients.
Interested candidates should submit their resume, relevant samples of work and two (2) references. Resume submissions will be kept in strict confidence. Please visit our website at to learn more about us and the services we provide.
This position is expected to require 5 to 20 working hours per week.Requirements:
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice
- Must be able to attend in-person hearings in the Memphis area
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Immigration law
- Strong research and writing skills
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and be well organized
- Self-starter and able to work independently
- Rates to be discussed
RequirementsRequirements:
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice
- Must be able to attend in-person hearings in Memphis, TN area, or via Webx for Master Calendar
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Immigration law
- Strong research and writing skills
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and be well organized
- Self-starter and able to work independently
- Rates to be discussed due to the type of hearings being covered, Master Calendar, In-person and Individual
BenefitsIncrease revenue stream and earn extra income
Choose your own hoursWork Location: Hybrid - both in-person Master Calendar and Remote Master Calendar
Immigration Staff Attorney
Posted 2 days ago
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Make the Road New Jersey (MRNJ) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and respect through community organizing, the provision of high quality legal and support services, transformative education, and policy innovation. MRNJ is a project of Make the Road States. Founded in 2014, MRNJ operates centers and organizing hubs in the cities of Elizabeth, Passaic, Perth Amboy, and Newark, that reach thousands of immigrants and working-class people of color each year. Our member-led organizing committees -- which work on the issues named above-- implement strategies to combat shared problems and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. In the past four years, MRNJ has won more than 10 pro-immigrant and pro-worker policies, including the nation's first guaranteed severance law, landmark anti-wage theft legislation, occupational and drivers' license for undocumented immigrants and a $15 minimum wage. We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services including ESOL, legal services in the areas of immigration and workplace rights, workplace safety training and college access.
Make the Road Action (MRA), a 501(c)(4) organization is committed to building power for justice in immigrant and low-income working-class communities of color. MRA operates in five states - New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. We work to create social change, connect voters to the candidates and issues that are most important to them, and work hands-on in a fast-paced environment to create long-term impact in the communities that need it most.
Current Opening:
The immigration staff attorney will provide legal representation on a wide range of immigration matters both before the Executive Office of Immigration Review ("EOIR") and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"). The staff attorney provides legal support for active MRNJ campaigns. The position will be partially remote with work conducted in one of our offices in Elizabeth, Passaic or Perth Amboy
Key Responsibilities but not limited to:
- Provide individualized assistance to clients currently in removal proceedings or eligible for immigration relief, in a broad range of categories including SIJ, Asylum, U/T Nonimmigrant Status, VAWA, Cancellation of Removal, adjustment of status, and naturalization, including representing individuals in immigration, family and federal district court as well as before USCIS. This position will have a particular emphasis on representing unaccompanied children;
- Manage active caseload as determined by department and annual goals, and maintain client files in good order, including photocopying/scanning applications, letters, supporting documentation, and follow up work. Maintain client and case information in Legal Server or other case management systems;
- Conduct initial consultations and intake appointments with clients, performing legal analysis of facts, making determinations on when to retain clients for representation, and maintaining client contact with active clients and other parties. Counsel clients on risks and benefits of various case strategies;
- Translate documents or secure translations as necessary, and secure interpretation assistance, as necessary;
- Work with MRNJ's Social Worker to meet clients' social service needs;
- Participate in community outreach and educational activities, including Know-Your-Rights workshops and citizenship and other legal clinics;
- Represent MRNJ on panels, at conferences, and at events, as the need arises;
- Provide policy support and legal advice to MRNJ's community organizing campaigns including drafting legislation, creating one-pagers for organizing and community, drafting memos of support or opposition, coordinating with coalitions, legal research and drafting for impact litigation, advocating for legislation with elected officials.
- Participate in some organizing and organization-wide events;
- Participate in team and department meetings and assist with grant reports;
- Participate in ongoing CLE and other trainings related to areas of immigration law;
- Apply movement lawyering principles and other critical concepts that underscore our organizational approach to building power, such as racialized capitalism.
Requirements:
- Eligible to work in the US;
- Fully vaccinated with a FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine, required;
- At least 1 year of immigration legal practice experience, which may include clinic and/or legal internships;
- Membership in good standing in the bar of New Jersey;
- J.D. from an accredited university;
- Proficiency (fluency preferred) in Spanish;
- Demonstrated commitment to social, racial and economic justice and community lawyering, and an understanding of the challenges facing low-wage workers, immigrant communities, and communities of color;
- Interest in supporting community organizing, campaigns, and policy and advocacy initiatives;
- Desire to work collaboratively;
- Flexibility to attend evening and weekend events and meetings, as needed.
MRStates offers an excellent benefit package including health insurance, 401K, and generous paid vacation, sick, personal days. The salary range for this position is from $5,063 to 80,768
How to Apply:
Please attach cover letter/resume and submit all documents to the Make the Road New States career center.
Make the Road believes that social change is best achieved through grassroots community-based organizing that flows directly from and engages the community demanding the change. As a membership-based organization, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, criminal history, or Veteran status. We strongly encourage those from historically excluded groups to apply.
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Business Immigration Associate Attorney
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UB Greensfelder currently has an opening for an Associate Attorney with 3+ years of experience to join the Immigration Practice Group, working in our Illinois, Ohio, Missouri or New York offices. Current and active law license required.
UB Greensfelder LLP is an Am Law 200 law firm dedicated to exceeding client expectations and delivering superior, customized legal solutions. The firm's attorneys advise regional, national, and global businesses on a wide range of sophisticated legal matters across more than 25 specialized practice and industry groups. Renowned for its best-in-class client service and litigation excellence, UBG was named "2025 Ohio and Missouri Firm of the Year" byBenchmark Litigationand consistently earns top-tier accolades from Chambers and Partners. Established in 2024 through the merger of Ulmer & Berne LLP and Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., UB Greensfelder has quickly emerged as a super-regional powerhouse firm in the Midwest and in top-tier business centers. For more information, please visit Our Business Begins With You.
Position Responsibilities Include :
- Responsible for day-to-day tasks as well as the strategic process of case management.
- Manage a variety of immigration matters, including H-1B, O-1, L-1 visas, as well as PERM and employment based petition visas.
- Prepare and review immigration applications and documentation.
- Communicate effectively with clients, providing updates and addressing questions as they arise during the immigration process.
Qualified Applicants Will Have :
- At least 3 years of practice handling business immigration matters in a law firm setting, required;
- Experience with H-1B, O-1, and L-1 visas;
- PERM and employment based immigration petition visas, including EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3;
- Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills;
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are required.
All candidates remain highly confidential.
UB Greensfelder provides top-quality, sophisticated legal services, serving business clients ranging from small entrepreneurs to international companies. Our Lateral Integration Program ensures the successful transition of new attorneys into the firm. From our management team, to colleagues to professional staff, we are dedicated to helping our new attorneys effectively integrate their practice to maximize their opportunities at our firm. If you desire to work in a truly people-focused environment for a firm that values its employees, then UB Greensfelder is the firm for you.
UB Greensfelder recognizes the importance of forming inclusive teams of attorneys and staff to foster an environment where creative solutions are made for our clients, and all have the opportunity to thrive and succeed. We encourage candidates from a variety of backgrounds to apply to be a part of our team.
UB Greensfelder offers an outstanding benefit package which includes: medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with employer contribution, short and long term disability plans and life insurance. Additional perks include:
- Integration and formal mentor programs
- Seminar and CLE expenses
- Professional development hours and training programs
- Part-time and hybrid work options
- Paid Parental Leave and Parental Support Programs
- Domestic partner benefits
- Reintegration Program with ramp down/up periods
- Well-Being Program focusing on physical, financial, emotional and social health
- Business casual work environment
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