Immigration Paralegal – Legal Writer

Alma

Immigration Paralegal & Legal Writer supporting employment-based visa petitions for startup Alma. Crafting legal documents and streamlining processes in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $75,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drafting and preparing visa petitions and applications (including H-1B, L-1A, TN, E-2, O-1A, O-1B, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW).
Writing persuasive and well-supported legal documents that tell each client’s story clearly and compellingly.
Collaborating with our supervising attorney and legal team to improve case templates, protocols, and internal resources.
Working independently on multiple cases and projects with minimal supervision.
Giving feedback to our product and engineering teams to help improve our legal tech platform.
Helping us build scalable, repeatable systems that bring clarity to complex legal processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You’ve worked on **at least 2 years of talent visa cases** (especially O-1s, EB-1s, and EB-2 NIWs), but are open to all employment-based types.
You love writing and are excited by the idea of blending legal knowledge with storytelling.
You’ve got a **Bachelor’s degree or a Paralegal Certification**.
You’re comfortable juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup environment.
You enjoy thinking about how to improve systems and aren’t afraid to propose (or prototype!) new ways of doing things.
You care deeply about getting the details right and have a strong sense of ownership over your work.
You want to be part of a small, passionate team shaping a new kind of immigration firm.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible PTO—take time off when you need it
Health Insurance reimbursement
A front-row seat to startup growth, with mentorship from legal, tech, and business leaders
Opportunity to shape internal processes and build new legal tools from the ground up
Collaborative, low-ego team that genuinely cares about the mission and each other

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Hard Skills & Tools

visa petitionsH-1BL-1ATNE-2O-1AO-1BEB-1EB-2 NIWlegal writing

Soft Skills

collaborationindependencefeedbacksystem improvementattention to detailownershipstorytellingmultitaskingadaptabilitypassion

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeParalegal Certification