Immigration Attorney, PERM

Ellis Porter - The Immigration Attorneys

full-time

Posted on: 8/23/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $100,000 per year

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About the role

Join Ellis Porter’s PERM Labor Certification team to guide employers and employees through the PERM process.
Ensure compliance with Department of Labor (DOL) requirements while delivering clear, practical legal strategies.
Conduct in-depth telephone conversations and meetings with employers and employees to explain the PERM process and gather detailed job information.
Prepare PERM Labor Certification job profiles, develop recruitment strategies, and conduct prevailing wage research.
Oversee preparation and submission of prevailing wage requests and Form ETA 9089 to the DOL; respond to DOL audit requests.
Counsel employers on PERM recordkeeping requirements and manage Case Managers (paralegals).
Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Work can be fully remote from any U.S. location, or in-person/hybrid in Troy, MI or Ann Arbor, MI (all work must be performed within the United States).

Juris Doctor degree & a member of any US State Bar required.
1-3 years experience working in the business immigration field as an attorney; 1 year working on PERM Labor Certification applications is a plus but not required.
Familiarity with the interplay between PERM Labor Certification and nonimmigrant status concepts and I-140 and I-485 concepts.
Extremely high level of attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize and manage a busy PERM Labor Certification caseload in an efficient manner and meet numerous inflexible legal deadlines.
Ability to manage Case Managers (paralegals) that support the PERM Labor Certification process.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to break down complex PERM legal concepts into language that is easy for clients to understand.
Willingness to conduct frequent, and sometimes somewhat repetitive, educational calls and/or meetings with clients.
Passion for the immigration field.