Immigration Attorney - Green Card Services
Ellis Porter - The Immigration Attorneys
Immigration Attorney – Waiver Services
Ellis Porter - The Immigration Attorneys
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $100,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Work under the direction of the Waiver Services Senior Attorney to develop and implement legal strategies to overcome grounds of inadmissibility
- Work with clients across industries (technology, engineering, bioscience, and other emerging industries) to pursue permanent resident status
- Conduct in-depth conversations with clients to explain the waiver process and gather detailed supporting information and evidence
- Answer client questions about the waiver application process, timelines, and costs
- Prepare and file waiver applications (I-601, I-601A, I-612, etc.) with appropriate government offices in collaboration with Attorneys and Case Managers
- Prepare responses to Requests for Evidence issued by government agencies
- Research legal issues related to waiver applications and stay informed on immigration law developments
- Perform other duties as assigned by management
Requirements
- Possess a Juris Doctor degree & are a member of any US State Bar
- Fluency in Spanish required
- 2+ years of legal immigration experience, preferably with waivers of inadmissibility (including I-601, I-601A, I-612 types)
- Familiarity with grounds of inadmissibility (INA 212(e), unlawful presence, fraud and misrepresentation, criminal convictions, prior immigration violations)
- Prioritize and manage a busy caseload consistent with numerous inflexible legal deadlines
- Collaborate professionally and effectively with team members
- Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex legal concepts to clients
- Patience for frequent and sometimes repetitive client education and correspondence
- Extremely high level of attention to detail
- Extremely high level of emotional intelligence and empathy
- Comfortable discussing clients' personal details (finances, mental health, medical issues, past harm or mistreatment)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Willingness to complete a writing assessment if selected
