Principal Business Immigration Paralegal

Envoy Global

Principal Business Immigration Paralegal at Envoy Global handling immigration petitions and applications in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a remote-first team.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $65,000 - $105,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure effective document intake: i.e., review documents for validity and sufficiently analyze immigration status based on documents provided during document collection.
Be accountable for the heavy drafting and reviewing of immigration forms and letters based on the analysis of case details, documents, and individual qualifications, as per strict deadlines for a range of NIV, PERM and IV applications (end to end).
Apply excellent attention to detail, ensuring immigration petitions are prepared efficiently and accurately.
Assist in general ad-hoc requests as needed by attorneys.
Assist other team members with case or document preparation, as required.
Be a source of knowledge for the team with all cases and client protocols.
Coordinate with Immigrations Operations teams regarding the printing, scanning, and posting of cases, and service requests.
Flag any ideas for process improvement to appropriate Attorney/Case Manager.
Flag any potential/foreseeable case-related issues with Attorney and/or Senior Case Manager, in a timely manner.
Joining weekly, biweekly or monthly docket calls, as needed.
Prioritize daily workload based on fluctuating client deadlines, whilst maintaining an appropriate sense of urgency.
Respond to client communication requests – either via client contact, or directly with the foreign national.
Review of visa petitions by less experienced Paralegal staff (as required).
Swiftly draft responses to requests for evidence for more complex cases.
Train and mentor other paralegals on both immigration specific content and organizational policies and procedures.
Utilize online immigration case tracking system to monitor case status and activities daily.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Completed Bachelor’s Degree – highly desirable
At least 4 full years of experience working as an Immigration Paralegal drafting employment-based petitions, including for more complex cases and/or high-profile clientele.
Minimum Intermediate level proficiency with MS Suite (Teams, Outlook, Word).
Experience with drafting petitions for a range of NIV cases preferred: H1B, L, TN, O-1 etc. and/or experience with drafting green card processes (I-140 and AOS), and end-to-end PERM applications, preferred.
Experience communicating directly with (HR staff) and/or foreign nationals regarding case requirements, including work on key accounts/clients.
Extensive experience communicating directly with (HR staff) and/or foreign nationals regarding case requirements, including work on key accounts/enterprise clients.
You have a genuine interest in US immigration, with a desire to treat clients and foreign nationals with respect and an empathetic approach.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, including spelling and grammar.
Ability to meet strict deadlines and prioritize caseload.
Strong computer literacy with the ability to adapt to state-of-the-art Envoy case processing software to monitor and record all visa petitions.
Ability to follow due process, templates, and to adapt to evolving innovation within the Firm, and Industry –ensure that team members do the same.
Ability to spot issues and resolve problems in case preparation without Attorney support.
Uphold all Core Values of CIP PC.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Noted for delivering strategic, business-focused solutions.
Work-life balance for employees.

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Hard Skills & Tools

immigration forms draftingvisa petitions reviewNIV applicationsPERM applicationsI-140AOScase preparationprocess improvementcase trackingdocument analysis

Soft Skills

attention to detailcommunicationtime managementproblem-solvingmentoringteam collaborationempathyclient serviceorganizational skillsadaptability