Associate - Immigration

Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities. The firm’s more than 200 lawyers practice among offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Uniondale, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, as well as in New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.

Location: Albany, NY; Buffalo, NY; Rochester, NY; and New York, NY

Immigration Associate opening at Harris Beach!
 
Are you looking for work that has PURPOSE and the ability to change lives? This position is a great fit for you if:

• You are a quick learner and unafraid to jump right in
• You can juggle competing tasks and work efficiently
• You embrace challenges, details and creative thinking
• You are looking for a place to grow, professionally and personally
• You want to work in an environment where each team member is genuinely welcome

We want to help grow and develop your career! Come join our talented Immigration team!
  

Description: Prepare a wide variety of business-based nonimmigrant (H-1B, L-1, TN, E, and O-1) and immigrant (employment and family-based) petitions, including forms preparation and supporting documentation. Prepare immigrant visa petitions, including PERM, EB-1, NIW, EB-2 and EB-3 classifications. Manage high-volume corporate client accounts. Work closely with and communicate with clients to provide comprehensive immigration services with a special focus on healthcare, higher education and technology sector clients. Counsel corporate clients on immigration strategy and compliance. Supervise, train and mentor paralegals in employment-based immigration processes. Compile and maintain records of immigration filings, other documentation and records of activity on behalf of clients.
 
Responsibilities:

• Individual client consultations
• Develop case strategies for client challenges
• Review and approve client documents for submission to government agencies
• Assist health care clients with petitions, waiver applications, and related issues
• Assist clients with form I-9 and E-Verify issues
• Direct representation of clients before government agencies
• Review and approve all client petitions, applications, and evidence for submission to agencies
• Provide substantive and technical leadership for case management
• Will supervise paralegal(s)
• Assist clients and paralegals with technical issues in completing the questionnaires and submitting documents
• Prepare forms and correspondence
• Write detailed and complex supporting argumentation in support of immigration benefits
• Work closely with clients to gather and organize supporting documentation, and case administration
• Prepare filings for relevant federal and state agencies
• Prepare draft correspondence and memoranda
• Enter case information into case management system
• Track the status of filings and inform the client and attorney of any follow up that may be necessary

Qualifications:

• Admitted to New York State Bar or admitted to practice law in another state
• Minimum of three years of immigration experience with high-volume practice
• Health care or Higher Education immigration law experience and I-9 and E-Verify compliance experience a plus
• Superior writing/editing skills for complex support letters and strong computer skills
• Must be highly detail-oriented and able to manage multiple high-volume priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with MS Office and expertise with computer assisted legal resources required
• Ability to work with diverse personalities within various levels of the organization
• Must exhibit well-developed interpersonal and client relation skills
• Military experience welcome

Harris Beach is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates. Harris Beach PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position and geographic locations. 

Albany, Buffalo and Rochester: $115,000-$150,000

New York City: $130,000-$170,000

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.