Associate Attorney (NIV)

Associate Attorney (NIV) 

Erickson Immigration Group has a career opportunity for an experienced Associate Attorney (NIV) to join our expanding team in a fully remote or hybrid capacity. EIG offers a competitive salary, excellent employee benefits, and ample opportunity for professional growth.

 Primary Responsibilities: 

• With a high-volume caseload, prepares and files petitions and applications, for employment-based non-immigrant visas, including (but not limited to) H-1B, TN, E-3, L1, O-1 and associated dependent filings.
• Maintains ownership and ultimate responsibility for a full docket of 200-300 business immigration - Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) cases at a time
• Manages preparing and filing RFE Responses
• Audits projects that include Public Access Files, data integrity, and billing
• Serves as NIV subject matter expert and provides comprehensive candidate assessments for clients
• Manages H-1B Cap Cases
• Ensures that Paralegals draft, organize, and file immigration documentation in a thorough and timely manner
• Carefully and promptly reviews Paralegal work products
• Utilizes high-level business immigration law knowledge and precise attention to detail to ensure the team produces error-free legal work
• Synthesizes legal research and analyses into written memoranda or briefs; analyzes and summarizes complex legal documents
• Identifies potential immigration issues and develop strategies to address them
• Prepares client presentations
• Conducts and participates in client meetings and calls
• Handles client relations issues as needed

Qualification Requirements: 

• 2-4 years of business immigration attorney work experience
• U.S. Juris Doctor degree (J.D.)
• Member of a state bar and in good standing with the associated state bar association
• Ability to manage complex case strategies with company contacts and clients
• Understanding of nuanced and complex immigration law concepts.
• Ability to review Paralegal work product carefully and promptly
• Effective written and verbal communications skills, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources)
• Logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems
• Strong organizational & time management skills, with the ability to prioritize
• Ability to generate work product with considerable accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a focus on delivering exceptional customer service 
• Outstanding case/project management skills
• Works well in a team environment
• Accepts and adapts to feedback regarding work performance 
• Fluency of the English language in both written and verbal forms
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; and Case Management Systems – Salesforce (Litify), VisaTrax/INS Zoom and other Document Management Systems.  

Benefits:

• Firm-provided parking and metro allowance
• Casual Work Attire
• Paid Time Off, Mental Health Days, Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave, and Jury Duty Leave
• Affordable Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision
• Firm-provided Short- and Long-Term Disability and Group Life/AD&D insurance
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the costs of dependent care and/or healthcare expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, with generous employer match
• Employee Referral Program