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Legal Assistant Jobs in Lawrenceville, GA at Eraclides Gelman
Wiggin and Dana is seeking an experienced Business Immigration and Compliance Senior Associate or Counsel to be based in CT (our team works in-office in New Haven; this position may be based out of our Stamford or Hartford office with the ability to travel to New Haven as needed). Qualified candidates will have substantial broad-spectrum employment-based immigration experience independently assessing eligibility of employees for U.S visa status, issue-spotting and analyzing regulations for visa viability, and developing comprehensive customized nonimmigrant (H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-1/E-2, etc.) and immigrant (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3) visa petitions for multiple clients; be an excellent writer who can prepare complex and comprehensive RFE responses, PERM cases, and extraordinary ability petitions for sophisticated clients in a wide array of industries; manage daily client interaction and time-sensitive caseloads while working within a team; prioritize short- and long-term assignments along with daily/weekly/monthly duties and proactively communicate case progress and status to clients and supervisor; assist with due diligence I-9/E-Verify/visa compliance review in connection with corporate M&A transactions and government inspections; be passionate about business immigration law and compliance across intersecting regulatory areas; and employ strong analytical and impeccable organizational skills while paying attention to details, demonstrating immigration subject-matter acumen, and multi-tasking. Prior experience with immigration/work authorization compliance and due diligence review, customized and comprehensive immigration case analysis for clients, client counseling, working with an immigration case management system, and tracking billable hours is preferred. A J.D. degree is required with admission to any U.S. state bar (CT preferred). All applications must include a resume, cover letter, law school transcript, references, and an independently drafted work-visa case writing sample.
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Title: Legal Assistant
Company: Eraclides Gelman
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
