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About the Role
Phillips Lytle is seeking to hire a senior attorney with eight or more years of experience to support its national Immigration Practice. The role involves handling complex visa and permanent residency applications for U.S. companies and their foreign national workforce.
Responsibilities
- Handle complexities of visa and permanent residency applications
- Manage employment-based green cards
- Manage employment-based non-immigrant visas
- Manage H-1Bs, L-1s, O-1s, E-1, E-2, E-3 visas
- Manage matters arising under the U.S. Mexico-Canada America (USMCA) Free Trade Agreement (TNs)
- Manage other laws governing ports of entry to the United States
- Provide advisory and other services
- Manage client deliverables
- Prepare foreign nationals for visa and consulate interviews
- Respond to audits
- Provide I-9 guidance
- Deal with federal administrative court matters
- Resolve border problems
- Prepare relevant filings
- Manage client relationships
- Mentor and supervise junior lawyers and specialized paralegals
Requirements
- Eight or more years of experience
- Superior written, oral and analytic abilities
- Deep knowledge of U.S. immigration laws, regulations and policies
- Experience handling the complexities of visa and permanent residency applications on behalf of U.S. companies and their foreign national workforce
- Experience with employment-based green cards
- Experience with employment-based non-immigrant visas
- Experience with H-1Bs, L-1s, O-1s, E-1, E-2, E-3 visas
- Experience with matters arising under the U.S. Mexico-Canada America (USMCA) Free Trade Agreement (TNs)
- Experience with other laws governing ports of entry to the United States
- Ability to provide advisory and other services
- Ability to manage client deliverables
- Ability to prepare foreign nationals for visa and consulate interviews
- Ability to respond to audits
- Ability to provide I-9 guidance
- Ability to deal with federal administrative court matters
- Ability to resolve border problems
- Ability to prepare relevant filings
- Portable business is preferred
- Experience managing client relationships is preferred
- Experience mentoring and supervising junior lawyers and specialized paralegals is preferred
Skills
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Analytical abilities
- U.S. immigration laws
- U.S. immigration regulations
- U.S. immigration policies
- Client relationship management
- Mentoring
- Supervision
Location
- ROCHESTER, NY 14604
- Albany
- Buffalo
- Chicago
- Garden City
- New York City
- Rochester
Work Type
- Lateral Attorneys
- Flexible workplace
Experience Level
- Senior attorney
- Eight or more years of experience
Salary/Compensations
- $152,000.00 - $225,000.00 Salary/year
- $152,000-$225,000
Benefits
- Bonus Program
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Basic Group Life AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401k & Roth Plan Options with Employer Match
- Flexible Spending Account Plan Options
- 10 Annual Holidays
- Paid Time Off
About the Company
- Phillips Lytle has an excellent reputation and a roster of high-profile clients including Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies in industries such as telecommunications, technology, energy, nanotechnology, manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences.
- We offer a flexible workplace, a commitment to advancement, and significant client contact and responsibility.
- We value community engagement and an entrepreneurial spirit.
- We are focused on growing our Firm across our entire footprint, and welcome Associates who are looking for an inclusive and equitable environment, where mentoring, feedback and training are emphasized.