Prepare and file high-volume immigrant and nonimmigrant business immigration cases, with particular emphasis on PERM. Manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment, communicate extensively with clients, and produce accurate, polished legal documents. The role requires strong writing and proofreading skills, experience with petitions such as H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3, O-1, PERM, I-140, EB-1, and adjustment of status, and a stable work history.
Company Description
Pearl Law Group is listed in Tier 1 of “Best Law Firms” (Immigration) by U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers. And Pearl Law Group’s “energetic and creative approach” was profiled in The Moral Advantage: How to Succeed in Business by Doing the Right Thing (Stanford University, 2004).
We offer competitive salaries and full benefits, along with an upscale (but unstuffy) downtown San Francisco office environment. We also provide all the resources you need to do superb work for our clients, including comprehensive libraries (online, software, and hard copy subscriptions), database software, extensive training and other investments for your continual professional development.
Job DescriptionWe need an Immigration Paralegal who has experience with both immigrant and non-immigrant processes, and is particularly strong in PERM.
Qualifications- Four (4) years of paralegal experience in a high-volume practice or in-house legal team (non-business/family immigration or other paralegal experience will not be considered).
- Experience preparing nonimmigrant (H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3, O-1) and/or immigrant (PERM, I-140, EB-1 Multinational Manager or Extraordinary Ability, AOS) petitions.
- Ability to manage extensive client communication while simultaneously preparing and filing multiple cases in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent writing and proofreading skills (which will be verified by testing during the interview process).
- Stable work history. No job-hopping.
For immediate consideration, please submit the following:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- List of references
- Legal writing sample (maximum 5 pages)
Pearl Law Group San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, CA, United States
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