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Focus: Business Immigration Law
ILW.COM is pleased to present two books edited and co-authored by: Rodney A. Malpert and Amanda Thompson, the Tables of Contents for these works are as follows:
Chapter 2: Recruiting Foreign Nationals
Chapter 3: Short-Term Needs
Chapter 4: Specialty Occupation Professionals
Chapter 5: Intra-Company Transfers
Chapter 6: Investment and Trade: E Visas
Chapter 7: NAFTA
Chapter 8: Employee Sanctions
Chapter 9: Tax Issues
Chapter 10: The Interaction Between Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Statuses
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Chapter 2: Strategies and Obstacles to Consider Before Filing
Chapter 3: Obtaining the Visa Status
Chapter 4: Students and Business Visitors
Chapter 5: Specialty Occupation Workers
Chapter 6: L 1A / L 1B Multinational Transfers
Chapter 7: E-1/E-2 Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors
Chapter 8: NAFTA TN Professionals
Chapter 9: O-1 Foreign Nationals with Extraordinary Abilities
Chapter 10: Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers
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Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegals
Reston, VA - Law Offices of Rakesh Mehrotra has immediate openings for a senior and
a junior immigration paralegal for busy business immigration practice.
Candidates must have solid experience in business immigration law, including
preparation of H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1 and E-1/E-2 visa petitions and labor
certification cases. Responsibilities include the preparation and filing of
business and employment-related immigration petitions and responding to RFEs. Qualified
candidates must have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail,
accuracy and consistency. Excellent written and oral communication skills
and bachelor's degree required. Junior paralegal position requires 2+ years
of business immigration experience and Senior paralegal position requires 5+ years of experience. Competitive salary and benefits offered. Very
congenial work environment, with opportunity for professional growth. Apply in confidence. Send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to jobs@immigrationonline.com
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Santa Clara, CA - Fragomen, the largest corporate immigration firm in the world, is seeking a Business Immigration Paralegal Supervisor. Responsibilities include preparing, filing, and monitoring various immigration and nationality law issues, gathering and tracking the receipt of information and documents from clients, analyzing case documents, and finalizing documents. Other responsibilities include overseeing activities directly related to managing caseloads, managing a team of 4 or more legal support staff, training new team members, oversight of procedures and processes, among other supervisory tasks. BA/BS degree required, 5+ years of experience as a Business Immigration Paralegal, 10+ years experience managing paralegals and support staff, and strong knowledge of immigration and non-immigration procedures and processes. Ideal candidate will have ability to interact with clients, partners, outside counsel, and staff members, excellent time management skills and proven leadership abilities, attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work in a deadline-driven environment, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be proficient with MS Office Suite and other legal software applications/tools and be able to demonstrate ability to handle high volume case load while maintaining high level of productivity. Please submit resume here
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
New York, NY - Downtown immigration law firm is seeking a paralegal with 1-2 years of experience. Requires attention to detail, strong persuasive writing skills and excellent organizational skills. Prefer employment-based immigration experience, especially with non-immigrant visas (H1B, L1, O1, E-2, TN, E-3). Permanent residence experience (EB-1/2/3, PERM) also valued. You should be able to communicate articulately with a strong focus on customer service. Bachelor s degree required. Please send your resume with references, cover letter, a writing sample (preferably persuasive writing), and compensation expectations to: sreich@reichimmigration.com.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Toronto, ON - PricewaterhouseCoopers Immigration Law LLP, a law firm affiliated with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, seeks an experienced U.S. immigration attorney to provide corporate immigration solutions to a diverse business clientele. This position offers excellent opportunities for leadership, and career advancement. Responsibilities include managing the provision of legal services for NIV and IV matters including H-1B, L-1, TN, E-1/2, J-1, O-1, B-1/2, PERM, immigrant petitions, consular processing as well as advising on compliance and related matters. Must demonstrate a solid understanding of U.S. corporate immigration law, compliance issues and audits, be able to effectively manage law clerks and other client service team members and undertake business development. Require JD and admission to any U.S. state bar and at least 3 years of post-call U.S. corporate immigration experience. Please apply at www.pwc.com/ca/careers
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Toronto, ON - PricewaterhouseCoopers Immigration Law LLP, a law firm affiliated with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, seeks an experienced U.S. corporate immigration paralegal to join the firm. This paralegal will be an integral member of a team of corporate immigration lawyers and paralegals who specialize in all aspects of Canadian, USA and global corporate immigration. Responsibilities: prepare petitions /applications for various for NIV and IV immigration cases, including: temporary work visas (H-1B, E-1/2, TN, O-1, L, J); I-140 (EB-1,EB-2, incl. national interest waiver); I-485,incl. consular processing; fiance/fiancee petitions; applications for employment authorization document; travel document; replacement I-94; I-90; I-751; naturalization; change/extension of status, including B2; PERM; Motion to Reopen/Reconsider (I-130); Appeal (I-140); Prepare response to requests for evidence; research law, procedure and keep track of immigration law updates; manage various administrative duties including: maintain case management database, direct client contact-- phone calls, emails, and postal correspondence; contact USCIS and U.S. consulate/embassies, scheduling visa appointment interviews; assist in client intakes, prepare client mailings and submissions to various immigration offices. Skills: The ideal candidate will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; impeccable attention to detail; ability to perform multiple tasks in an upbeat and sophisticated legal environment that serves the interests of some of the World's largest corporations; and 3+ years of corporate US immigration law experience. Please apply at www.pwc.com/ca/careers
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ComingsNGoings: Immigration Event
July 10, 10:30-11:45am - New York, NY - Join the League of United Latin American Citizens for "Deportation Nation: Immigration Reform Crisis and Opportunity," a workshop that will bring together different stakeholders to discuss the negative impact of the broken immigration system and opportunities in the coming weeks to stop the record number of deportations. To RSVP and for additional information, please see: http://lulac.org/convention/workshoprsvp/
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