Business Immigration - Supervising Staff Attorney/Senior Attorney

AM Law 200 Firm, Honigman LLP, is looking for a smart, highly motivated, and organized self-starter with a commitment to legal excellence to join the Firm?s Business Immigration practice group as a supervising staff attorney or senior attorney. Honigman is a premier business law firm with offices in Chicago, across Michigan, and in Washington, DC with an international practice. Regularly honored as one of the Best and Brightest Places to Work nationally and regionally, we earned this recognition by hiring the best people and providing them with critical support for professional development and growth, in a great environment with top-tier culture, compensation and benefits. With more than 350 attorneys practicing in 60 different areas of concentration, Honigman takes pride on understanding its clients? businesses and being exceptionally responsive to their business goals and needs. POSITION SUMMARY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS Honigman?s Business Immigration practice group is comprised of a team of attorneys with a wide range of business immigration experience across all facets of the practice area. Our team works with domestic and multinational clients of all sizes across a wide range of industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, automotive, management consulting, higher education, and manufacturing. The staff attorney will support all aspects of our Business Immigration practice group, including the preparation, review and filing of nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Prepare, review and file non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions, including H-1B, Blanket and individual L-1, TN, O-1 and EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-1C, NIW and PERM-based I-140 petitions; Support the PERM labor certification process on behalf of companies in a wide range of industries; Research, summarize, and/or review agency guidance, cases, regulations, and statutes related to complex immigration issues and policy changes; Interact with various outside entities, including but not limited to, clients, governmental agencies and officials, and other law firms; Deliver high quality work-product and effectively communicate at all levels of the Firm; Demonstrate excellent problem solving skills; Exhibit highly responsive and efficient work habits; Strive to continuously improve knowledge, skills and abilities and seek guidance and feedback to improve performance and productivity; Take responsibility for enhancing expertise, in addition to seeking out formal and informal training; and Collaborate with practice group members to serve clients effectively. QUALIFICATIONS Minimum of 5 years of business immigration experience; Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under significant time constraints; Ability to independently prepare, review and file nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions; Ability to supervise and provide direction to a team of paralegals and practice assistants; Outstanding interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and communication (written and verbal) skills required; J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited institution; Licensed Michigan, Illinois, or Washington, DC attorney in good standing (or with ability to waive into either jurisdiction); and Ability to travel as client needs require. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The salary range for this position is $160,000-$180,000 annually. Honigman provides compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and dental care programs, life and disability insurance, student loan refinancing and consolidation services, open/flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) plan, generous paid parental leave, workstyle support, and wellbeing programs. We also provide strong support for legal training and business development to best position laterals for the opportunity for promotion to partner. More information on the benefits we provide can be found here: https://www.honigman.com/careers-lawyers-banner. Honigman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other category prohibited by applicable local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, and termination. We are not currently accepting search firm submissions for this position.

Qualification

Juris Doctor (JD)

Practice Areas & Specialty

Immigration, Labor & Employment