Description:
About the Firm:We are looking for attorneys who want to build their own book of business and personal brand while serving individual immigrants and their families. We do not take any corporate clients. If you are passionate about helping immigrants, and if you believe that they deserve their own high quality representation and want to make the switch to employee-side representation, we want to talk to you!
We are specifically looking for professionals who have deep experience in the following areas:
- Crimmigration
- EB-5
- Federal Court Litigation
- Citizenship
- Family Immigration
- Consular Practice
- EB-1A
- EB-2 NIW
- International Tax
- Employment Litigation
- Executive Compensation and Employment Contracts
About the Firm:
Waypoint Immigration USA is a business immigration firm focused on providing comprehensive legal services to individual employees and their families in the United States. We do not represent companies, only individuals. For decades, the business immigration sector has been dominated by corporate firms that control individuals' immigration processes. Employees often do not have access to personal legal counsel in these employer-driven arrangements. We believe that every immigrant deserves to have their own representation to ensure their interests are advanced. There is no substitute for having an attorney advocating solely for the individual in the complex world of immigration law. As a rapidly growing firm ready to expand into this underserved market, we seek experienced and knowledgeable employees who love our mission, are ready to jump into employee-side representation fully, and want to help individual immigrants achieve their dreams. We expect growth opportunities to be abundant in the upcoming years. Come join our team at this exciting time!
The normal job duties you will perform:
We are seeking someone with deep experience in the business immigration realm (or employment or tax law) who understands how the complex pieces of the U.S. legal system impacts immigrants' daily lives and important decisions. The attorney will be directly advising clients on video calls, while participating in marketing, building their own reputation, collaborating with other partners, and scaling and building a team (if desired).
The attorney will provide initial assessments and intake for new clients.
Marketing and business development activities on social media and in person will be required and fully supported by the firm.
This is an individual contributor role for someone who wants to spend the majority of time talking to clients while giving them actionable advice. It is not a management role at this time, though you will have some paralegal support as needed. The role has potential to grow into a Partner or supervising attorney role depending on how quickly your book of business grows.
- Set strategy for clients' individual journeys
- Lead client communications via email, phone, and video call
- Perform legal research and write summaries, briefs, and memos as well as actionable emails to clients
- Contact various government agencies on behalf of clients
- Maintain client records and track important dates
- Build legal knowledge and maintain deep expertise in individual immigration options
- Train junior attorneys
- Maintain an active AILA membership (paid for by the firm)
- Write blog posts or professional publications on topics of interest, with support from the firm's marketing team
- Participate in the firm's business development efforts, including building and maintaining a personal social media brand and presence with firm support
- Other duties as assigned
The skills and experience that we are looking for:
- J.D. required, or LLM with bar licensure
- State bar license required
- At least 5 years of experience in the full spectrum of business immigration, tax, or employee-side litigation or contract work (Note: This is required experience for this specific senior level position. Please look for other job openings if you do not have this experience!)
- Direct experience talking to individual immigrants, not just company contacts
- A friendly and practical approach to providing consultations
- Able to work independently without on-site supervision
- Able to prioritize and manage tasks independently
- Meet our firm's standard technology skill requirements for all employees:
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or similar/equivalent software
- Proficient in Adobe Acrobat or similar pdf editing software
- Proficient at internet research for information and answers
- Familiar with cloud file storage software such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar
- Familiar with SharePoint or collaborative spreadsheets/files
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Did you upload a Cover Letter and a Resume? Both are required.
- Do you have at least 5 years of experience over a broad spectrum of business immigration matters?
License/Certification:
State Bar License (Required)
