Barnes & Thornburg

Immigration Staff Attorney

Atlanta · Staff+

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About the role

We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position.
Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.
About the Firm: Barnes & Thornburg LLP is an AmLaw 100 firm with 26 offices.

Manage large caseloads, independently manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, review, draft, and monitor petitions.
Maintain a commitment to professionalism, customer service and teamwork philosophy with clients and internal teams.

Must be able to exercise significant discretion, apply legal research skills, formulate legal arguments and identify appropriate case law for business immigration cases.
Must be responsive and professional to clients, deadlines and handle extensive client contact.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Must have the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously and work independently as needed.
Candidate must be well-organized, detail-oriented, manage time efficiently, work independently as needed, astute at identifying issues and a quick learner in a fast-paced environment.

Immigration Staff Attorney
The preferred candidate will have experience working with a high volume of case types, including reviewing, drafting and overseeing cases with a team of paralegals.
PERM labor certification and recruitment,
Nonimmigrant visas including H-1B, L-1, TN and E visas,
Immigrant visas including EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 preference categories.
Strong academic performance and excellent research, writing, analytical, and communication skills are required.
The preferred candidate will have experience with:

Juris Doctor, licensed to practice law in IL and in good standing
Must have at least 1-3 years of experience preparing business immigration applications and other types of immigration matters.
Must have a congenial personality, excellent client interaction skills and demonstrated passion for immigration work.
Must be detail-oriented to ensure the highest level of accuracy and be able to multi-task.

This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.

This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.

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