About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

The Role: Senior Immigration Paralegal

The Location: New York, NY; Englewood, CO; Dallas, TX; Raleigh, NC

The Team:

The U.S. Immigration Team at S&P Global provides end-to-end immigration legal support for the company’s entire U.S. workforce. We are a collaborative group that bridges immigration compliance with business practicality and are looking for a new team member to dive in and help us build-out a robust, compliance-focused program that employees and businesses can rely on for quick and effective guidance.

The Impact:

The Sr. Immigration Paralegal will play a key role supporting our business leaders, HR Teams and U.S. visa holder population, including developing and implementing immigration program strategy, providing guidance to employees and businesses, and case preparation and filing.

What’s in it For You:

We're continuing to grow the in-house team and have an exciting new opportunity for an immigration paralegal experienced with both NIV and IV matters. We are primarily looking to strengthen our green card program and are looking for a writer experienced in NIWs and EB-1 green cards across Multinational Manager, Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Researcher categories - but PERM experience is also a plus.

• Take a lead working with businesses, HR, and other stakeholders on our intracompany transferee and green card programs as well as handling complex virtual working and compliance scenarios.
• Be writing creative legal arguments, not just working on templates.
• Balance business needs with a people-first mindset.
• Play a role in policy development and program management.

Responsibilities:

Looking for a candidate who independent, detail oriented, willing to learn and to be part of a team that is committed to providing excellent legal services.

• Serve as an immigration lead and direct employee contact for the Company's immigration program. Must be able to independently prepare H-1B, L-1, PERM, I-140 and AOS materials from intake to filing.

• Liaise with businesses, HR, and foreign national employees regularly. Provide excellent, sensitive, and responsive client service.

• Must be comfortable hosting calls with managers and the employees to advise on NIV and IV processes, and the challenges of the immigration climate.

• Escalate issues or problems appropriately to Immigration Program Manager, Immigration Attorney(s) or outside counsel.

• Prepare RFE responses in collaboration with Immigration Attorney, Program Manager, and/or outside counsel.

• Work closely with the Immigration Legal Team members on strategies and best practices for NIV and IV cases, and Company compliance projects (i.e., I-9 audits and Public Access File maintenance).

• Keep the database management systems updated and accurate with new legal notices, filings, and expirations.

• Maintain status reports to track heavy case load volume as well as monitor expiration dates, filing deadlines, and priority dates.

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of corporate immigration experience working directly with foreign national clients, HR, and businesses to prepare H-1B, PERM, L-1, I-140 (including multinational manager), AOS and RFE responses.

• Experience writing and preparing legal arguments, especially in the L-1 and EB-1 categories.

• Must have experience with immigration database systems, i.e. LawLogix, Tracker, etc.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience creating new immigration templates and self-service toolkits.

• Proficiency in reporting and data-based analytics to steer program management.

Flexible Working:

We pride ourselves on our agility and diversity, and we welcome requests to work flexibly. For most roles, flexible hours and/or an element of remote working are usually possible. Please talk to us at interview about the type of arrangement that is best for you. We will always try to be adaptable wherever we can.

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $66,344.00-$116,411.00.  Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographical location as well as experience and qualifications for the role.

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit link https://spgbe