Legal Counsel U.S. Immigration

Who we are and what we do

Deel is a global team that helps businesses hire anyone, anywhere, easily. Deel consists of more than three thousand self-driven individuals spanning over 100 countries. Our unified yet diverse culture keeps us continually learning and innovating the Deel platform and our products for customers.

Companies should be able to hire the best talent anywhere in the world, so we are building the best platform to make that a reality. Our market-leading technology, expertise, and global team are crucial to the success of Deel’s platform. We deliver the best products and platform features in our space, enabling millions of jobs worldwide and connecting the global workforce with the best companies and opportunities.

Why should you be part of Deel's success story?

A 30-mile hiring radius should no longer dictate how companies hire because great talent lives everywhere. Deel sees a world without hiring borders and endless talent that pairs perfect candidates with great companies.

We offer global teams all the tools they need to hire, onboard, manage, pay, and scale at full speed. We aim to foster a diverse global economy by building a generational platform that seamlessly connects companies with talent worldwide.

After our successful Series D in 2021, we raised another $50M last year, doubling our valuation to $12B.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Deel — the market leader in international payroll and compliance.

Deel is a highly agile work-environment and you will add to the culture if:

• You thrive in dynamic, fast-paced, results-oriented teams

• You are hungry and enjoy being constantly challenged to learn and do more

• You embrace teamwork, ask questions and like to question the status quo

• You act as an owner and are capable to complete tasks in dynamic environments

• You communicate clearly and effectively to colleagues from different business areas

• You learn quickly and easily adapt to changing situations and priorities

• You work independently and also contribute within a team environment

About the Role
As an experienced U.S. Business Immigration Attorney with, you will help companies address the challenges associated with managing today's globally mobile workforce. Deel’s mobility team helps companies and their employees efficiently relocate wherever they are needed. Our comprehensive range of U.S. business immigration services include obtaining both immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant status (temporary work visas) as well as providing a range of U.S. immigration advisory services for employees and their employers. This position offers excellent opportunities for growth, development, teaming, leadership, and career advancement for the right candidate. 

Key responsibilities

As an experienced Attorney, you will join our U.S. Immigration team. You will manage the delivery of challenging U.S. business immigration services and contribute to developing solutions for our diverse clients. You will provide not only technical legal expertise, but also proactive and strategic business solutions that are in line with the needs of our clientele. Specific responsibilities include:

• Offer a consistent, industry-leading experience to Company customers by providing legal support and strategy from the initial kick-off call through petition filing

• Direct, review, provide feedback, and approve the compiling and assembly of initial submissions, re-submissions, and RFE/NOID responses prepared by Immigration Specialists

• Support and guide Company Immigration Specialists

• Support the Company Sales team by providing legal consultations to prospects on legal strategy, timeline, and immigration options

• Actively work on process improving and templating to help Company develop additional product offerings,

• Draft petitions for new case types, as necessary

• Work with Company Product and Engineering teams to further develop the technology which would support the mobility team

• Monitor trends in immigration and raise any issues with the Company's Head of US Immigration

Skills and attributes

• Utilize your technical legal and procedural understanding of U.S. business immigration law - including PERM, NIV and IV law - and effectively apply this knowledge to client situations.

• Prepare, review, and submit non-immigrant, immigrant, and PERM applications in a high-volume environment.

• Manage client deliverables and expectations and demonstrate an ability to effectively execute on competin