Business Immigration Paralegal

Foley Hoag seeks an enterprising Business Immigration Paralegal with 5+ years of experience in business immigration within a law firm or in-house environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in preparing PERM labor certification applications and bring relevant experience drafting and filing nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, applications to adjust status, and RFE’s. The ideal candidate must have exceptionally strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. 

This role is hybrid eligible, allowing for critically important learning and collaboration with colleagues. Currently, this role requires onsite presence three days per week. 

Responsibilities 

• Drafting forms and letters for visa applications and petitions, labor certification applications, and other immigrant and non-immigrant related filings;
• Gather and organize evidence to support immigration filings;
• Conduct quality assurance review of immigration filings;
• Maintains computer database, monitors reports, set reminders;
• Assemble application and petition packages and file with USCIS;
• Set up approval packets and Public Access Files;
• Maintain case management reports as requested. 

Qualifications 

• At least 5 years’ of experience in business immigration;
• Bachelor’s degree or a combination of training, education and experience that demonstrates ability to perform duties of the position may substitute for formal education requirement;
• At least one year of experience with case management system  (LawLogix preferred);
• Knowledge of business non-immigrant visas (H-1B, L-1, E-3, TN, B-1, O-1) and employment based immigrant visa processes (EB-1 extraordinary ability, outstanding professor/researcher, multinational manager; EB-2 NIW; EB-2 and EB-3 PERM, and I-485 filings);
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft business applications (e.g., Word, Excel, and Outlook) and PDF editing;
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond to urgent requests with minimal supervision.
• Detail-oriented and work with an extremely high degree of accuracy;
• Effectively able to prioritize cases, caseload and other assigned tasks (e., projects, reports, case management responsibilities, etc.);
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills;
• Flexibility to work overtime if necessary;
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with lawyers, clients and office personnel;
• Ability to execute and work well with minimal supervision. 

About Foley Hoag

Founded in 1943, Foley Hoag has established a lengthy record of success in the innovation industries of life sciences, health care, technology, energy/renewables and cannabis. Regardless of the intricacy of the matters, we provide clients with creative, strategic legal advice tailored to their specific goals.  

Our people define us. From our offices in Boston, Washington DC, New York, Denver, and Paris, more than 350 lawyers and 260 professionals in business services exhibit authentic collegiality, genuine respect for each other, and the drive to deliver exceptional client service. Foley Hoag has received numerous honors and rankings including 21 national rankings and 41 regional rankings in Best Lawyers' 2024 edition of the “Best Law Firms” 

Since our founding, Foley Hoag has been a leader and catalyst for change in the legal industry and beyond.  We value the diversity of perspectives and experiences that enrich our work and our world and seek to hire the best lawyers and business services professionals, regardless of religions, race, gender, or any other factor. We strive every day to ensure everyone at Foley Hoag feels valued through career development, affinity groups, mentorship programs, culture and community-building events and more. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and a connected, challenging, professional, and fun place for you to thrive in the next chapter of your career.  Visit our website to learn more about culture and opportunities at Foley Hoag LLP.  

Compensation range is $80,000 to $115,000 commensurate with related experience and qualification. The salary of the candidate selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, specialty, and training. The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the firm's reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.