Description
About the Position
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is seeking an experienced Immigration Attorney to join its Immigration practice. This position may be filled at the Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel level, depending on the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The attorney will handle a defined portfolio of employment-based immigration matters and work closely with the firm’s Immigration team to provide practical, timely, and client-focused counsel. This is an opportunity for an experienced immigration attorney to take primary responsibility for sophisticated filings while helping the practice meet increasing client demand.
Responsibilities
- Support attorneys in the preparation and filing of a broad range of employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant matters, from initial case opening through adjudication.
- Prepare first drafts of forms, support letters, filing packages, and RFE responses for H-1B, L-1, TN, E-1/E-2, O-1, P and H-2A/H-2B matters under attorney supervision.
- Assist with more complex employment-based petitions that require substantive legal and factual analysis, including L-1, E, O-1, and RFE responses.
- Coordinate collection, organization, and review of supporting documentation; identify evidentiary gaps; and prepare draft requests for information for attorney review.
- Support PERM labor-certification cases, including reviewing prevailing wage requests, recruitment steps, audit-file assembly, and related Department of Labor filings.
- Prepare and coordinate I-140 immigrant petitions and supporting materials, including EB-1 multinational manager petitions, outstanding researcher, and PERM-based immigrant matters.
- Track case deadlines, agency notices, filing requirements, and post-filing developments, and move assigned matters forward in accordance with established case plans.
- Conduct legal and factual research on business-immigration issues, agency procedures, and case-specific questions, and summarize findings.
- Collaborate closely with attorneys, paralegals, and administrative staff to maintain accurate case records, efficient workflows, and high-quality work product.
Qualifications
- At least three years of experience practicing employment-based immigration law.
- Demonstrated experience managing nonimmigrant and immigrant worker petitions, including PERM labor certification matters.
- Substantial familiarity with USCIS, Department of Labor, and related employment-based immigration filing processes.
- Strong legal writing, document-drafting, organizational, and client-service skills.
- Ability to manage multiple matters and detailed filing deadlines simultaneously with accuracy and sound judgment.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a broader legal team.
About You
- Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Licensed and in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Michigan bar admission, or willingness and ability to become admitted, is preferred but not required.
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing, and the ability to lift up to 25 pounds as needed
About Warner
By providing discerning and proactive legal advice, Warner Norcross + Judd builds a better partnership with its clients. Warner is a full-service corporate law firm with 220+ attorneys practicing in nine offices throughout Michigan: Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Holland, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Macomb, Midland and Muskegon. To learn more, visit www.wnj.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn or Facebook.
About Our Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Firm-provided life insurance and disability coverage
- 401k with employer contribution or match depending on plan design
- Firm holidays
- Remote work flexibility
- Wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- Professional development opportunities
About Our Culture
Warner’s cultural motto is “Fun, Pride + Profit...in that Order”. We build A Better Partnership through:
- Teamwork – Warner’s lockstep compensation model encourages teamwork and distinguishes us from our competitors. Partner and associate salaries are set based upon seniority, not total hours worked, encouraging client legal projects to be routed to the most knowledgeable person in the firm. Our team approach to compensation yields better legal representation for our clients and lays the foundation for a fun culture without internal financial competition. We have a team atmosphere where people like working together and supporting each other.
- Diversity – At Warner, we take an “all in” approach to DEI – engaging people at all levels of the firm to lead and participate on DEI committees and initiatives. This ensures a broad base of support from team members truly invested in leading the charge. It’s because of their time and efforts we are as successful as we are – and that success radiates throughout the whole firm. Our DEI work has become not only the right thing to do, but more importantly, what our people want to do.
- Careers – Our culture of balanced personal and professional lifestyle allows us to maintain a 94% attorney retention rate. Attorneys throughout Michigan, the region and beyond are choosing Warner as their forever home – and because of our dedicated focus on living balanced lives, our attorneys’ families are fully supporting these important decisions.
- Community – Warner’s time-honored community engagement initiatives include financial contributions to 150+ nonprofits, scholarships and paid time off for all firm members to engage in community initiatives that are meaningful to them.