Immigration Law Attorney

Practice & Case Strategy

• Manage a portfolio of employment- and business-based matters, including H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-2, E-3, TN, and P classifications.
• Advise on and supervise immigrant visa strategy, including PERM labor certification, EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-1C, EB-2 National Interest Waiver, EB-2, EB-3, and EB-5.
• Conduct case strategy consultations, assess eligibility and risk, and recommend the strongest available filing path.
• Review, revise, and sign filings prepared by paralegals; take direct responsibility for filing quality and legal sufficiency.
• Develop and execute strategy for Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny, denials, motions to reopen or reconsider, and AAO appeals.
• Advise corporate clients on sponsorship program design, worksite compliance, corporate restructuring effects, and audit exposure.
• Support consular processing strategy, waiver applications, and complex admissibility issues, and coordinate on federal court mandamus actions where appropriate.

Client Relationships & Firm Growth

• Own client relationships end to end, including scoping, engagement terms, expectations, and outcome communication.
• Participate in business development, including referral relationships, speaking engagements, webinars, and community programming.
• Contribute to firm thought leadership through written content, client alerts, and multilingual educational material.
• Mentor and supervise paralegals and legal assistants, and contribute to internal training and template development.
• Meet reasonable billable and collections expectations and maintain accurate, timely time entry.

Required

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school, or a foreign law degree with an LL.M. where required for admission.
• Active license and good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Two to eight years of substantive business- and employment-based immigration experience.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage a caseload and communicate directly with sophisticated corporate clients.
• Strong analytical, research, drafting, and issue-spotting skills, with excellent written and oral advocacy.
• Sound professional judgment and strict adherence to the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.

Preferred

• Illinois bar admission.
• American Immigration Lawyers Association membership and active participation.
• Experience with EB-5, E-2 investor, or high-net-worth private client matters.
• Family-based, humanitarian, or removal defense exposure to support cross-practice needs.
• Existing referral network or portable client relationships.
• Fluency in Russian, Ukrainian, or Spanish in addition to English.

• Compensation: Starting Salary 90k — commensurate with experience, plus an origination and performance bonus structure.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Firm-paid bar dues, CLE, and AILA membership.
• Meaningful autonomy over your caseload and a direct path to expanded responsibility as the practice grows.