Business Immigration Paralegal

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a ‘new law’ pioneer, we continue to lead the market we’ve created.

With a global team of over 600 attorneys and consultants working across our secondments, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions, we want you to be a part of our exciting journey!

Who are we looking for?

We have a strong pipeline of exciting and career-enhancing full-time and part-time assignments across the Biotech, Marketing, Fintech, Consumer Goods, Pharma and Technology sectors, and we're interested in hearing from Business Immigration Paralegals to join us and commence their LOD journey.

A highly regarded law firm in Washington, D.C., is currently seeking skilled applicants for their opening as a Business Immigration Paralegal. Preferred candidates will have experience with NIV matters, including H-1B, TN, etc., in addition to PERM experience. This is a contract position with an anticipated duration of at least 90 days (with the possibility of extension) and features a hybrid schedule in the firm's D.C. office. This is an immediate hiring need.

Overview:

• Contract Role - ASAP Start Date, Anticipated Duration of Several Months (Possible Extension)
• Contract Pay is Flexible DOE
• Hybrid in DC - 3 Days Per Week In-Office 
• Highly Regarded Law Firm

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform more substantive and client facing work than is typical for a Paralegal in a law firm setting including varied case related duties requiring specialized knowledge and skills in employment-based immigration matters.
• Independently perform tasks related to case preparation and filing of petitions with government agencies, including document gathering, document review, case analysis, case drafting, etc.
• Oversee status of cases through utilization of case management and billing systems, run reports as needed, and assist with review of cases.
• Work with clients to perform intake of cases, troubleshooting issues and establishing case strategy, along with recommending solutions and process improvements.

To join us, you will:

• Have at least 5 years of experience ideally gained from top or mid-tier law firms or in-house (with strong legal training)
• Be client centric - commercially minded, adaptable and able to hit the ground running
• Possess a Bachelor's degree and over 2 years of relevant experience
• Have experience with NIV matters, including H-1B, TN & PERM.

No assignment or day is ever the same. Our clients are large national and international companies. This is a great opportunity to diversify your experience and bolster your CV through a career with LOD. These assignments are of varied durations, ranging anywhere from 3-6 months initially or long term.

What sets us apart?

People join us for a range of reasons - the life of an LOD professional is like no other.

• CV-enhancing work with global brands: We provide our people with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world-class global brands, allowing them to take control of their career and diversify their experience across a range of industries.
• No limits: We’ve helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in-house, and develop career pathways to become a GC. Whatever direction you want to take your career, we can help you get there.
• You call the shots: We take work-life balance pretty seriously. You can work on-site with our clients or remotely, undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it's your choice!
• You’re never on your own: Throughout your LOD career, you’ll become part of a community. You’ll be supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team, LOD social events, and receive training opportunities to assist in your ongoing growth and development.
• Our Ways Of Working help shape who we are and what we do: we deliver, we are creative, we are inclusive, we care & collaborate, and we are trusted.
• We’re global: LOD can provide you with local, interstate and international working opportunities.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.