Legal Counsel, Mobility

Summary

Join Deel, a rapidly growing global payroll and HR platform, as a Legal Counsel specializing in immigration law. You will play a key role in supporting clients with immigration-related matters, providing legal advice, ensuring compliance, and contributing to the development of immigration policies and procedures. This fully remote position requires a minimum of two years of immigration law experience, including at least one year as a Junior Legal Counsel or similar role. You will draft and review immigration documents, offer legal support and strategy to clients, advise internal departments, and handle complex immigration disputes. Deel offers competitive compensation and benefits, including stock grant opportunities, additional perks, and the flexibility of remote work.

Requirements

The Legal Counsel typically has a minimum of 2 years of immigration law experience, with at least 1+ years as a Junior Legal Counsel or similar roles

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, and editing immigration petitions, applications, and other legal documents
• Providing support to clients for immigration-related questions or concerns through all available communication channels
• Offering industry-leading experience to clients by providing legal support (including consular support) and strategy from the initial kick-off call through petition filing
• Providing legal advice and support to various departments within the organization on immigration matters
• Ensuring and maintaining compliance in accordance with relevant immigration laws and regulations in the assigned countries
• Assisting with compliance and risk management activities related to immigration in the assigned countries
• Handing complex immigration-related disputes and managing proceedings with immigration authorities
• Contributing to immigration product planning and scoping
• Developing and implementing immigration policies and procedures that are in line with the organization’s goals
• Conducting legal research and providing strategic insights on immigration issues

Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access