Legal Counsel, Immigration

Summary

Join Deel, a rapidly growing global payroll and HR platform, as an experienced HR Legal Mobility Counsel. You will provide legal support and strategy for companies managing globally mobile workforces, offering a seamless experience from initial contact to petition filing. Responsibilities include reviewing and approving submissions, guiding immigration specialists, consulting with sales teams, improving processes, drafting petitions, collaborating with product and engineering teams, staying updated on immigration law changes, and conducting internal training sessions. This fully remote position requires a JD, admission to a U.S. state bar, and at least two years of U.S. business immigration experience, with a focus on high-volume NIV and IV filings. Deel offers competitive pay, stock grant opportunities, additional perks, and the flexibility of remote work.

Requirements

• Utilize your technical legal and procedural understanding of U.S. business immigration law - including NIV and IV law, along with consular support - and effectively apply this knowledge to client situations
• Prepare, review, and submit non-immigrant and immigrant applications in a high-volume environment
• Manage client deliverables and expectations and demonstrate an ability to effectively execute on competing priorities
• Facilitate the legal movement of employees across borders for business travel
• Manage relationships with other attorneys, law clerks, and other client service team members
• Be an active member of our US immigration practice in implementing best practices
• JD along with admission to any U.S. state bar
• Minimum 2 years of U.S. business immigration experience, with an emphasis in high-volume O-1, E-2, H, and L NIV filings, and EB-1 and EB-2 IV filings
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills
• Ability to provide not only technical legal expertise but also proactive and strategic business solutions that align with our clientele's needs
• Ability to secure malpractice insurance
• The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment
• Ability to multi-task and take on a variety of projects
• High level of professionalism in handling sensitive and confidential information
• Technology proficiency
• This a fully remote work, you can be located outside the US

Responsibilities

• Offer a consistent, industry-leading experience to Company customers by providing legal support (including consular support) and strategy from the initial kick-off call through petition filing
• Direct, review, provide feedback, and approve the compiling and assembly of initial submissions, re-submissions, and RFE/NOID responses prepared by Immigration Specialists
• Support and guide Company Immigration Specialists
• Support the Company Sales team by providing legal consultations to prospects on legal strategy, timeline, and immigration options
• Actively work on process improving and templating to help the Company develop additional product offerings
• Draft petitions for new case types, as necessary
• Work with Company Product and Engineering teams to further develop the technology which would support the mobility team
• Stay abreast of changes in immigration laws, policies, and procedures, and ensure the immigration team is consistently updated
• Conduct training sessions for internal teams, keeping them informed about the latest legal developments and best practices in business immigration

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