Immigration Paralegal

Summary

Join Deel, a global leader in international payroll and compliance, as a US Immigration Specialist! You will manage all aspects of the US immigration process, from initial client communication to application submission and resolution. This role requires strong communication, legal support, and case management skills. You will prepare and file various immigration petitions, provide consular support, and actively monitor case pipelines to meet deadlines and exceed client expectations. Deel offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment with opportunities for professional growth and development. Competitive compensation and benefits are also provided.

Requirements

• 5+ year of business immigration experience, either as a Paralegal or Immigration Specialist (Preference for O-1, E-2, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW experience)
• 1+ year of experience working in a law firm, corporate, or startup setting
• Strong writing, logical reasoning, and communication skills
• Strong client services skills
• Experience directly interacting for customers via email, call, and video
• Experience anticipating clients’ needs and addressing their concerns
• Experience managing individual pipeline and proven ability to juggle multiple customers and priorities, keeping all customers informed of changes to deadlines
• Ability to function independently while following established directions and processes with limited hand-holding
• Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Offer a consistent, industry-leading experience to customers by providing legal support and strategy from the initial kick-off call through petition filing
• Prepare and file initial submissions, re-submissions, and RFE/NOID responses for O-1, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW petitions
• Provide consular support assistance for immigrant visa (employment based and marriage based) and non-immigrant visa applications (B-1, H-1B, L-1, E-1, E-2, E-3, O-1), including DS-160 and DS-260 forms
• Continuously level up by learning how to prepare new case types, such as I-485, H-1B, TN, E-3, E-2, etc
• Actively monitor individual case pipeline to achieve production targets, meet critical deadlines, and increase client satisfaction
• Effectively communicate with customers regarding procedural and case processing issues, identify client immigration solutions, and understand current client activity
• Provide feedback in opportunities for continuous process improvement and elimination of redundancy
• Report directly to the Immigration Specialist Manager
• Managing Employment Life-Cycle
• Work on special projects, as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with JIRA, Notion and slack
• You thrive in dynamic, fast-paced, results-oriented teams
• You are hungry and enjoy being constantly challenged to learn and do more
• You embrace teamwork, ask questions and like to question the status quo
• You act as an owner and are capable to complete tasks in dynamic environments
• You communicate clearly and effectively to colleagues from different business areas
• You learn quickly and easily adapt to changing situations and priorities
• You work independently and also contribute within a team environment

Benefits

• Provided computer equipment tailored to your role
• 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 WeWork access where available