Attorney - U.S. Business Immigration - Montreal

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a U.S. Business Immigration Attorney where you'll leverage your legal expertise to assist clients with complex immigration matters in a dynamic environment. This role offers opportunities for career growth and development while promoting an inclusive workplace culture. Your bilingual skills in French and English will be an asset as you work with a diverse clientele.

Qualifications

• Law degree (JD) and bar admission required.
• Fluency in French and English preferred.
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of U.S. business immigration services.
• Prepare and submit visa applications in a high-volume environment.
• Develop solutions for diverse clients and facilitate employee movement.

Skills

Technical legal expertise

Managerial skills

Organizational skills

Verbal/written communication skills

Bilingual French and English

Education

JD

Admission to U.S. state bar

Job description

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Requisition ID: 1616441

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

As a U.S. Business Immigration Attorney with EY Law LLP, you will help companies address the challenges associated with managing today's globally mobile workforce. EY Law LLP helps companies and their employees efficiently relocate wherever they need are needed. The firm's comprehensive range of U.S. business immigration services include obtaining both immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant status (temporary work visas) as well as providing a range of U.S. immigration advisory services for employees and their employers.This position offers excellent opportunities for growth, development, teaming, leadership, and career advancement for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities

As an Attorney, you will join our U.S. Business Immigration team. You willmanage the delivery of challenging U.S. business immigration services and contribute to developing solutions for our diverse clients. You will provide notonly technical legal expertise, but also proactive and strategic business solutions that are in line with the needs of our clientele.

Skills and attributes

• Utilize your technical legal and procedural understanding of U.S. business immigration law - including PERM, NIV and IV law - and effectively apply this knowledge to client situations.
• Prepare, review, and submit non-immigrant, immigrant, and PERM 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 law clerks and other client service team members.
• Be an active member of our US immigration practice in implementing best practices.

Qualifications

• JD along with admission to any U.S. state bar.
• Basic knowledge of U.S. immigration preferred.
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to provide not only technical legal expertise, but also proactive and strategic business solutions that are in line with the needs of our clientele.
• Excellent written and verbal French language skills and, because this role interacts with National and or Global clients, bilingualism in French and English is a definite asset.

Additional skills

• 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 to handle sensitive and confidential information.

What we look for

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

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