Remote Immigration Attorney - Employment-Based Expert

Warner Norcross + Judd; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

401k with company match

Firm holidays

Remote work flexibility

Wellness program

Employee assistance program

Professional development

Job summary

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP in Michigan is seeking an experienced Immigration Attorney to join its Immigration practice. The role may be filled at Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel level based on experience and qualifications.

You will handle a defined portfolio of employment-based matters and collaborate with the team to provide practical, timely, and client-focused counsel. This is an opportunity to take primary responsibility for sophisticated filings while helping the practice meet client

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in employment-based immigration law.
• Experience managing nonimmigrant and immigrant worker petitions, including PERM.
• Familiarity with USCIS, DOL, and related filing processes.
• Strong legal writing, document-drafting, organizational, and client-service skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines independently with judgment.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a broader legal team.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation and filing of a broad range of employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant matters, from initial case opening through adjudication.
• Prepare first drafts of forms, support letters, filing packages, and RFE responses for H-1B, L-1, TN, E-1/E-2, O-1, P and H-2A/H-2B matters under attorney supervision.
• Assist with more complex employment-based petitions that require substantive legal and factual analysis, including L-1, E, O-1, and RFE responses.
• Coordinate collection, organization, and review of supporting documentation; identify evidentiary gaps; and prepare draft requests for information for attorney review.
• Support PERM labor-certification cases, including reviewing prevailing wage requests, recruitment steps, audit-file assembly, and related Department of Labor filings.
• Prepare and coordinate I-140 immigrant petitions and supporting materials, including EB-1 multinational manager petitions, outstanding researcher, and PERM-based immigrant matters.
• Track case deadlines, agency notices, filing requirements, and post-filing developments, and move assigned matters forward in accordance with established case plans.
• Conduct legal and factual research on business-immigration issues, agency procedures, and case-specific questions, and summarize findings.
• Collaborate closely with attorneys, paralegals, and administrative staff to maintain accurate case records, efficient workflows, and high-quality work product.

Skills

Three years experience

Nonimmigrant & immigrant petitions

USCIS & DOL familiarity

Legal writing & drafting

Deadline management

Independent yet collaborative

Education

Juris Doctor (ABA-accredited)

Licensed to practice in US

Michigan bar preferred

Job description

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP in Michigan is seeking an experienced Immigration Attorney to join its Immigration practice. The role may be filled at Staff Attorney or Senior Counsel level based on experience and qualifications.

You will handle a defined portfolio of employment-based matters and collaborate with the team to provide practical, timely, and client-focused counsel. This is an opportunity to take primary responsibility for sophisticated filings while helping the practice meet client