Team Lead - Business Immigration Paralegal
Business development and team management.Managed multiple large & mid-size clients as a single point of contact. Ran clients’ business immigration visa programs (immigrant & non-immigrant).Supervision and review of team’s work, task assignment, research of government regulations, case law and procedures to support clients’ petitions. Direct interaction with companies’ HR dept. & Executives to obtain documentation to respond to Requests for Evidence, NOIDs, NOIRs, Motions and Appeal.Scheduled meetings and calls with existing and potential clients across the country to discuss case status, strategies, visa bulletin progression, AILA updates, USCIS press releases. In charge of completion of non-immigrant visas (H-1, L-1, Blankets, E-2/3, TN, F-1, J-1, O-1) as well as immigrant petitions (PERM, including recruitment, I-140 EB-1/2/3, I-485 based on employment).Preparation of family-related applications (I-130s, I-485s, K-1/3, NVC processing) and Naturalization Applications (N-400, N-600).Conducted onsite audits of clients’ I-9s, PAF, & personnel files to ensure government compliance. Managed and maintained a heavy workload, updated monthly reports and spreadsheet with sensitive information. Management and coordination of office events (training, seminars, etc).
