Pamela Risnes Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

Irving, Tx

El Centro Campus, Dallas, Texas

Teach Introduction to Sociology courses

Mckinney, Texas, United States

Teach Introduction to Sociology courses

Dallas, Texas, United States

Support attorney team, focusing on Immigrant Visa (IV) petitions, primarily I-140 EB-1 Multinational Manager and Outstanding Researcher petitions. See petitions through to resolution via approval, request for evidence or denial. •Prepare employment-based I-140 Immigrant Visa petitions, including EB-1 Multi-National Manager, and I-485 Adjustment of Status applications•Assisted attorneys and foreign nationals with PERM applications, from drafting job description through submission of ETA 9089, including audit response•Communicated with employer contacts as well as foreign nationals and foreign co-counsel•Drafted reports for attorneys and clients

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supported a team of attorneys, managing an active case load, averaging 70 pending matters. Saw petitions and applications through to resolution via approval, request for evidence or denial. Legal Process Improvement (LPI) team member, holding Legal Lean Sigma White Belt certification. •Prepared various employment-based nonimmigrant petitions, focusing on H-1B, L-1A and L-1B, and TN, including review of contracts and related documents for third party placements •Prepared employment-based I-140 Immigrant Visa petitions, including EB-1 Multi-National Manager, and I-485 Adjustment of Status applications•Assisted attorneys and foreign nationals with PERM applications, from drafting job description through submission of ETA 9089, including audit response•Communicated with employer contacts as well as foreign nationals and foreign co-counsel•Drafted reports for attorneys and clients •Mentored new hire paralegals regarding firm practices, immigration regulations, and client management•Experience with pro bono matters including Asylum and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications •Participated in process improvement projects for L-1B and PERM processes, with aim of ‘one touch’ for client and foreign national

Minneapolis, Mn

Supported five partners, including founding and managing partner, Kyle Mansfield; also supported four associate attorneys. Managed an active case load, averaging 65 cases, seeing cases through to resolution via dismissal, settlement or trial. Coordinated, supervised and trained MN Asbestos paralegal team, consisting of four paralegals and one case assistant.•Coordinated work flow for Minnesota Asbestos litigation paralegal team•Participated in multi-week jury trial in state court, supporting attorneys in around-the-clock winning effort•Communicated and coordinated with attorneys, including national coordinating counsel and co-defense counsel, as well as experts, litigation support staff and outside vendors•Drafted pleadings, discovery and other legal documents•Analyzed and summarized documents received, including medical chronologies•Prepared for trial by drafting witness and exhibit lists and other trial preparation documents

Phd Student, Sociology With A Focus In Globalization And Immigration

Activities and Societies: Graduate Professional Assistantships: Success Coach for CHSS, academic year 2020-2021 and Graduate Peer Advisor.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Studies

Activities and Societies: Global Monarch; Graduate Society of International Studies; Study Abroad Program, Nicaragua Communities and Tourism

Paralegal Certificate, Paralegal

Bachelor'S Degree, B.A. In Spanish With A Sociology Minor

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad Program - La Fundacíon Ortega Y Gassét, Toledo, Spain

Masters, Hr And Employment Law