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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Cottonwood Heights, Utah

Manage US and Canadian immigration cases.

Alpharetta, Georgia

Manage approximately 200 immigration cases.I-9 compliance.assist with PERM green card process.Advise HR and business staff regarding immigration matters.

Greater Atlanta Area

Drafted and filed immigration petitions and support documents with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.Advised clients regarding immigration matters.Assisted with the PERM process and drafted and filed PERM audit responses.Performed legal research.

Immigration managementManaged between 50 - 70 immigration cases for TBS and CNN at any given time and assisted international employees with acquiring work visas and permanent residency and ensured corporate compliance with federal and state immigration laws and regulations.Drafted and implemented corporate immigration policy.Conducted audits of I-9 forms and advised and trained Human Resources personnel, employees and business staff regarding immigration basics, I-9 form and E-Verify matters.Saved Company potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars by implementing electronic I-9 system.Ensured compliance with federal and state laws by enrolling Company in e-Verify for all of its 9,000 domestic employees.Assisted in negotiating fixed fee agreement with outside counsel and contained costs by managing this relationship and reviewing and approving invoices.Supervised one legal assistant.Employment Contract DraftingDrafted, reviewed and audited employment, independent contractor, and termination agreements for domestic and international employees of TBS and CNN.Developed and implemented online contract tracking systems to manage employment agreements.Assisted with the development of company online management systems called eContracts and eCounsel to track employment contracts and immigration matters.Garnishment managementAccepted service of process for and managed 40 to 50 employee garnishment cases at one time and prepared answers for filing with the court.Reduced the rate of default judgments from garnishment actions to zero by developing and implementing a process for managing garnishment cases.

Jd, Law

Recipient of Webster Scholarship

Master'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Bachelor'S Degree, International/Global Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa