Analyzed and prepared employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications.

• Assess eligibility of foreign nationals for nonimmigrant and immigrant visa status in the United States, including H, L, E, O, EB-1, and family-based matters• Prepare petitions, applications, and responses to requests for evidence for nonimmigrant and immigrant status• Support clients in immigration program management and compliance• Supervise the work of paralegal staff in recordkeeping and document preparation

• Managed a broad range of immigration cases including H, L, E, O, PERM, EB-1, and NIW processes• Prepared applications for humanitarian and family-based immigration benefits, as well as immigration court filings• Prepared responses to Requests for Evidence and administrative appeals• Analyzed changes in immigration law and policy and communicated updates to stakeholders

Independently analyzed and prepared employment-based petitions, specializing in EB-1 Outstanding Researchers/Professors.

• Assisted in intake interviews for asylum seekers and drafted case summaries. • Performed research and editing for international advocacy materials and policy reform efforts. • Researched and drafted memoranda on international human rights and asylum/refugee law. • Analyzed international LGBT(I) refugee rights, the use of video teleconferencing in asylum hearings, and "terrorism bars" for asylum seekers. • Drafted advisory for implementation of prosecutorial discretion initiative.

Researched, analyzed, and prepared complex immigration cases, including I-601 and I-212 waivers. Developed advocacy and outreach materials for immigrant communities. Assisted in preparing brief for Garcia Carias v. Holder, a 5th Circuit case regarding the post-departure bar for motions to reopen.

Performed legal research; drafted practice advisories, legal memos and an amicus brief; provided technical legal assistance to attorneys and pro se incarcerated non-citizens; and assisted in editing and proofreading documents. Supported by Curtin Public Interest Fellowship.

Immigration paralegal specializing in EB-1 cases.

Assisted in preparation and case management of a wide range of immigration matters including asylum, family- and employment-based petitions and deportation cases. Assisted in case preparation for hearings in immigration court, BIA, and federal appellate courts.