Attorney - U.S. Business Immigration - Vancouver

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Attorney – U.S. Business Immigration

As a U.S. Business Immigration Attorney with EY Law LLP, you will help companies address the challenges associated with managing today's globally mobile workforce. EY Law LLP helps companies and their employees efficiently relocate wherever they need are needed. The firm's comprehensive range of U.S. business immigration services include obtaining both immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant status (temporary work visas) as well as providing a range of U.S. immigration advisory services for employees and their employers. This position offers excellent opportunities for growth, development, teaming, leadership, and career advancement for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities

1. Manage the delivery of challenging U.S. business immigration services and contribute to developing solutions for our diverse clients.
2. Provide technical legal expertise and proactive and strategic business solutions that align with the needs of our clientele.
3. Utilize your technical legal and procedural understanding of U.S. business immigration law - including PERM, NIV and IV law - and effectively apply this knowledge to client situations.
4. Prepare, review, and submit non-immigrant, immigrant, and PERM applications in a high-volume environment.
5. Manage client deliverables and expectations and demonstrate an ability to effectively execute on competing priorities.
6. Facilitate the legal movement of employees across borders for business travel.
7. Manage law clerks and other client service team members.
8. Be an active member of our US immigration practice in implementing best practices.

Qualifications

1. JD along with admission to any U.S. state bar.
2. Basic knowledge of U.S. immigration preferred.
3. Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills.
4. Ability to provide not only technical legal expertise, but also proactive and strategic business solutions that are in line with the needs of our clientele.

Additional skills

1. The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment.
2. Ability to multi-task and take on a variety of projects.
3. High level of professionalism to handle sensitive and confidential information.

What we look for

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

What we offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you to decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being.

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