US Immigration Attorney

About the firm: Schear Immigration Law Firm is a boutique immigration law firm in Tel Aviv specializing in U.S. business and family immigration law. The firm represents both individuals and multinational corporations in a wide variety of complex immigration matters, including petition based temporary and permanent work visa applications, maintenance and abandonment of legal permanent residence status, renunciation of U.S. citizenship and consular processing matters.

Job Purpose: Represent our firm’s sophisticated client base with a focus on business immigration, excellent writing and critical thinking skills, superb administrative skills and a top academic background. We are looking for a candidate who is a team player, a problem solver, an independent thinker and someone who is resourceful, energetic, and genuinely interested in being a part of our team.

Legal Duties:

• Drafting professional and accurate applications and positions to be presented to US Embassies and United States Citizenship and Immigration Service on behalf of clients.

• Represent clients at US Embassies and consulates within the scope of consular based applications.

• Identify legal and practical issues associated with each case and the appropriate action to be taken at each stage, bearing in mind proposed timelines.

• Correspond in a professional manner with a range of clients and be able to manage client expectations by discussing matters on the phone and via email.

• Manage the entirety of cases as well as ‘ad hoc’ duties for any given matter.

• Stay current on business immigration law developments and contribute to firm's thought leadership and marketing efforts.

• Participate in legal marketing events such as roundtables, conferences and webinars.

Job Requirements:

The successful applicant will possess the following skills and qualities:

• Completion of law degree from leading university.

• Member in good standing of a US state bar.

• At least two years of US business immigration experience.

• Membership in American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) a plus.

• Native level English is a must. Advanced level of Hebrew is advantageous.

• Superb knowledge of the L-1, Blanket L, H-1, E, O-1, B-1 categories as well as employment and family based green card applications.

• Highly detail oriented.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• The ability to relate and communicate to clients and people at all levels.

• Self-motivation and the ability to work independently to strict deadlines.

• The ability to effectively prioritize and administer tasks as well as a flexibility to do occasional work outside of office hours.

• A desire to take ownership of their case load and use initiative even while under pressure.

• An excellent understanding in all Microsoft office packages and office technology.