What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Attorney position at Nadia Yakoob & Associates?
Nadia Yakoob & Associates is a boutique immigration law firm that focuses primarily on business immigration with some family, criminal and asylum matters. We have an opening for a full-time Associate Attorney to work at our office in Oakland (right off 12th Street BART Station) on family and employment-based permanent residence petitions and non-immigrant work visas. The candidate should be admitted to and in good standing with any state bar. This position is on-site with the option to go hybrid (3 days in office) within six months.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provide counsel on immigration laws to individuals, startups, and companies.
- Handle employment based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters.
- Analyze, evaluate, and prepare key immigration legal issues including H-1B, L-1, TN, and PERM labor certifications.
- Determine and prepare appropriate immigrant visa petitions.
- Resolve and troubleshoot complex legal issues.
- Interact with various outside entities, including but not limited to clients, governmental agencies and officials, courts, corporations, and other law firms.
- Draft complex case matters including support letters, audit responses, and appeals.
- Organize, plan, and schedule cases on priority basis.
- Handle and follow cases from inception to completion within the stipulated time frame.
- Review and approve documents and filings with accuracy.
- Writing employment-based immigration articles.
- Maintain highly organized case files and public files.
- Respond accurately and timely.
About you:
- Comprehensive knowledge and skilled in fact gathering, problem analysis, and the interpretation of immigration laws, regulations and policies.
- Practical knowledge of how to find the relevant law and/or guidance in order to assess case requirements and determine the legality of actions.
- Skilled in recognizing the dimensions of a case, identifying information that is needed, and developing a recommendation or taking action that is consistent with program requirements and management objectives.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, relevant findings, and conclusions using appropriate language, legal reasoning, and organization of facts.
What you’ll get in return:
We offer a generous benefits package along with compensation based on experience level ($110,000 to $145,000 depending on experience), including:
- Paid Time Off and federal holidays
- Medical insurance plan
- Dental insurance plan
- Commuter benefits
- 401k profit sharing
To apply for the role, please send a cover letter and resumé to Sharon Sunia, Office Manager, at office@nadiayakooblaw.com. Thank you!
Salary : $110,000 - $145,000
