Managing Attorney - Immigration Practice

aiLegal is an immigration law firm powered by AI technology with a strong reputation for delivering excellence, efficiency, and client-centric service. We handle a wide spectrum of immigration cases including family immigration, humanitarian matters, business immigration, consular processing, removal defense, and federal litigation.We operate on a flat rate model with assigned credit hours per case type and enforce high accountability in meeting deadlines and productivity benchmarks. Each team member is expected to deliver at least 100 credit hours per month, and the Managing Attorney ensure that the team collective delivers 100 X team head accounts credit hours monthly.Our unique service model ensure speed, standardization, and client satisfaction by structing every case into a clear assembly-line pipeline.Position ReviewThe Managing Attorney will be both a hands-on practitioner and a team leader, responsible for delivering high-quality legal work while ensuring the productivity and efficiency of the immigration practice team. This role requires deep subject-matter expertise across family immigration, humanitarian relief (U / T visas, waivers), business immigration (H-1B, L-1, E-2, O-1, NIW, EB-1A / EB-1C, EB-2, EB-3, EB-5, PERM), and consular processing.The Managing Attorney will be held accountable for : Direct Case Work : Competently handling complex cases and mentoring team members.Team Leadership : Managing 1-2 attorneys and 3-4 paralegals / law clerks to meet case deadlines.Performance and Productivity : Ensuring each team member meet no less than 100 credit hours per month; managing a total team output of 100 X team numbers credit hours monthly.Accountability : Hold team responsible for case progress, billing benchmarks, and timely filing using Jira project management.Discipline and efficiency : Manage and lead team in executing our unique service assembly line modelKey ResponsibilitiesCase Work & Legal ExpertiseServe as lead attorney on complex matters in family, humanitarian, and business immigration practice areas.For standard cases, attorneys focus on the last phase of service assembly line in legal review, sign-off, and post-filing explanation to our clients.For complex cases, attorneys may drive all phases of service assembly from drafting, finalizing, explaining, to legal review, sign-off, and post-filing explanation to our clients. to ensure accuracy and strategy from the start.Coordinate and manage attorneys for USCIS interviews.Review and sign filings, providing legal strategy and quality assurance.Workflow OversightDecide when cases should follow standard workflow versus attorney-driven workflow.Ensure standard cases and attorney-driven cases progress seamlessly through assembly line.Team Management & LeadershipSupervise attorneys, paralegals, and law clerks, providing guidance, training, and quality control.Conduct weekly and monthly performance check-ins, ensuring staff are meeting billing and filing requirements.Enforce accountability by monitoring credit hour production, and case progress through Jira reports and dashboard.Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture with clear expectations, and consistent feedback.Operations and ProductivityCollaborate with operations to improve SOPs and streamline workflowsEnsure timely filing and adherence to internal SOPsMonitor and report case metric (credit hours, deadlines, client satisfaction) to firm leadershipImplement process improvements to increase efficiency and standardizationCollaboration with intake, customer service, and operations teams to ensure seamless case managementQualificationsJ.D. degree from an ABA credited U.S. law school, active license in good standing7+ years of immigration law experience, spanning family, humanitarian, and business immigrationPrior experience in supervising attorneys, paralegals, or leading a legal team strongly preferredAbility to triage and assign cases effectively between case managers and attorneysStrong organizational and accountability skills, proven record of meeting deadlines and productivity goalsFamiliarity with Jira or equivalent project / case management toolsExcellent communication, leadership, and mentoring skillsCompensation and BenefitsCompetitive base salary + performance-based bonusesHealth, dental, vision, and life insurance401(k) with employer contributionPaid time off, CLE / professional development budget, and bar duesCareer growth opportunity in a fast-scaling, and technology driven practice

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