Immigration Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney – Immigration and Global Mobility Services

Indianapolis, IN

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Barnes & Thornburg is seeking a highly motivated Staff Attorney for our Indianapolis Office with three to five years of business immigration experience to join its growing Immigration and Global Mobility Services practice group. Under the direct supervision of the Immigration Partners, the Staff Attorney works as part of a fast-paced group, working with team members across the firm.

The Staff Attorney will work with a wide range of employers sponsoring foreign national workers in a wide range of corporate and technology clients, universities, financial industry and healthcare systems. The preferred candidate will have experience working with a high volume of case types, including reviewing, drafting and overseeing cases with a team of paralegals.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Exercise significant discretion, apply legal research skills, formulate legal arguments and identify appropriate case law for business immigration cases.
• Manage large caseloads, independently manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, review, draft, and monitor petitions.
• Respond to clients professionally, meet deadlines, handle extensive client contact.
• Experience with PERM labor certification and recruitment, nonimmigrant visas H-1B, L-1, TN and E visas, immigrant visas EB-1, EB-2, EB-3.
• Maintain a commitment to professionalism, customer service and teamwork philosophy with clients and internal teams.
• Strong academic performance and excellent research, writing, analytical, and communication skills required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

Why Join Us?

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is an AmLaw 100 firm with 23 offices nationwide. Our Immigration practice group is highly regarded and known for offering comprehensive legal services to businesses and individuals navigating complex immigration matters. Our firm is also recognized for its inclusive, collegial, and supportive environment, offering an opportunity to work at one of the top law firms in the country.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate, and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and / or physical disability, medical condition, military and / or veteran's status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.

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