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Job Description: Goswami & Associates is currently seeking an Associate Attorney to be part of the legal team and assist in the representation of clients and also to provide leadership to the firm’s staff of Legal Assistants. The Associate Attorney works under the supervision of the Principal Attorney and is responsible for case management and ensuring that deadlines are met.

Responsibilities:

• Explain immigration concepts and present strategic solutions to clients
• Research applicable laws and regulations and draft legal memoranda
• Represent individuals in removal proceedings and before Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals and other judicial and quasi-judicial forums
• Manage a heavy workload of cases
• Prepare diverse immigration applications, including removal defense, family and employment based immigration petitions and applications
• Review immigration petitions / applications and make any necessary adjustments
• Meet with potential clients for immigration consultations and determine appropriate strategies
• Assist in the development of strategy and prepare clients for proceedings and to give testimony
• Provide legal analysis for clients to determine any possible case benefits
• Draft legal briefs for a variety of immigration cases

Qualifications and Experience:

• Possesses strong knowledge and procedural requirements for various types of non-immigrant and immigrant visas;
• Demonstrates a high level of productivity and ability to multitask in a fast-paced professional environment with competing demands, while maintaining attention to detail;
• Ability to provide effective and meaningful support to clients under the supervision of an Attorney;
• Ability to manage a heavy workload;
• Experience in drafting RFEs and drafting and filing large volumes of immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, including PERMs;
• A JD or LLM from an ABA Approved Law School with two years of immigration law experience
• Bilingual or multilingual applicants are preferred

About Goswami & Associates:

G&A is a leading full-service immigration law firm in the Bay Area of California. The firm provides expert immigration law services to a diverse variety of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to individuals, from over 100 different countries.

Notes:

• Full-time position;
• G&A is an equal opportunity employer.

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