Ey Recruitment – US Business Immigration

Job Description:

As a Paralegal you will be a part of the Business Immigration team working in affiliation with EY LLP. EY’s global alliance of independent law firms cooperate with our offices worldwide to provide our clients with integrated, quality service. The firm’s comprehensive range of U.S. business immigration services include non-immigrant, labor certification and immigrant visa (green card) processing for employers and their employees, Immigrant Visa Petitions, PERM Audit Responses, PERM Labor Certification Applications, Permanent Resident Applications, and providing top-notch U.S. immigration advisory services where they are needed, including immigration program advisory, I-9, FDNS reviews and other advisory assistance. Recognized as one of Canada’s top employers, EY continually strives to be a great place to work.

Job Responsibilities:

As a Paralegal, UU Business Immigration, you’ll be a professional staff member of the EY Law LLP Business Immigration Group, working in affiliation with EY LLP. You’ll be supporting multiple and challenging US business immigration engagements and to contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse institutional clients.

• Learn basic immigration processing categories and requirements for each category
• On instruction from the lawyer, research current processing requirements at service centres/consulates etc.
• Collect information from HR contact and applicant
• Using available resources, draft complete application packages for review by the supervising lawyer
• Make revisions to drafts
• Ensure that applications are filed in a timely manner
• Meet with lawyers to discuss questions raised by the client and then relate information back to the HR contact/applicant
• Draft emails in response to queries by clients
• Delegate appropriate work to legal assistants, such as typing of forms, copying of documents, and sending out packages
• Follow up with immigration authorities on pending applications
• Enter expiration dates for applicants’ status in tracking system
• Notify clients of upcoming extensions

Qualification & Experience:

• Undergraduate University Degree, College Diploma, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of US Business Immigration experience
• Must be highly organized and have the ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent writing skills and strong attention to detail
• Prior experience preparing PERMs for a high volume client is a plus
• The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment

Job Details:

Company: EY

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Functions: Other

Job Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Application Deadline: N/A

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