Job Description

Title: Paralegal I

Location: New York, NY 10285 (hybrid role)

Duration: 5+ Months

Shift: 1st

Pay Rate: $30.66/hr

Job Description:

• Independently manage and prepare US employment-based, NIV, and IV visa filings to the US Dept. of Labor, USCIS, DOS, and CBP.
• Gather and review immigration eligibility documents and strategically craft non/immigrant petitions that support colleagues from their initial hiring pursuant to non-immigrant visa (H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, E-3, TN), to adjustments to permanent residence/green card via the EB-1, EB-2 or EB-3 preference category.
• Facilitate the registration process for current colleagues for the upcoming H-1B CAP lottery cycle.
• Work collaboratively with a team to develop and maintain best practices that adjust to immigration regulation changes, optimizing the Company’s immigration sponsorship program.
• Engage in active brainstorming sessions and help develop and implement strategic resolutions to business challenges within immigration scope.
• Serve as a US immigration subject matter expert and provide holistic guidance and support to colleagues through their immigration journeys that align with their career growth.

Job Qualifications:

• 2+ years of progressive work experience preparing US non-immigrant visa filings (including H-1Bs, L-1A/L-1Bs, E-3s, and TNs), as well as US immigrant filings, including EB-2 and EB-3 I-140s, Multi-national Manager and Adjustment of Status Applications.
• Excellent legal writing and editing skills with strong attention to detail.
• Must be able to drive and timely deliver on the end-to-end case management cycle, from document review, drafting, and filing immigration petitions, to performing administrative tasks, including ensuring accurate data in the case management system and communicating with clients on strategy/case processing details.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and communicate effectively with clients and governmental agencies, serving as a primary point of contact with the ability to function independently and to exercise discretion and judgment in sensitive matters.

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRA FORCE ® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRA FORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at:

Benefits: SPECTRA FORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRA FORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRA FORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at [email protected] if you require reasonable accommodation.

California Applicant Notice: SPECTRA FORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting [email protected].

LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRA FORCE , your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.

At SPECTRA FORCE , we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.

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