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Base pay range

$80,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr

Location: Chicago, IL
Firm: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Barnes & Thornburg is seeking a highly motivated Staff Attorney for our Chicago Office with one to three 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

• Must be able to 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.
• Must be responsive and professional to clients, deadlines and handle extensive client contact.
• The preferred candidate will have experience with:
• PERM labor certification and recruitment,
• Nonimmigrant visas including H‑1B, L‑1, TN and E visas,
• Immigrant visas including EB‑1, EB‑2 and EB‑3 preference categories.
• 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 are required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required

• Juris Doctor, licensed to practice law in IL and in good standing
• Must have at least 1‑3 years of experience preparing business immigration applications and other types of immigration matters.
• Must have a congenial personality, excellent client interaction skills and demonstrated passion for immigration work.
• Must have the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously and work independently as needed.
• Candidate must be well‑organized, detail‑oriented, manage time efficiently, work independently as needed, astute at identifying issues and a quick learner in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to prioritize workload, meet strict deadlines and to interact effectively with professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds as well as in‑house counsel and H.R. professionals is a must.
• Must be detail‑oriented to ensure the highest level of accuracy and be able to multi‑task.

Salary

The base salary range for this position is $80,000 – $110,000 (commensurate with experience). Performance‑based bonus eligible.

Barnes & Thornburg currently offers a comprehensive benefit package, including health and life insurance, 401(k)/Roth, Profit Sharing, and paid time off.

We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. No third party may become entitled to compensation for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position unless, prior to the posting of this position, such party has entered into a recruiting agreement with Barnes & Thornburg LLP applicable to this position expressly providing for such a fee.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Barnes & Thornburg 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.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice

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