Senior Business Immigration Associate

Job Description About the Role: A career as a Senior Associate at Fragomen gives you the opportunity to work with a smart, motivated, and diverse peer group. Our exclusive focus on immigration means you will practice in an exciting, dynamic, and challenging environment with talented individuals who share your passion for immigration. Working in a collegial, team-oriented environment, Fragomen Associates learn from the industry's leading experts. Our unwavering dedication to excellence and industry best practices is bolstered by cutting-edge technological innovation, enhancing the experience for both our clients and our exceptional staff. How will you make a difference as a Senior Associate at Fragomen? Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the broader implications of business immigration legal points, including the potential shifts and developments in legal issues and precedents. Display strategic business immigration knowledge, assuming the role of a strategic advisor to senior-level clients. As a key account manager, oversee a portfolio of high-profile clients and manage the quality and risk associated with new and existing business relationships. Manage projects and immigration cases from end to end and take the lead on major client issues. Allocate resources and responsibilities to ensure successful completion of projects, monitor and measure performance to ensure high quality and growth. Develop and implement strategic plans to maintain and strengthen relationships with clients within the team, office, and more broadly in collaboration with colleagues regionally and globally. Anticipate market and regulatory changes and provide market intelligence to team and clients as a recognized technical expert both internally and externally. Lead the continuous improvement process for direct and/or indirect team, including seeking out and implementing opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and standardization of processes, products, or services. Proactively identify and take part in business development opportunities and develop significant new business through client relationship building. Manage or collaborate on pitch meetings, RFPs, etc., hold prep and debrief meetings and participate in client presentations. Provide team-wide leadership and directly or indirectly supervise Associates and other staff, providing mentoring, coaching, and performance management. Ensure self and team follow firm protocols with respect to file maintenance, record keeping and use of firm's systems including data quality in Connect and other firm technology. Proactively develop a network of relationships with colleagues within different teams locally, regionally, and firmwide. Ensure self and team follow documented firm standards and policy to mitigate risk and ensure regulatory, operational and client compliance. Other duties as required. Leverage your valuable skills and experience to make an impact at Fragomen: U.S. JD or LLM required Member of a US State bar or Washington DC bar association 8+ years of experience at Associate level Acknowledged as an expert in immigration law Prior team management experience strongly preferred Excellent verbal and written communication skills Dedication to exceptional client service Demonstrated attention to detail Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with competing demands Ability to contribute to a positive work environment Benefits At Fragomen, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits which includes: 27 PTO days + Federal holidays Medical, Dental, and Vision plans + FSA & HSA Plans 401K plan, with company matching Learn More About Fragomen Please take time to read About Us, explore the Meaningful and Impactful Work we do for our clients, and review the standard Benefits we offer. You can find all the material to the right of this page. All offers and/or employment contracts are contingent upon the successful completion of the Firm's pre-employment screening process. This process may include verifying the candidate’s identity, confirming legal authorization to work in the offered position’s location, and conducting a comprehensive background check, where permitted by local regulations. We use limited AI-assisted tools for administrative screening purposes only - never for decision-making. All hiring decisions are made by people. Applicants may have rights to information and explanations regarding the use of such tools, or request human review, as required by applicable regional laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr