We are a small New York City immigration law firm. Our main areas of practice are visas and green cards for international artists, which includes creatives in the broadest range of fields, including theater, fashion, journalism, publishing, design, film/television, architecture, and more. We are currently hiring new Case Coordinators to join our team in preparing these clients’ visa and green card Petitions filed with the US Immigration Service. From time to time, we work remotely, but we work primarily in the office.
This is a demanding but exciting position for individuals who intend to pursue a career in law, who are also interested in the arts, and who love to write. The position involves creative, analytic, administrative, and strategic tasks related to our firm’s operations and our clients’ needs. Much of the work involves building strategies for client cases, rigorous analysis of the facts against the law and regulations, writing extensively about our clients’ accomplishments, organizing exhibits which document their achievements, and preparing forms and documents. This is a client-facing role in which Case Coordinators frequently interface with clients and their colleagues in the course of the preparation of their petitions. We often work as a team to develop the strongest cases possible for our clients, while building our Case Coordinators’ writing and analytical skills, and leadership abilities.
For the right person, this is a dream pre-law opportunity which will significantly sharpen your analytical and writing skills, engage your collaborative powers, build your leadership abilities, and prepare you for law school and a legal career. Working with us will also enable you to contribute to the international arts community in the United States, and the growing diversity of voices from around the world that this community embodies. The work we do is deeply fulfilling and meaningful to our clients and staff.
Because the skills necessary for the position are specific to our work, we do not require that applicants have any familiarity with work in the field of Immigration Law. We train hires in the skills needed for our work. The following strengths are essential.
Qualified candidates must:
- Be extremely well organized, detail-oriented, enthusiastic, and committed to client service.
- Be able to think clearly and analytically and read carefully.
- Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Possess a strong interest in the arts (broadly defined) and a willingness to dive headfirst into a variety of artistic fields.
Ease with Word, Excel, and Dropbox, and/or the ability to quickly learn and use tools of this kind is key. Ease with foreign languages is a plus (but not a requirement).