At Ellis Porter, our goal is to improve the immigration experience for employers and individuals so they can thrive in a smaller world. To do this, we've built a team of dedicated immigration professionals who believe passionately in the economic and cultural benefits that immigration provides to America, and who excel at providing our clients with refreshingly clear guidance, uniquely creative strategies, and remarkably responsive service, all with genuine empathy and a personal touch.

Immigration law is very complex and full of constant challenges, but the Ellis Porter team embraces the grind because we love what we do, and who we do it with, and we find great satisfaction in knowing that our work positively, and intimately, impacts our clients lives and companies.

We're also very proud of (and protective of) our culture at Ellis Porter. It's not what you would expect from a typical law firm, because we're not a typical law firm. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We don't tolerate drama, and jerks are not allowed. We strive to create an inspiring, authentic, comfortable, and flexible work environment where you are respected, encouraged to bring your whole self to work and challenged to continue your growth as an immigration professional.

The Position:

Ellis Porter’s Healthcare Immigration practice has been a core focus area of the firm since the firm was founded in 2003. Over the past 20 years, our Healthcare Immigration team has earned national recognition for our work representing corporate clients in the healthcare field, including large health systems, regional hospitals, and private clinics, as well as healthcare professionals in a variety of occupations, including physicians, nurses, physical therapists, allied health professionals, medical researchers, and healthcare technology professionals.

In the past few years, Ellis Porter has been fortunate to experience considerable growth (we now have over 145 incredibly talented immigration professionals on our team), while maintaining our people-centered culture. This growth, and our unwavering focus on culture, has created numerous new client development opportunities for many of the firm’s practice teams, including our Healthcare Immigration practice team.

To help us seize and manage these exciting growth opportunities in the healthcare space, we are seeking an experienced healthcare immigration attorney to lead our Healthcare Immigration practice team as a Practice Team Director,

As a Practice Team Director of our Healthcare Immigration practice team , you will lead a team of experienced Attorneys and Case Managers that help leading healthcare organizations across the US manage their complex immigration programs and recruit and retain international talent working in varied healthcare occupations. You will also lead the team’s work supporting the unique immigration needs of individual healthcare industry professionals from around the world who seek to work in the US as physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and medical researchers, as well as other emerging healthcare industry occupations in technology and administration.

This role includes the flexibility for you to be based in either our Troy, MI or Ann Arbor, MI office, or to work in a hybrid or fully-remote capacity.

We’re interested in speaking with experienced healthcare immigration attorney candidates who have reached a point in their career where they are seeking more challenging work and leadership responsibilities within a growing firm with a great culture. We’re equally interested in speaking with experienced senior attorneys who would view an opportunity to combine their healthcare immigration practice with Ellis Porter’s practice as exciting and strategically beneficial.

What you will be doing:

• You'll act as the primary Client Relationship Manager for large and mid-size health system clients, helping oversee the management of all aspects of their complex immigration programs
• You will manage the work of a team of Attorneys and Case Managers, assuring that they deliver high-quality and creative legal services to our healthcare immigration clients consistent with client expectations and firm values
• You’ll develop and implement practice team goals related to client service delivery standards, caseload management, new business development, talent recruitment, and team member mentorship and training
• You’ll collaborate closely with firm executive management to make sure practice team performance is aligned with firm goals
• You’ll foster a collegial and collaborative culture within the practice team consistent with the firm’s cultural values

What skills and experience you will bring with you:

• We’re seeking candidates with 8-10 years or more of experience working in the employment-based immigration field as an attorney representing healthcare industry clients. Your healthcare immigration experience should include H-1B, TN, O-1, J-1, J-1 waiver, PERM, PNIW green card, Schedule A green card, and immigration compliance issues
• You should have considerable experience providing clear and creative immigration legal guidance to physicians (including GME), nurses, allied health professionals, medical researchers, and healthcare technology and administration professionals
• You should have an ability to prioritize and manage a busy caseload in an efficient manner and consistent with numerous inflexible legal deadlines
• You should have an ability to collaborate professionally and effectively with team members, providing motivation and mentorship, and fostering a culture of caring
• You should have excellent communication skills, including the ability to break down complex legal concepts into language that is easy for clients to understand
• You should have an extremely high level of attention to detail
• You should possess an extremely high level of emotional intelligence and empathy
• You should take pride in delivering highly responsive, creative, practical, and proactive client service

What we'll provide to you:

• An opportunity to do challenging and highly rewarding work at a fast-growing firm with an inspiring mission
• An opportunity to lead and collaborate with smart, creative, dedicated, and supportive immigration professionals who are quality human beings and enjoyable to be around
• A firm culture that embraces diversity and celebrates international cultures
• People-centered workplace policies and flexible work schedules, including remote work opportunities
• Competitive compensation, health/dental/vision/life insurance benefits and a 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions
• Generous and flexible time-off policies
• Casual attire, lots of free food and regular opportunities for exposure to international cuisine and culture

Does this position, and our culture, seem like a good fit for you? If so, we would love to speak with you about joining the Ellis Porter team!

Ellis Porter provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.