Immigration paralegal associate jersey City nj ref Experience level: Mid-senior Experience required: 5 Years Education level: Bachelor’s degree Job function: Legal Industry: Financial Services Compensation: View salary Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: No

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Our future Colleague will be a member of the General Counsel's Office focused on immigration activities. Working closely with HR, various business areas, and outside counsel.

the Immigration Specialist is tasked with assisting clients, employees and candidates with immigration procedures allowing for their employee eligibility l

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide hands-on immigration support and advice to our business hiring managers and HR function.

Directly working with the candidates and employees in the US and Americas regions to assist in guiding their immigration process

Track statuses of all sponsored employees and candidates while ensuring each case is progressing as needed

Obtain necessary reviews for immigration processes including candidate screening, visa renewals, and green card process consideration

Present business justifications collected from HR to screen sponsorship candidates with immigration law firm

Maintain open communication with the immigration law firm, including appropriate cadence monthly meetings and ad hoc meetings as needed to stay current on immigration matters

Interface with onsite contacts in each US office for the handling of physical postings (LCA notices, PERM postings)

Serve as the SME for employees, candidates, and managers who may be involved in any aspect of immigration-related processes

Education of stakeholders on immigration policy, regulations, and best practices to ensure desired outcomes

Review immigration-related invoices for accuracy and tracking to budget

Maintain immigration employee tracker

Act as the project manager for large-scale regulatory submissions such as applications for recognition or authorization.

Provide other paralegal and general administrative support for the regulatory attorney group as assigned from time to time, including conducting research, maintaining well-organized records relating to regulatory matters, preparing meeting minutes and action item logs and preparing other documents including forms, memoranda and presentations.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

Inclusive Leadership: Values individuals and embraces diversity by integrating differences and promoting diversity and inclusion across teams and functions.

Feedback: Seeks feedback from others, provides feedback to others in support of their development, and is open and honest while dealing constructively with criticism.

Delegating: Effectively manages tasks and people, taking a practical approach to determine the most effective method of execution while respecting others’ expertise and considering others’ feelings and working styles.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Minimum of 2 years immigration experience

Minimum of 5 years of analyst, administration experience or project management

Excellent organizational skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Ability to juggle multiple tasks and prioritize accordingly

Attention to details and adherence to deadlines

Collaborative working style

Experience at a full-service law firm or in-house legal department strongly preferred

Paralegal certification strongly preferred

ABOUT: safeguards the financial markets and helps them run efficiently, in times of prosperity and crisis. We are uniquely positioned at the center of global trading activity, processing over 100 million financial transactions every day, pioneering industry-wide, post-trade solutions and maintaining multiple data and operating centers worldwide. From where we stand, we can anticipate the industry’s needs and we’re working to continually improve the world’s most resilient, secure, and efficient market infrastructure. Our employees are driven to deliver innovative technologies that improve efficiency, lower cost, and bring stability and certainty to the post-trade lifecycle. proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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2.) Please elaborate candidate's experience in analyst, administration experience or project management

3.) Does the candidate has 2 years immigration experience?

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6.) What is the candidate’s highest level of education?

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8.) What is the candidate’s desired total compensation? (Please specify base salary vs. commission/bonus expectation)

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