Associate Attorney – Business Immigration

Fakhoury Global Immigration (FGI) is a leading business immigration law firm specializing in helping companies and their employees navigate the movement of talent across global borders. We are committed to providing clients with strategic, high-quality immigration solutions while leveraging technology, collaboration, and efficient processes.

FGI is seeking a newly licensed attorney to join our team as an Associate Attorney. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent law school graduate who is interested in building a career in business immigration law and has demonstrated an interest in immigration through specialized immigration law coursework and/or participation in an immigration law clinic.

This is an entry-level attorney position, and prior professional immigration law experience is not required. The Associate Attorney will receive training, mentorship, and hands-on experience working with our experienced immigration attorneys and legal teams.

This position is fully in-office and requires the Associate Attorney to work from our Troy, Michigan office five days per week.

The Associate Attorney will initially focus primarily on nonimmigrant business immigration matters, with the opportunity to expand into immigrant visa matters as their knowledge and experience develop.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist with the preparation, review, and management of employment-based immigration visa petitions and applications.
• Assist with preparing responses to Requests for Evidence (RFEs), Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs), and other government correspondence.
• Review employee and corporate documentation to evaluate eligibility and identify information or evidence needed to prepare immigration filings.
• Draft and review petition support letters, forms, and supporting documentation for submission to U.S. immigration agencies.
• Monitor case deadlines, expiration dates, filing requirements, and other time-sensitive immigration matters.
• Assist clients with maintaining immigration status and understanding requirements related to extensions, amendments, changes of employer, and other employment-related immigration matters.
• Conduct legal research on U.S. immigration laws, regulations, agency guidance, and policy developments affecting business immigration matters.
• Communicate professionally with corporate clients and foreign national employees regarding immigration processes, required documentation, case timelines, and next steps.
• Maintain accurate and timely case information within the firm's immigration case management system and follow FGI's established processes and service-level expectations.
• Develop increasing independence in managing nonimmigrant matters as knowledge and experience progress.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Recently licensed to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction and in good standing.
• Demonstrated interest in immigration law through at least one of the following: completion of a specialized immigration law course during law school; or participation in an immigration law clinic or similar law school program.
• Prior professional immigration law experience is not required.
• Foundational understanding of U.S. immigration law and an interest in developing expertise in employment-based nonimmigrant visa matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple matters, priorities, and filing deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Ability to learn quickly, accept feedback, and develop increasing independence as business immigration knowledge and experience grow.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with attorneys and other members of the legal team.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality legal work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Comfortable learning and utilizing immigration CSM and other technology.
• Ability and willingness to work in FGI's Troy, MI office five days per week.

Benefits:

We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental and vision plans, short and long term disability insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, a 401K plan, other voluntary benefits and PTO plus 10 paid holidays a year. We provide continuing legal education and professional development opportunities.

FGI is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, heritage, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status.