Business Immigration Associate

A career as a Business Immigration Associate at Fragomen gives you the opportunity to work with a smart, motivated, and diverse peer group.

The Co-Located Immigration Attorney conducts an independent final legal review of designated employment-based immigration applications and petitions prepared through the Case Processing and Production Operations Center (CPPOC) and approved by the originating legal team.

Key responsibilities:

• Conduct the level review required by Firm Professional Responsibility Counsel for every assigned filing.
• Review the originating legal team’s recorded approval, case owner, issue-focused handoff, material case history, filing deadline and designated legal contact.
• Confirm that the filing is sufficiently supported by the information and documentation provided and is appropriate for the attorney to sign.
• Identify material inconsistencies, omissions, unsupported representations, legal concerns or discrepancies between the approved version and assembled package.
• Obtain clarification, additional information or documentation when needed to understand the filing and make an independent signing decision.
• Decline to sign, stop or return a filing when concerns are unresolved, and escalate professional responsibility or ethical issues through approved channels.

• Confirm that Form G-28 accurately identifies the signing attorney and contains correct contact and bar admission information.
• Confirm the applicable attorney signature requirements for each form and sign Form G-28 and other required attorney fields in wet ink only after completing the required review.
• Follow the Firm-approved procedure for matters where attorney information must be provided before a client signs.
• Ensure any pre-entered attorney information is handled in accordance with guidance approved by Firm Professional Responsibility Counsel.
• Release the filing to CPPOC only after all attorney review and signature requirements are satisfied.

• Work directly with the responsible attorney or designated legal-team contact to resolve questions arising during final review.
• Return substantive changes to the originating legal team for renewed review and approval before signing.
• Maintain clear accountability boundaries among legal assessment, filing preparation, independent final review, signature and post-filing ownership.
• Provide constructive feedback on recurring handoff, documentation, quality or process issues that affect signing readiness.
• Build trusted working relationships while retaining independence over every decision to sign.

• Confirm that the printed and assembled package corresponds to the version approved by the originating legal team.
• Apply Firm-approved review checklists, controls and professional responsibility guidance.
• Return signed packages for reconciliation of the original signed pages against the approved version before mailing.
• Maintain an appropriate record of the review, questions raised, responses obtained, signing decision and any filing returned or declined.
• Participate in quality reviews, pilot assessments and control testing for the co-located attorney model.
• Identify process improvements that strengthen quality and timeliness without reducing the sufficiency or independence of attorney review.

• Ensure the filing record identifies the originating legal-team case owner responsible for subsequent case activity.
• Remain reasonably available for questions concerning the attorney’s review or signature, while the originating legal team retains ongoing substantive case ownership.
• Follow approved procedures for planned absence, urgent USCIS contact, attorney coverage and any required change in representation.
• Respond to administrative inquiries regarding verifiable/objective information, and coordinate with designated legal team on complex or substantive queries.

Required qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active admission in any U.S. jurisdiction and eligibility to remain in good standing.
• 3-5+ years relevant business immigration experience as an attorney.
• Working knowledge of Form G-28, relevant USCIS forms, attorney signature requirements and the responsibilities associated with appearing before USCIS.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent legal judgment in a deadline-driven, production-oriented environment.
• Ability to identify material legal, factual, documentary and procedural issues in complex filing packages.
• Ability to work on-site at the CPPOC site as required for assembled-package review and wet-ink signature.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound escalation judgment, and high standards of confidentiality and professional ethics.

Benefits:

• 27 PTO days + Federal holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans + FSA & HSA Plans
• 401K plan, with company matching