Description
A career as a Senior Associate at Fragomen gives you the opportunity to work with a smart, motivated, and diverse peer group.
Working in a collegial, team-oriented environment, Fragomen Associates learn from the industry's leading experts.
How will you make a difference as a Senior Associate at Fragomen?
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the broader implications of business immigration legal points, including the potential shifts and developments in legal issues and precedents.
- Display strategic business immigration knowledge, assuming the role of a strategic advisor to senior-level clients.
- As a key account manager, oversee a portfolio of high-profile clients and manage the quality and risk associated with new and existing business relationships.
- Manage projects and immigration cases from end to end and take the lead on major client issues.
- Allocate resources and responsibilities to ensure successful completion of projects, monitor and measure performance to ensure high quality and growth.
- Develop and implement strategic plans to maintain and strengthen relationships with clients within the team, office, and more broadly in collaboration with colleagues regionally and globally.
- Anticipate market and regulatory changes and provide market intelligence to team and clients as a recognized technical expert both internally and externally.
- Lead the continuous improvement process for direct and/or indirect team, including seeking out and implementing opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and standardization of processes, products, or services.
- Proactively identify and take part in business development opportunities and develop significant new business through client relationship building.
- Manage or collaborate on pitch meetings, RFPs, etc., hold prep and debrief meetings and participate in client presentations.
- Provide team-wide leadership and directly or indirectly supervise Associates and other staff, providing mentoring, coaching, and performance management.
- Ensure self and team follow firm protocols with respect to file maintenance, record keeping and use of firm's systems including data quality in Connect and other firm technology.
- Proactively develop a network of relationships with colleagues within different teams locally, regionally, and firmwide.
- Ensure self and team follow documented firm standards and policy to mitigate risk and ensure regulatory, operational and client compliance.
- Other duties as required.
Leverage your valuable skills and experience to make an impact at Fragomen:
- U.S. JD or LLM required
- Member of a US State bar or Washington DC bar association
- 8+ years of experience at Associate level
- Acknowledged as an expert in immigration law
- Prior team management experience strongly preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Dedication to exceptional client service
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with competing demands
- Ability to contribute to a positive work environment
Benefits:
- 27 PTO days + Federal holidays
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plans + FSA & HSA Plans
- 401K plan, with company matching