Experience

Global Immigration Partners

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Paralegal, PERM Department

  • Jun 2013 - Present



WR Immigration

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Case Manager

  • Jul 1997 - May 2013

  Experienced and competent in all aspects of case management (over 100 concurrently active cases, predominantly Fortune 500 corporations and major academic/research institutions). Primary liaison to clients’ human resource and/or legal department personnel (providing status reports, in-house staff training, case tracking, immigration strategy development and other services). Extensive experience preparing PERM applications, as well as researching and drafting responses to CIS requests for evidence, DOL audits, and rebuttals to denial decisions. Strong skills in writing CIS and DOS support letters for B-1/2, H-1B and L-1 NIV classifications, as well as for permanent, employment-based preference categories. Proficient in using all available legal resource material to keep abreast of legislative and regulatory developments, as well as to research applicable case law, statutes, regulations, policy memos, etc. (including Iris, AILA Link, Lexis/Nexis and AILA Infonet). Record of success in managing and training less experienced paralegals, including overseeing and editing their work product, delegating cases and ensuring timely preparation of filings and prompt responses to client inquiries. Skillful user of database software to track progress of corporate and individual caseloads, prepare status reports and schedule activity reminders (including Act, Lotus Notes, Goldmine, Tracker and Law Logix). Management of special projects such as drafting informative bulletins for mass mailing to clients, and planning and conducting immigration workshops marketed to in-house corporate HR and legal department personnel.



Fragomen

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Legal Assistant

  • 1983 - 1997