Specialist - Immigration

The Specialist Immigration role involves a comprehensive understanding of internal procedural requirements for various visa petitions and applications alongside extensive client interaction to address legal inquiries. This role is integral to our enterprise-wide operations, serving both current employees of the company and prospective candidates.

We are seeking an individual dedicated to exceptional customer service and empathy, blending both compassion and expertise.

The ideal candidate will posses a Bachelor's Degree, along with 3+ years of legal experience, preferably in Immigration Law.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand internal procedural and processing requirements for various types of non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions and applications.
• Extensive client contact by phone and e-mail regarding the details of cases and providing responses to complex legal questions.
• Prepare visa cases from beginning to end, including determining required documentation and working with the client to identify, obtain, and revise documents.
• Understand the permanent residency process, including the PERM Labor Certification recruitment process, and prevailing wage submission process.
• Coordinate the recruitment and resume screening process as required by PERM Labor Certification (Green Card).
• Provide high level administrative support: metrics, correspondence, and file creation and maintenance.
• Perform internal research to assist attorney in responding to client questions.
• May lead trainings on immigration processes and provide guidance.
• Support/Develop appropriate processes and procedures for prompt and accurate processing and monitoring of immigration/visa applications.
• Ensure compliance with all aspects of Visa process and other federal laws.
• Liaison between internal departments and external legal counsel.
• Manage the monitoring for expiring work authorizations, process visa extensions in a timely fashion.
• Interact with foreign nationals on a regular basis and coordinate with external law firm to answer questions and resolve issues.
• Utilize a strong working knowledge of internal immigration policies and procedures to recommend the appropriate immigration strategy.
• Review immigration invoices. Escalate discrepancies as needed.
• Participate in special projects as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience with data management.

• 3 years minimum experience in the legal profession, preferably in Immigration Law (paralegal).
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to draft and compose various legal documents, correspondence, and briefs accurately and effectively.
• Exemplary customer service skills.

EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.