Paralegal - Immigration

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Salary: $108,000–$130,000 annually if located in Illinois, plus bonus eligibility and comprehensive benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a law firm providing legal services to corporate clients and their employees.

What you will do

• Manage business-based nonimmigrant petitions, including H-1B, H-3, TN, E, J-1, L-1, and O-1 matters.
• Oversee immigrant matters from initiation through approval, including PERM Labor Certification, I-140, and EB-1 cases.
• Prepare responses to requests for evidence, support interviews, and assist with work visa applications through U.S. consular offices abroad.
• Maintain immigration forms, supporting documentation, activity records, case reports, and online case management systems.
• Serve as a key contact for clients and foreign nationals while coordinating communications with the legal team.
• Research immigration requirements, manage competing deadlines, and mentor and delegate work to junior paralegals and project assistants.

Requirements

• 10+ years of business immigration experience.
• BA/BS degree with strong academic credentials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Adobe Acrobat.
• Familiarity with Formaly, LawLogix, or other immigration-focused applications.
• Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, with careful attention to detail.
• Ability to preserve confidentiality, exercise discretion, work under pressure, and manage multiple priorities; overtime is required.

Nice to have

• Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved school.
• Advanced proficiency using technology.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with bonus eligibility.
• Comprehensive benefits program.
• Work includes collaboration with clients, foreign nationals, attorneys, paralegals, and project assistants.