Comment: EB5 Workshop Early Bird Deadline - ILW.COM is pleased to announce an all-day comprehensive workshop on EB-5 in Orlando, FL, on March 5.
" Save: $200 if you register by January 31.
" Where and When: March 5, 2012 at University of Central Florida, in Orlando, Florida
" Who: The speakers will be Edward Carroll (discussion leader), K. David Andersson, Boyd Campbell, Susan L. Pilcher and many other distinguished speakers to be announced
" What: The workshop will feature sessions on an overview of the EB-5 category, TEA & regional center designation, liability considerations, EB-5 and investments and a Lunch Presentation. The price of the workshop includes a sit-down lunch, continental breakfast and coffee breaks
" Benefits: This workshop is designed for a small limited audience and is interactive, and involves a full-day immersion into EB-5 matters.
For more info, including detailed outline, details on location, and speaker bios, and to register visit: http://www.ilw.com/workshops/march2012eb5.shtm
(Fax form: http://www.ilw.com/workshops/march2012eb5.pdf)
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Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Toronto, Canada - Ernst & Young is seeking an Associate Attorney. Ernst & Young's global alliance of independent law firms cooperate with our offices worldwide to provide our clients with integrated, quality service. The U.S. business immigration specialists at Egan LLP help companies address the challenges associated with managing today's globally mobile workforce. The firm's comprehensive range of U.S. business immigration services include obtaining both immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant status and visas as well as providing a range of U.S. immigration advisory services for employees and their employers. We are currently seeking an Associate Lawyer to manage multiple and challenging U.S. business immigration engagements and to contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse clients. This position offers excellent opportunities for teaming, leadership, and career advancement to the right candidate. The ideal candidate has the following qualifications: JD along with admission to any U.S. state bar, three to five years of business immigration experience, with an emphasis on high-volume H/L NIV and PERM filings Excellent managerial, organizational and verbal/written communication skills. For more information, please visit our website at www.ey.com/CA - Job Code: TOR000JP
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Atlanta, GA - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking a Senior Immigration Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will participate in all aspects of the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM processing, overseeing junior paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major academic and medical institutions, and performing artists. The ideal candidate must be technologically savvy, efficient and able to successfully multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, be able to work independently, when necessary, manage one's own time in addition to being a team player, be able to communicate effectively in writing, and orally, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources), and be able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Senior level applicants must possess a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Send resume and cover letter to staffrecruiting.atl@seyfarth.com.. EOE M/F/D/V
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI -
Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience.
Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch.
Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base.
If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
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February 10, San Diego, CA - The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies is pleased to present the UC International Migration Conference 2012. Speakers include David FitzGerald, John Skrentny, Karthick Ramakrishnan, Jennifer Chacon, Roberto Suro. For more information and to RSVP see http://ccis.ucsd.edu/2012/02/university-of-california-international-migration-conference-2/.
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Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Toronto, Canada - Ernst & Young is seeking an Associate Attorney. Ernst & Young's global alliance of independent law firms cooperate with our offices worldwide to provide our clients with integrated, quality service. The U.S. business immigration specialists at Egan LLP help companies address the challenges associated with managing today's globally mobile workforce. The firm's comprehensive range of U.S. business immigration services include obtaining both immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant status and visas as well as providing a range of U.S. immigration advisory services for employees and their employers. We are currently seeking an Associate Lawyer to manage multiple and challenging U.S. business immigration engagements and to contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse clients. This position offers excellent opportunities for teaming, leadership, and career advancement to the right candidate. The ideal candidate has the following qualifications: JD along with admission to any U.S. state bar, three to five years of business immigration experience, with an emphasis on high-volume H/L NIV and PERM filings Excellent managerial, organizational and verbal/written communication skills. For more information, please visit our website at www.ey.com/CA - Job Code: TOR000JP
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Atlanta, GA - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking a Senior Immigration Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will participate in all aspects of the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM processing, overseeing junior paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major academic and medical institutions, and performing artists. The ideal candidate must be technologically savvy, efficient and able to successfully multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, be able to work independently, when necessary, manage one's own time in addition to being a team player, be able to communicate effectively in writing, and orally, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources), and be able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Senior level applicants must possess a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Send resume and cover letter to staffrecruiting.atl@seyfarth.com.. EOE M/F/D/V
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI -
Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience.
Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch.
Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base.
If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
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ComingsNGoings: New Promotion
Fragomen is pleased to announce Christina LaBrie as new Of Counsel attorney. Christina has been an attorney with Fragomen since 2007. As a member of the firm's Professional Practices Group, Christina monitors and reports on immigration law developments, provides guidance and input on complex legal issues, assists with direct case intervention, conducts legal training, and contributes to both legislative and regulatory initiatives. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP is the largest firm in the world dedicated to corporate immigration. www.fragomen.com
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Comment: Wooing Hispanic Voters - Since South Carolina the Republican Presidential candidates have changed their tune on immigration, and are vying with each other to win over 450,000 Hispanic Republican primary voters in Florida. It is worth paying close attention to their efforts in Florida, because winning a significant percentage of the Hispanic vote in the general election is critical to any Republican aspirations to the White House. Jeb Bush offers advice on ways Republicans can win Hispanics back: by showing respect and understanding for their experiences, by relating to their aspirations, by pressing for overhaul of the educational system, and most importantly by thinking of immigration reform as an economic issue, not just a border security issue. "Hispanics recognize that Democrats have failed to deliver on immigration reform, having chosen to spend their political capital on other priorities. Republicans should reengage on this issue and reframe it. Start by recognizing that new Americans strengthen our economy. We need more people to come to this country, ready to work and to contribute their creativity to our economy. U.S. immigration policies should reflect that principle. Just as Republicans believe in free trade of goods, we should support the freer flow of human talent." Please let us know your thoughts by writing to us at editor@ilw.com.
Focus: The EB-5 Workshop - Early Bird Registration
The EB-5 Workshop will be held on Monday, March 5, 2012 in Orlando, FL. The speakers are Edward Carroll, K. David Andersson, Susan Pilcher and Many Other Distinguished Speakers to Be Announced. The curriculum is as follows:
Session 1: The EB-5 category
Basic Eligibility for the I-526 petition
Business Models - Equity, Loan
Source of Funds - Basics; Currency Transfers
Exemplar Petitions - Any Benefit?
The I-829 petition
Basics
Job Creation - When
Construction Jobs
Material Change
Session 2: TEA & Regional Center Designation
TEA
Purpose
Defined
Challenges
An Economist's View
Regional Centers
Purpose
Defined
Mayorkas Letter
Business Plan
I-924
Oversight & I-924A
Session 3: Liability Considerations
Growth of regional centers
Due diligence - Regional Centers & EB-5 Projects
Advising clients about investments - is it smart?
Professional liability insurance
Session 4: EB-5 and Investments
Securities law issues
EB-5 projects as securities
Investors Qualifications
Reg. D
Reg. S
Disclosure Requirements
Broker-Dealer
Right of rescission
Knowing when to co-counsel and when to use experts
Avoiding and managing conflicts of interest
For details on curriculum, speaker bios, and registration information, please see: http://www.ilw.com/workshops/march2012eb5.shtm. For the fax form, see here. Don't delay, act today! This offer is available only until January 31, 2012!
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Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Toronto, Canada - Ernst & Young is seeking an Associate Attorney. Ernst & Young's global alliance of independent law firms cooperate with our offices worldwide to provide our clients with integrated, quality service. The U.S. business immigration specialists at Egan LLP help companies address the challenges associated with managing today's globally mobile workforce. The firm's comprehensive range of U.S. business immigration services include obtaining both immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant status and visas as well as providing a range of U.S. immigration advisory services for employees and their employers. We are currently seeking an Associate Lawyer to manage multiple and challenging U.S. business immigration engagements and to contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse clients. This position offers excellent opportunities for teaming, leadership, and career advancement to the right candidate. The ideal candidate has the following qualifications: JD along with admission to any U.S. state bar, three to five years of business immigration experience, with an emphasis on high-volume H/L NIV and PERM filings Excellent managerial, organizational and verbal/written communication skills. For more information, please visit our website at www.ey.com/CA - Job Code: TOR000JP
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Atlanta, GA - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking a Senior Immigration Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will participate in all aspects of the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM processing, overseeing junior paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major academic and medical institutions, and performing artists. The ideal candidate must be technologically savvy, efficient and able to successfully multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, be able to work independently, when necessary, manage one's own time in addition to being a team player, be able to communicate effectively in writing, and orally, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources), and be able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Senior level applicants must possess a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Send resume and cover letter to staffrecruiting.atl@seyfarth.com.. EOE M/F/D/V
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI - Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience. Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch. Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base. If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
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February 13 - USCIS Verification Division and the Office of Public Engagement is pleased to invite interested parties to a national stakeholder teleconference at 3:00 pm to discuss a potential Final Nonconfirmation Review (FNC) process for E-Verify.For more information please contact the Office of Public Engagement, Intergovernmental Affairs Division at USCIS-IGAOutreach@dhs.gov by February 9, 2012, referencing “E-Verify Administrative Review Process” in the subject line of your email.
Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at no charge), email: editor@ilw.com.
An Important disclaimer! The information provided on this page is not legal advice. Transmission of this information is not intended to create, and receipt by you does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Readers must not act upon any information without first seeking advice from a qualified attorney. Copyright 1995-2012 American Immigration LLC, ILW.COM. Send correspondence and articles to editor@ilw.com. Letters and articles may be edited and may be published and otherwise used in any medium. The views expressed in letters and articles do not necessarily represent the views of ILW.COM.
Comment: Wooing Hispanic Voters - Since South Carolina the Republican Presidential candidates have changed their tune on immigration, and are vying with each other to win over 450,000 Hispanic Republican primary voters in Florida. It is worth paying close attention to their efforts in Florida, because winning a significant percentage of the Hispanic vote in the general election is critical to any Republican aspirations to the White House. Jeb Bush offers advice on ways Republicans can win Hispanics back: by showing respect and understanding for their experiences, by relating to their aspirations, by pressing for overhaul of the educational system, and most importantly by thinking of immigration reform as an economic issue, not just a border security issue. "Hispanics recognize that Democrats have failed to deliver on immigration reform, having chosen to spend their political capital on other priorities. Republicans should reengage on this issue and reframe it. Start by recognizing that new Americans strengthen our economy. We need more people to come to this country, ready to work and to contribute their creativity to our economy. U.S. immigration policies should reflect that principle. Just as Republicans believe in free trade of goods, we should support the freer flow of human talent." Please let us know your thoughts by writing to us at editor@ilw.com.
Focus: The EB-5 Workshop - Early Bird Registration
The EB-5 Workshop will be
held on Monday, March 5, 2012 in Orlando, FL. The speakers are Edward Carroll, K. David Andersson, Susan Pilcher and Many Other Distinguished Speakers to Be Announced. The curriculum is as follows:
Session 1: The EB-5 category
Basic Eligibility for the I-526 petition
Business Models - Equity, Loan
Source of Funds - Basics; Currency Transfers
Exemplar Petitions - Any Benefit?
The I-829 petition
Basics
Job Creation - When
Construction Jobs
Material Change
Session 2: TEA & Regional Center Designation
TEA
Purpose
Defined
Challenges
An Economist's View
Regional Centers
Purpose
Defined
Mayorkas Letter
Business Plan
I-924
Oversight & I-924A
Session 3: Liability Considerations
Growth of regional centers
Due diligence - Regional Centers & EB-5 Projects
Advising clients about investments - is it smart?
Professional liability insurance
Session 4: EB-5 and Investments
Securities law issues
EB-5 projects as securities
Investors Qualifications
Reg. D
Reg. S
Disclosure Requirements
Broker-Dealer
Right of rescission
Knowing when to co-counsel and when to use experts
Avoiding and managing conflicts of interest
For details on curriculum, speaker bios, and registration information,
please see: http://www.ilw.com/workshops/march2012eb5.shtm. For the fax form, see
here. Don't delay, act today! This offer is available only until January 31, 2012!
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Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Toronto, Canada - Ernst & Young is seeking an Associate Attorney. Ernst & Young's global alliance of independent law firms cooperate with our offices worldwide to provide our clients with integrated, quality service. The U.S. business immigration specialists at Egan LLP help companies address the challenges associated with managing today's globally mobile workforce. The firm's comprehensive range of U.S. business immigration services include obtaining both immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant status and visas as well as providing a range of U.S. immigration advisory services for employees and their employers. We are currently seeking an Associate Lawyer to manage multiple and challenging U.S. business immigration engagements and to contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse clients. This position offers excellent opportunities for teaming, leadership, and career advancement to the right candidate. The ideal candidate has the following qualifications: JD along with admission to any U.S. state bar, three to five years of business immigration experience, with an emphasis on high-volume H/L NIV and PERM filings Excellent managerial, organizational and verbal/written communication skills. For more information, please visit our website at www.ey.com/CA - Job Code: TOR000JP
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Atlanta, GA - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking a Senior Immigration Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will participate in all aspects of the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM processing, overseeing junior paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major academic and medical institutions, and performing artists. The ideal candidate must be technologically savvy, efficient and able to successfully multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, be able to work independently, when necessary, manage one's own time in addition to being a team player, be able to communicate effectively in writing, and orally, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources), and be able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Senior level applicants must possess a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Send resume and cover letter to staffrecruiting.atl@seyfarth.com.. EOE M/F/D/V
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI -
Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience.
Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch.
Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base.
If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
Outsourcing Services For Attorneys
Start or expand your own Immigration Practice, while increasing your revenue base, with the use of the experienced attorneys and staff at Virtual Immigration Office (VIO), while increasing your revenue base. VIO can help you become an experienced immigration practitioner in no time. We are a unique company providing outsourcing services for lawyers - by lawyers! VIO provides you with all the legal, technical and administrative support you need to practice immigration law with the click of your mouse. VIO has worked with US Consular Posts throughout the world to assist clients in obtaining visas to enter the United States to live and work. VIO has prepared every kind of immigration documents, and VIO attorneys have extensive experience in immigration litigation both at the Immigration and Federal Court level. VIO does all the leg work allowing you to increase your revenue and expand your service. Learn more at virtualimmigrationoffice.com. You can contact us at 877-846-4111 or ordersvio@gmail.com.
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February 13 - USCIS Verification Division and the Office of Public Engagement is pleased to invite interested parties to a national stakeholder teleconference at 3:00 pm to discuss a potential Final Nonconfirmation Review (FNC) process for E-Verify.For more information please contact the Office of Public Engagement, Intergovernmental Affairs Division at USCIS-IGAOutreach@dhs.gov by February 9, 2012, referencing “E-Verify Administrative Review Process” in the subject line of your email.
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Comment: Are You LinkedIn - ILW.COM cordially invites immigration professionals: attorneys, paralegals, law students and others to join the ILW.COM LinkedIn
group. The ILW.COM LinkedIn Group is a place for you to enhance your
network with others in the field, to discuss issues of mutual
interest, and to keep on the top of the latest developments in
immigration law.
Focus: The Immigration Compliance Book
The Immigration Compliance Book, Editors Angelo A. Paparelli, L. Batya Schwartz Ehrens, and Dan Siciliano features contributions from Jason Burritt, Francis E. Chin, Philip C. Curtis, Laura Danielson, John Fay, Bonnie K. Gibson, Richard Gump, Douglas D. Hauer, Susanne C. Heubel, Loan Huynh, Jay Jorgensen, Susan Kelly, Adam Ketcher, Cynthia Lange, Kevin Lashus, Robert F. Loughran, Kristin Major, Johanna Marmon, Cyrus D. Mehta, Maggie Murphy, Michael Patrick, Julie Pearl, Justin A. Rymer, Olivia M. Sanson, Lynn O. Tarran, Vinh C. Trieu, Steve Trow, Greg Wald, Matthew Warren and Michael J. Wildes. The Table of Contents is as follows:
Editors' Introduction
Understanding I-9 Concepts
I-9 Advanced Topics
Employer E-Verify Considerations
E-Verify Advanced Topics
DHS Enforcement Through ICE Raids and Audits
Specialty Topics
Resource Materials
For more info on this book and to order, see here (fax version, see here).
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Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Atlanta, GA - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking a Senior Immigration Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will participate in all aspects of the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM processing, overseeing junior paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major academic and medical institutions, and performing artists. The ideal candidate must be technologically savvy, efficient and able to successfully multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, be able to work independently, when necessary, manage one's own time in addition to being a team player, be able to communicate effectively in writing, and orally, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources), and be able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Senior level applicants must possess a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Send resume and cover letter to staffrecruiting.atl@seyfarth.com.. EOE M/F/D/V
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI -
Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience.
Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch.
Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base.
If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
Immigration Law Certificate
Classes offered both online and in-person. Master the complex and ever changing maze of immigration policies and regulations with the Immigration Law Studies Certificate Program offered by CUNY's School of Professional Studies. This graduate-level certificate program, consisting of (3) three-credit classes, offers students who complete it a comprehensive understanding of the laws, regulations, and processes surrounding the status of immigrants in the US, including family and employment-based immigration and deportation defense. It is designed for individuals working in law firms, companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations where they interact with immigrants and immigrant legal concerns on a regular basis and would therefore benefit from greater knowledge of the laws and regulations surrounding immigration. For more information on class schedules, tuition and fees, course applications and to register, see here
Law Practice for Sale
Very well-known in Colorado, a premier Denver area immigration law firm is for sale. This AV-rated practice has been in existence for nearly thirty years and in the same location for twenty. Annual attorney/paralegal billings have tallied approximately $900K for many years. The firm's practice is predominantly business-related with a prestigious client list, including corporate leaders in thriving industries like mining, agriculture, and tourism. This diverse practice also handles some family, removal, and consular matters. The staff of nine is highly educated and impeccably trained. While the firm has a model management structure, the principal is available to ease the transition for serious buyers. All equipment is included in the sale. Send inquiries in confidence to: ann@allott.com.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - USCIS invites interested parties to participate in a national stakeholder teleconference at 2:00 p.m. to discuss changes to the
process of “grandfathering” certain adoption cases as orphan cases when the U.S. and another country become Hague partners. For more information please contact the Office of Public Engagement at public.engagement@dhs.gov by
Monday January 30, 2012 referencing “Adoption” in the subject line of your email.
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An Important disclaimer! The information provided on this page is not legal advice. Transmission of this information is not intended to create, and receipt by you does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Readers must not act upon any information without first seeking advice from a qualified attorney. Copyright 1995-2012 American Immigration LLC, ILW.COM. Send correspondence and articles to editor@ilw.com. Letters and articles may be edited and may be published and otherwise used in any medium. The views expressed in letters and articles do not necessarily represent the views of ILW.COM.
Comment: Immigrant Soldiers - The Strategy Page notes "In the last decade, the U.S. military has enlisted some 70,000 non-citizens, about five percent of all recruits. These foreigners made better soldiers than American citizens. The foreigners are tossed out during their first three months of service at half the rate of their citizen counterparts. After three years of service, 72 percent of citizens were still in uniform, compared to 84 percent of non-citizen troops. The foreign troops are more patriotic and work harder than their citizen counterparts... In the last decade, some senior American officers suggested recruiting more foreigners. Not just non-citizens with green cards but foreigners who are not residents of the United States." The illustrious history of foreigners serving in US military goes back to Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, and continues through the civil war to present day. Offering US citizenship in return for military service to those who are de facto Americans, though not de jure Americans, due to the accident of being brought into this country as children by their parents, is consistent with this great tradition. You can see the list of immigrants who received the Medal of Honor, the highest military award given by the United States government here. Please let us know your thoughts on immigrants in the military by writing to us at editor@ilw.com.
Focus: THE PERM BOOK The outline of THE PERM BOOK, 2nd Edition is as follows: PART I. PERM RULE, ANALYSIS, AND COMMENTS A. PERM Regulation B. Articles by PERM Writers C. Editor's Comments to the PERM Rule PART II. FAQ, STAKEHOLDER & LIAISON MEMORANDA A. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Lawrence Rudnick B. Summary of DOL PERM Stakeholders Meetings by Lorna Rogers Burgess C. Frequently Asked Questions PART III. ETA FORMS, OLD AND NEW A. The New 9089 PERM Form by Linda Rose B. What DOL told OMB about PERM by Jay Solomon C. New ETA Form 9089 and Instructions, Application for Permanent Employment Certification D. Old ETA Form 9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification E. Old ETA Form 9089, Instructions F. Old ETA Form 9089 Electronic Filing Instructions G. ETA Form 750A H. ETA Form 750B I. ETA Form 750 A and B, Instructions J. ETA Form 9127, Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Quarterly Activity Report PART IV. ROADMAPS AND CHECKLISTS A. Overview of PERM Cases B. Overall PERM Flow Chart C. Employer Checklist D. Alien Checklist E. Job Offer Checklist F. Attorney/Agent Checklist G. Prevailing Wage Preparation Checklist H. Prevailing Wage Quick Guide I. Recruitment Checklist J. Express SVP Checklist K. PERM Audit Checklist: 10 Important Points L. Real and Virtual PERM Addresses M. What do PERM and H-1B Visas Have in Common? N. Attorney Competency Self-Test O. Sample PERM Cases PART V. BALCA HANDBOOK A. Introduction to BALCA by Joel Stewart B. BALCA PERM Quick Reference Guide by Joel Stewart C. BALCA En Banc Quick Reference Guide by Joel Stewart D. BALCA Hearing Procedures PART VI. FEDERAL LITIGATION GUIDE A. Introduction to Federal Court Litigation by Sam Udani B. Exhaustion of Administrative Review by Michael E. Piston C. Federal Court Litigation-PERM by David B. Pakula D. Sample Pleading by Michael E. Piston PART VII: PREVAILING WAGE REVIEW A. Prevailing Wage Survey & Overview by Jane Goldblum B. Wage Worksheet Simple Systems 1 by Jane Goldblum C. Wage Worksheet Simple Systems 2 by Jane Goldblum D. 656.40 Perm Reg. Determination of PW E. 656.41 Perm Reg. Certifying Officer Review of PW F. Prevailing Wage FAQ G. Appendix A By Alphabetical Order H. Appendix A By SOC Classification Order PART VIII: SWA SUMMARY STATE BY STATE All 50 states + 4 territories (Guam, District of Columbia, US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico) PART IX: PERM RESOURCES ON CD-ROM Hundreds of files For more info or to place your order, please see here. For the fax document, see here Headline: Bloomberg, in a Visit to Albany, Has Nothing but Praise for Cuomo: NYC Mayor pushes for affordable education for undocumented immigrants http://ow.ly/8G1vC Headline: Mexicans in South Carolina "Confused" About Immigration Law http://ow.ly/8Em Headline: Immigration rights groups split on President’s speech http://ow.ly/8FNtv Headline: OCHLA: Immigration update http://ow.ly/8FOqU Headline: State of the Union: Obama Calls for Greater Income Equality and Immigration Reform http://ow.ly/8FNq8 Headline: Alabama's Unemployment Rate Plummets In Wake Of Tougher Illegal Immigration Laws http://bit.ly/xBI9iF Headline: Florida GOP Debate: Gingrich's Military Dream and Romney's Self-Deportation http://ow.ly/8Ens8 Headline: Courting Latino Vote, Romney Treads Lightly on Immigration http://ow.ly/8EmFf Headline: Photo: undocumented people's problem (would seem mundane, but they are real) http://tmblr.co/Z34WQxFJ4BTJ Headline: you can share professional announcements, free events or more (up to 100-words at no charge), email: editor@ilw.com Headline: Democrats introducing immigration law repeal http://ow.ly/8EmhX Headline: keep an eye out for and new CLE Seminars. sign up today! Headline: Will @BarackObama talk about immigration in his State of the Union address to Congress? What can we expect from him?
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Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Atlanta, GA - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking a Senior Immigration Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will participate in all aspects of the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM processing, overseeing junior paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major academic and medical institutions, and performing artists. The ideal candidate must be technologically savvy, efficient and able to successfully multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, be able to work independently, when necessary, manage one's own time in addition to being a team player, be able to communicate effectively in writing, and orally, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources), and be able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Senior level applicants must possess a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Send resume and cover letter to staffrecruiting.atl@seyfarth.com.. EOE M/F/D/V
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI - Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience. Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch. Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base. If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
Website Services
Gain the competitive edge with your new website from INSZoom, the world's largest immigration software company. Choose from over 100 customizable website template designs, complete with customized logos and images, 60-70 pages of professionally written immigration law content including news articles, processing dates, and priority times posted directly on your site. Our search engine optimization tools will increase your web traffic and prioritize your site in the major search engines. Our content management tool lets you update your site in real time. Customizable intake sheet that can be integrated to your case management software directly into your website. Bi monthly newsletters and email blast tools enable you to stay in constant touch with current clients and strengthen your potential client base. Build leads and maintain a professional presence at a reasonable cost with websites from INSZoom. Learn more online at http://www1.inszoom.com/solutions/inhouse/web_overview.html or contact a sales representative at (925) 244-0600 to start the process of launching your new website today
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Fragomen is pleased to announce Hyla Kaplan as new Partner. Hyla joined the firm in September 2001. She has extensive experience with all aspects of corporate immigration law and provides counsel on major employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories, as well as family-based permanent residence applications and applications for U.S. citizenship. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP is the largest firm in the world dedicated to corporate immigration. www.fragomen.com
Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at no charge), email: editor@ilw.com.
An Important disclaimer! The information provided on this page is not legal advice. Transmission of this information is not intended to create, and receipt by you does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Readers must not act upon any information without first seeking advice from a qualified attorney. Copyright 1995-2012 American Immigration LLC, ILW.COM. Send correspondence and articles to editor@ilw.com. Letters and articles may be edited and may be published and otherwise used in any medium. The views expressed in letters and articles do not necessarily represent the views of ILW.COM.
Comment: Immigrant Soldiers - The Strategy Page notes "In the last decade, the U.S. military has enlisted some 70,000 non-citizens, about five percent of all recruits. These foreigners made better soldiers than American citizens. The foreigners are tossed out during their first three months of service at half the rate of their citizen counterparts. After three years of service, 72 percent of citizens were still in uniform, compared to 84 percent of non-citizen troops. The foreign troops are more patriotic and work harder than their citizen counterparts... In the last decade, some senior American officers suggested recruiting more foreigners. Not just non-citizens with green cards but foreigners who are not residents of the United States." The illustrious history of foreigners serving in US military goes back to Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, and continues through the civil war to present day. Offering US citizenship in return for military service to those who are de facto Americans, though not de jure Americans, due to the accident of being brought into this country as children by their parents, is consistent with this great tradition. You can see the list of immigrants who received the Medal of Honor, the highest military award given by the United States government here. Please let us know your thoughts on immigrants in the military by writing to us at editor@ilw.com.
The outline of THE PERM BOOK, 2nd Edition is as follows:
PART I. PERM RULE, ANALYSIS, AND COMMENTS
A. PERM Regulation
B. Articles by PERM Writers
C. Editor's Comments to the PERM Rule
PART II. FAQ, STAKEHOLDER & LIAISON MEMORANDA
A. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Lawrence Rudnick
B. Summary of DOL PERM Stakeholders Meetings by Lorna Rogers Burgess
C. Frequently Asked Questions
PART III. ETA FORMS, OLD AND NEW
A. The New 9089 PERM Form by Linda Rose
B. What DOL told OMB about PERM by Jay Solomon
C. New ETA Form 9089 and Instructions, Application for Permanent Employment Certification
D. Old ETA Form 9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification
E. Old ETA Form 9089, Instructions
F. Old ETA Form 9089 Electronic Filing Instructions
G. ETA Form 750A
H. ETA Form 750B
I. ETA Form 750 A and B, Instructions
J. ETA Form 9127, Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Quarterly Activity Report
PART IV. ROADMAPS AND CHECKLISTS
A. Overview of PERM Cases
B. Overall PERM Flow Chart
C. Employer Checklist
D. Alien Checklist
E. Job Offer Checklist
F. Attorney/Agent Checklist
G. Prevailing Wage Preparation Checklist
H. Prevailing Wage Quick Guide
I. Recruitment Checklist
J. Express SVP Checklist
K. PERM Audit Checklist: 10 Important Points
L. Real and Virtual PERM Addresses
M. What do PERM and H-1B Visas Have in Common?
N. Attorney Competency Self-Test
O. Sample PERM Cases
PART V. BALCA HANDBOOK
A. Introduction to BALCA by Joel Stewart
B. BALCA PERM Quick Reference Guide by Joel Stewart
C. BALCA En Banc Quick Reference Guide by Joel Stewart
D. BALCA Hearing Procedures
PART VI. FEDERAL LITIGATION GUIDE
A. Introduction to Federal Court Litigation by Sam Udani
B. Exhaustion of Administrative Review by Michael E. Piston
C. Federal Court Litigation-PERM by David B. Pakula
D. Sample Pleading by Michael E. Piston
PART VII: PREVAILING WAGE REVIEW
A. Prevailing Wage Survey & Overview by Jane Goldblum
B. Wage Worksheet Simple Systems 1 by Jane Goldblum
C. Wage Worksheet Simple Systems 2 by Jane Goldblum
D. 656.40 Perm Reg. Determination of PW
E. 656.41 Perm Reg. Certifying Officer Review of PW
F. Prevailing Wage FAQ
G. Appendix A By Alphabetical Order
H. Appendix A By SOC Classification Order
PART VIII: SWA SUMMARY STATE BY STATE
All 50 states + 4 territories (Guam, District of Columbia, US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico)
PART IX: PERM RESOURCES ON CD-ROM
Hundreds of files
For more info or to place your order, please see here. For the fax document, see here Headline: Bloomberg, in a Visit to Albany, Has Nothing but Praise for Cuomo: NYC Mayor pushes for affordable education for undocumented immigrants http://ow.ly/8G1vC Headline: Mexicans in South Carolina "Confused" About Immigration Law http://ow.ly/8Em Headline: Immigration rights groups split on President’s speech http://ow.ly/8FNtv Headline: OCHLA: Immigration update http://ow.ly/8FOqU Headline: State of the Union: Obama Calls for Greater Income Equality and Immigration Reform http://ow.ly/8FNq8 Headline: Alabama's Unemployment Rate Plummets In Wake Of Tougher Illegal Immigration Laws http://bit.ly/xBI9iF Headline: Florida GOP Debate: Gingrich's Military Dream and Romney's Self-Deportation http://ow.ly/8Ens8 Headline: Courting Latino Vote, Romney Treads Lightly on Immigration http://ow.ly/8EmFf Headline: Photo: undocumented people's problem (would seem mundane, but they are real) http://tmblr.co/Z34WQxFJ4BTJ Headline: you can share professional announcements, free events or more (up to 100-words at no charge), email: editor@ilw.com Headline: Democrats introducing immigration law repeal http://ow.ly/8EmhX Headline: keep an eye out for and new CLE Seminars. sign up today!
Headline: Will @BarackObama talk about immigration in his State of the Union address to Congress? What can we expect from him?
To submit an article or a news item to Immigration Daily, write to editor@ilw.com. Follow ILW.COM on Twitter.
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Atlanta, GA - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking a Senior Immigration Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will participate in all aspects of the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM processing, overseeing junior paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major academic and medical institutions, and performing artists. The ideal candidate must be technologically savvy, efficient and able to successfully multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, be able to work independently, when necessary, manage one's own time in addition to being a team player, be able to communicate effectively in writing, and orally, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources), and be able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Senior level applicants must possess a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Send resume and cover letter to staffrecruiting.atl@seyfarth.com.. EOE M/F/D/V
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI -
Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience.
Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch.
Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base.
If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
Website Services
Gain the competitive edge with your new website from INSZoom, the world's largest immigration software company. Choose from over 100 customizable website template designs, complete with customized logos and images, 60-70 pages of professionally written immigration law content including news articles, processing dates, and priority times posted directly on your site. Our search engine optimization tools will increase your web traffic and prioritize your site in the major search engines. Our content management tool lets you update your site in real time. Customizable intake sheet that can be integrated to your case management software directly into your website. Bi monthly newsletters and email blast tools enable you to stay in constant touch with current clients and strengthen your potential client base. Build leads and maintain a professional presence at a reasonable cost with websites from INSZoom. Learn more online at http://www1.inszoom.com/solutions/inhouse/web_overview.html or contact a sales representative at (925) 244-0600 to start the process of launching your new website today
To place a classifieds ad in Immigration Daily, see here
Fragomen is pleased to announce Hyla Kaplan as new Partner. Hyla joined the firm in September 2001. She has extensive experience with all aspects of corporate immigration law and provides counsel on major employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories, as well as family-based permanent residence applications and applications for U.S. citizenship. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP is the largest firm in the world dedicated to corporate immigration. www.fragomen.com
Readers can share professional announcements (up to 100-words at no charge), email: editor@ilw.com.
An Important disclaimer! The information provided on this page is not legal advice. Transmission of this information is not intended to create, and receipt by you does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Readers must not act upon any information without first seeking advice from a qualified attorney. Copyright 1995-2012 American Immigration LLC, ILW.COM. Send correspondence and articles to editor@ilw.com. Letters and articles may be edited and may be published and otherwise used in any medium. The views expressed in letters and articles do not necessarily represent the views of ILW.COM.
Comment: Self Deportation - Fox News Latino reports "But by far the most memorable and the oddest moment was Romney's brilliant solution to immigration: self-deportation. Immediately, a flood of live tweets from viewers, political insiders and Latino influencers jumped to criticize his confusing answer. When asked about the process to send people home, Romney's solution left the audience intrigued, speechless and confused. 'The answer is self-deportation (with some remote laughter on the background) When they don't have work or documents they will go back home ...Ultimately we will then allow people to get back in line at home until the reach the front of the line,' Romney said." Winning a significant percentage of Latino vote is critical for any Republican hoping to become a president. Spouting anti-immigration rhetoric is a sure fire way for a candidate to "self-deport" himself from the White House - even before he gets there. What do you make of this term "self-deportation"? Let us know by writing to editor@ilw.com.
Focus: The Consular Posts Book
The Table of Contents for "The Consular Posts Book" is as follows:
PART I. MAJOR CONSULAR POSTS
A chapter each on - Argentina - Buenos Aires; Armenia - Yerevan; Australia - Sydney; Brazil - Sao Paulo; Canada -Toronto; China - Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai; Colombia - Bogota; France - Paris; Germany - Frankfurt, and Munich; Haiti - Port au Prince; India - Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi; Jamaica - Kingston; Nigeria - Lagos; Philippines - Manila; Taiwan - Taipei; Trinidad and Tobago - Port of Spain; United Kingdom - London; Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City.
PART II. THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: New Attorney Vulnerabilities in International Practice
Chapter 3: Trade and Immigration Tightening? NAFTA, WTO, GATS Soup to Nuts
Chapter 4: Tips for Avoiding B-1/B-2 Visa Denials and Correcting other Refusal Issues with the Consul
Chapter 5: The Visa Waiver Program (VWP): Not As Simple and Easy As It Looks
Chapter 6: Non-Immigrant Classes and Their U.S. Tax Obligations
Chapter 7: E-1/E-2 Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors
Chapter 8: The Consular Role in L-1 Blanket Petitions
Chapter 9: H-1B "Dependent Employees": From Labeling to Lawbreaking
Chapter 10: Temporary Assignment of H-1B Employees to Client Work Sites
Chapter 11: State Department Name-Checks and Security Advisory Opinions (SAOs)
Chapter 12: ICE Data-Mining and Federal Benefits Fraud Task Forces - Send In the Marines: Best Practices to Survive Audits and Task Forces
Chapter 13: What to do if Your Client's Visa is Denied: Visa Office Advisory Opinions
Chapter 14: A Template for Attorney Risk-Assessment
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Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Atlanta, GA - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is seeking a Senior Immigration Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. The ideal candidate will participate in all aspects of the firm's national Business Immigration and Global Mobility practice, including the management of client relationships, case review and analysis, preparing and filing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM processing, overseeing junior paralegals in case preparation, and serving as the primary contact to numerous prominent clients. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major academic and medical institutions, and performing artists. The ideal candidate must be technologically savvy, efficient and able to successfully multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, be able to work independently, when necessary, manage one's own time in addition to being a team player, be able to communicate effectively in writing, and orally, as appropriate for the needs of the audience (clients, governmental agencies, internal and external resources), and be able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Senior level applicants must possess a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible business immigration experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Send resume and cover letter to staffrecruiting.atl@seyfarth.com.. EOE M/F/D/V
Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI -
Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience.
Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch.
Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base.
If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
Law Practice for Sale
After 32 years, it's time to move on. US immigration law practice, AV rated for the past 20 years, is for sale. This is the largest practice in the state, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The firm handles employment, family, removal, and consular cases. Multiple long-standing institutional clients. Equipment, multiple networked PC's, books, and furniture included. Annual revenues in excess of $1M for the past 10 years. Interested law firms should send inquiries to mypracticeforsale@gmail.com. All correspondence will be treated as strictly confidential.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 - The USCIS Verification Division and the Office of Public Engagement invite you to participate in a national stakeholder teleconference at 2:00PM (Eastern Time) to discuss a potential Final Nonconfirmation Review (FNC) process for E-Verify.For more infomation please contact the Office of Public Engagement, Intergovernmental Affairs Division at USCIS-IGAOutreach@dhs.gov by January 30, 2012 and reference E-Verify
Administrative Review Process in the subject line of your e-mail.
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Comment: Price Of Immigration Laws - Associated Press reports "It's unclear whether farmers in Georgia and Alabama will face a shortage of workers due to tough new laws targeting illegal immigration, but some producers said they have begun changing their plans for planting and harvesting this year's crops. Some farmers said they might reduce the number of acres they plant or shift to less labor-intensive crops, while others are bracing for higher labor prices and have turned to new recruiting tools to attract workers... Since the laws were approved last year, farmers in both states have reported labor shortages because migrant workers aren't showing up and they say they can't find other workers to fill the jobs. Farmers and state officials have said that some produce was left to rot in the field last year because there weren't enough workers to help with the harvest." Whether the farmers stop growing certain crops, reduce the acreage for crops, let the crops rot in the fields, or pay much higher prices for labor -- all these will translate into higher prices for our produce, and higher grocery and restaurant bills for all of us. This is just another price we pay for draconian immigration laws. We appreciate your comments. Please write to us at editor@ilw.com.
Focus: Immigration Practice By Robert C. Divine
Immigration Practice by Robert C. Divine & R. Blake Chisam is an invaluable supplement to Kurzban's with a
different approach. It is also useful to newer practitioners and paralegals in view of its easy to understand and practical style. For more info, see here. To order by fax, see here.
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Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Washington, DC - Immigration Law Firm in the K Street area of downtown Washington is seeking an experienced paralegal. Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in business/ family immigration law with an emphasis on AOS, H1B, L1 and PERM filings. Interesting work and clientele; no timesheets; latest technology; competitive salary and benefits (401K w/employer match, health insurance, paid vacation, etc). Successful applicants will have broad knowledge of immigration law and procedures; be detailed-oriented; able to handle volume; highly organized and strong communicators. Please email resume, cover letter and salary requirements, in confidence, to jobs@immigrationgroup.com. No calls please. EOE.
Help Wanted: Immigration Attorneys
Troy, MI -
Ellis Porter is seeking a dynamic associate attorney with 3+ years of employment-based immigration experience.
Attorney will manage high-volume caseload for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Experience should include temporary work visas (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1) and green cards (PERM, EB-1, NIW). Industry experience in automotive/engineering, IT consulting, and/or healthcare is preferred. Language skills are also a plus. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to shaju.jacob@ellisporter.com and we'll be in touch.
Ellis Porter is also interested in exploring opportunities with experienced attorneys with an established, portable client base.
If you're interested in growing your practice in an innovative, highly rewarding practice model, and have the desire to play a significant role in Ellis Porter's mission to change the landscape of immigration in Detroit, we'd like to talk to you.
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January 30 - February 1 at various locations in NYC - The Umbrage is pleased to present Green Card Stories, which profiles the journeys of fifty recent immigrants to the U.S..Speakers include Saundra Amrhein, Stephen Yale-Loehr,Randolph Sealey, Laura Danielson, Ariana Lindquist, Lisa Koenig and Farah Bala. For more information, see http://www.umbragegallery.com/blog/green-card-stories-events
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