About the company
Our client is a law firm.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a caseload of employment-based immigration matters from intake through filing, while advising prospective clients and helping shape how the practice operates. This is an early hire role working alongside a senior attorney and offering input on technology used for drafting and review.
What you'll do
- Manage your own caseload of employment-based work visa petitions from intake through filing.
- Conduct initial consultation calls with prospective clients to assess strategy and fit.
- Draft, review and submit petitions, handling the full lifecycle of each matter.
- Work with a senior attorney to develop flexible, practical methods for building petitions and document them as reusable guides.
- Give feedback to the engineering team on drafting and review tools.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- J.D. from an accredited law school.
- Active U.S. bar membership in good standing in any state.
- 1 to 3 years of business immigration experience, including caseload management, petition review and submission.
- Experience with extraordinary ability and national interest petitions and with employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant filings.
- Strong legal writing skills, including building persuasive arguments.
- Ability to advise founders and engineers directly in a client-facing capacity.
- Adaptable, high-agency and entrepreneurial mindset with enthusiasm for building at an early-stage company.
- Ability to work in the office 5 days a week.
Bonus points
- Experience at a large immigration firm or a boutique immigration practice.
- Experience working with founder or startup clients.
- Experience with RFE and NOID responses.
- New York bar membership.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 185,000 per year
- Equity
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development and bar dues support
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States or New York, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Active U.S. bar membership in good standing in any state
- 1 to 3 years of business immigration experience
- Experience managing caseloads, reviewing petitions, and submitting filings
- Experience with extraordinary ability and national interest petitions
- Experience with employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant filings
- Strong legal writing skills, including building persuasive arguments
- Ability to advise founders and engineers directly in a client-facing capacity
- Adaptable, high-agency, entrepreneurial mindset
- Ability to work in the office five days per week
- Experience at a large immigration firm or boutique immigration practice
- Experience working with founder or startup clients
- Experience with RFE and NOID responses
- New York bar membership
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
