Immigration Attorney

Salary: $150,000 - $175,000 + share options + bonus

Location: New York City, Austin, Arizona

Lawhive is a global, AI-native law firm. Operating in the US and UK, we’ve built our own agentic operating system for legal services.
We partner with leading Main Street law firms to give lawyers and back-office teams the AI platform, marketing, and operational support to grow faster than they could alone. Our specialized AI agent for legal work, Lawrence, works alongside lawyers, putting human legal judgment right where it belongs: at the center of every matter.
We're backed by a $60M Series B at a $685M valuation, from investors including Google Ventures, TQ Ventures, Mitch Rales, Balderton Capital and Premier League footballers Harry Maguire and Reece James. In the last few years we've hit milestone after milestone, raising over $110M in funding. Today, we're on track to exceed $100 million in annual revenue, and we have offices in London, New York, Austin, and Phoenix.
So if you want your work to have real, tangible impact as we redefine an entire industry, Lawhive is where you can make it happen.

As an Immigration Attorney at Lawhive, you will manage a high-volume portfolio of immigration matters focused on the Immigration needs of families and small businesses, such as Family Petitions, Adjustments to Status, Naturalization, Fiancé Visas, TN and E2 Visas as well as general advisory work. In addition to core immigration work, you will partner closely with our Product and Engineering teams, acting as a subject matter expert to help shape our AI-powered legal platform. Acting as a key part of the feedback loop between our users and tech teams, you will advise on key product features and workflows to help ensure our tools reflect real-world immigration practice. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on immigration work and is excited about the impact of AI on the legal system.

• Manage a portfolio of immigration matters from start to finish

• Advise clients on legal merits, potential outcomes, and next steps.

• Prepare & file a wide range of different US visa applications

• Define limited scope product offerings for small business and family Immigration needs.

• Assist in collaborating with co-counsel on matters that require local or in-person representation as needed.

• Serve as a subject matter expert, partnering with our Product and Engineering teams to review and provide feedback on product features for Lawhive’s AI platform, affecting immigration matters

• Advise on edge cases, risk scenarios, and regulatory considerations

• Participate in user testing, feature scoping, and documentation reviews

• Excellent organisational skills to manage a high volume caseload

• Successful track record working with clients that need immigration help

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively

• A strong interest in AI and how it can be used to improve the legal system

• Empathy and patience when dealing with questions

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

• Highly motivated, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

• Previous experience in a start-up or scale-up environment considered a bonus

• Introductory call with our Talent team

• Technical interview with our US Managing Director

• Values interview with our Head of AI & Co-Founder

• We offer!

• 🩺 Healthcare benefits: 'Premium' plan with 100% employee cover and 50% dependent cover

• ✈️ Vacation: 20 days + 11 Federal holidays + 1 day of Birthday leave

• 💰 401k: Matching contribution up to 2% of salary

• 💰 Equity: Options in Lawhive LTD

At Lawhive we know that diversity of thought is critical to delivering outlier outcomes. As such, we’re always working hard to ensure we build a diverse, inclusive team. We’re not yet where we want to be but as we scale we’ll only ever increase the focus we apply to this.