Immigration Clerk

Help make the American dream come true for immigrants This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career with one of the largest law firms in the United States. Ogletree Deakins is an international law firm with 55 offices throughout North America and Europe. We have one of the largest business immigration practices in the United States; our immigration practice group consists of experienced and dedicated immigration lawyers and paralegals who work with domestic and international corporations and businesses in developing appropriate strategies to facilitate the international transfer of skilled employees.

Our Raleigh office has an opportunity for an Immigration Clerk to join their fast-paced business immigration practice Duties may include, but not be limited to performing a variety of data entry, scanning, copy, and filing duties to track and document receipt/approval notices from USCIS in the Firm's centralized document management systems and business records; ensuring that immigration documents are easily accessible to clients, legal, and non-legal staff members; and opening cases within our system to allow paralegals and other immigration staff to begin work on petitions.

We offer a collegial, collaborative, challenging, and growth-focused work environment with innovative technology, customized resources and processes, and continuous skill-based training and professional development.

• Scan tracking labels and review sheets to case managers for each case that's going out for regular and CAP cases.
• Make labels for packaging to send to the 10 main USCIS locations.
• Combine approvals and receipts into PDF Searchable document and save in mail files.
• Check SharePoint for any client petitions.
• Print petitions and attach the correct check before sending to the attorney for review before packaging.
• Prepare photos to be added to petitions.
• Ensure all forms have the proper signatures.
• Package up petitions accordingly and ensure timely delivery to USCIS.
• Log all CAP review sheets into excel.
• Preparation of approval packages to Foreign Nationals as needed.

• 1+ years of office experience in a high-volume environment.
• High school diploma required; some college preferred.
• Ability to type 45+ WPM.
• Superior understanding of correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to organize, manage, prioritize, and handle numerous projects/tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong time management skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure, with a professional demeanor.
• Strong client service skills are crucial in this team-oriented environment.
• Enjoy working in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment.
• Strong Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Ability to Lift and carry objects such as large batches of mail and files weighing up to 30 pounds.

Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.

Applications submitted via email will not be considered.

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Office Perks: There is a café in our building that has operating hours from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. We have beverages and snacks at no cost in breakrooms on both floors. The firm caters in lunch 1-2 times per month.

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Staff including Paid Time Off, Sick Time, a 401(k) matching program, Profit Sharing, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage, Health Savings Account /Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Teladoc (24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video), Tuition Reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.

Ogletree Deakins has one of the largest Business Immigration practices in the United States and provides a wide range of legal services for employers seeking temporary business visas and permanent residence on behalf of foreign national employees. We provide comprehensive immigration services to clients of all sizes, including numerous Fortune 500 companies. Our practice is designed to provide superior client service at competitive fixed fee rates. Our attorneys are proactive in handling client matters, from case initiation to case strategy/planning to the successful completion of the case, always remaining accessible to all of our clients.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.

Equal Opportunity Employer.