Japanese-Speaking Business Immigration Associate - Masuda Funai

Summary
As a Business Immigration Associate at Masuda Funai, you will be working with a talented team of immigration attorneys and paralegals providing counsel to a wide range of corporate clients on immigration issues. You will have the opportunity to independently manage files for clients from inception to completion, including conducting regular communication with clients.

Essential Functions of an Immigration Associate:

• Prepare and file a wide range of visa petitions, including B-1, H-1B, L-1, E-1, E-2, O-1, TN, etc.
• Prepare responses to Requests for Evidence (RFEs)
• Counsel clients through the PERM labor certification process
• Advise clients on I-9 and E-Verify compliance
• Respond to clients in a timely, forthright, and professional manner
• Manage and complete assigned tasks in a timely manner, and keep supervising attorneys and clients up-to-date on the status of assigned cases
• Coordinate and collaborate with immigration attorneys, legal assistants, and assigned staff, as well as provide reasonable support to colleagues
• Maintain knowledge of legal developments in all states where admitted, including the timely completion of CLE as required by state licensing boards
• Ensure compliance of all local, state and federal laws relating to immigration matters
• Self-reporting of all instances where the attorney or the client has been threatened with or actually censured, fined, sanctioned, held in contempt, or barred by any court, agency, or dispute-resolution body
• Regularly attend practice group and firm meetings in person

• Entry level to 4 years of professional legal experience either as an attorney or paralegal representing clients in all aspects of business immigration law
• Active license to practice law in any state in the U.S.
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Fluency in Japanese
• PERM/labor certification processing experience
• ​​​​​​Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Associate Mentoring Program
• Hybrid, flexible schedule
• Unlimited PTO and generous firm holidays
• Premium medical, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible spending accounts for medical, dependent care, and commuter benefits
• Complimentary membership to onsite fitness center 
• Generous 401(k) profit sharing plan and personal financial advisor
• Optional Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Short-term Disability, and Pet Insurance

​​Compensation
The salary range for this position is based upon various factors including the individual's experience, skills, and qualifications. An estimate of the salary range for individuals working a hybrid schedule in our Schaumburg office is: $136,000- $160,000.

About Us
Masuda Funai provides legal services to international companies with critical business needs in the United States. We advise multi-national companies in the establishment and growth of their operations and facilities in the U.S., frequently serving as their U.S. general legal counsel. Our international experience, cultural insight and the multilingual capability of our attorneys and staff make us uniquely qualified to represent companies of all sizes in all phases of the business life cycle. Our experience ranges from complex M&A and financing transactions, to tax analysis and real estate deals, to joint ventures and other development arrangements, to general day-to-day operations counsel. In everything we do, we focus on providing timely and highly customized services that fit our clients’ needs.

Masuda Funai is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse workplace.
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