Immigration Attorney

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple cases and deadlines.
• Prepare and review immigration applications motions and briefs.
• Review and prepare immigration applications for filing with the appropriate government agency (including VAWA I-360 T-Visa I-914 U Visa I-918 I-485 (LPR) I-130 I-765 I-131).
• Handle a wide range of immigration cases including family-based immigration asylum removal defense employment-based immigration and naturalization.
• Represent clients in immigration court administrative hearings and interviews before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and other relevant agencies.
• Attend USCIS interviews immigration court hearings and other relevant agency proceedings on behalf of clients.
• Provide clients with updates on cases.
• Analyze conflicts in legal matters advise clients on solutions and advocate on behalf of clients.
• Ensuring that information obtained during interactions with the client remains confidential

Qualifications:

• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in the State of Florida.
• Minimum of three years of experience in Immigration Law.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of US Immigration laws regulations and procedures to provide accurate and up-to-date counsel for clients.
• Excellent negotiation skills with the ability to advocate effectively for clients.
• Must be able to draft review legal documents and train with senior attorneys.
• Strong ability to perform research problem solve and effectively communicate the results.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Ability to work in high volume settings.

Benefits:

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Group Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan Matching
• Workers Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays Off
• Short Term Disability

Schedule: This position is ON-SITE in our Fort Lauderdale office with no remote/ hybrid schedule. Schedule is Monday Friday 8-hour shifts 9:00 am-6:30 pm

Background Check: As part of our hiring process all candidates who receive a job offer will be required to undergo a background check.

Please Note:

• The background check will be conducted after the job offer is extended.
• A conviction does not automatically disqualify you from employment; each case is considered on an individual basis.
• If you have concerns or questions about the background check process please feel free to reach out to

We are committed to fair hiring practices and ensuring a safe and secure workplace for all employees.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Demesmin & Dover provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

E-Verify:

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the I-9 Form.