U.S. Immigration Lawyer / Advisor

Want to revolutionize the future of education and do meaningful work that transforms future generations’ lives?

Crimson Education is a Series C, global EdTech startup founded in 2013 with the idea that through personalized education and technology, we can transform students into the world leaders of tomorrow. We’re the leading global admissions consultancy, now in 28 markets and have an ambitious team of 800 that’s rapidly expanding across the globe. Our tech platform connects 3000 tutors/mentors to students aiming to achieve admission and scholarships to top universities or their dream career pathway.

World class investors and companies including Tiger Global Management and CTF Education Group have invested in us and influential individuals such as the former US Secretary of the Treasury and the former Prime Minister of New Zealand serve as our advisors.

The U.S. is our largest region and we want to help our students with immigration and visa support. We are looking for an experienced U.S. immigration professional to help us provide this support for our students.

This is a contractor / part-time position, that can be worked remotely and flexibly. 

What are the main responsibilities for this role?

• Advise on U.S. immigration-related matters for students and other clients, especially related to the EB-1, O-1, and E-2 visas
• Assist with the preparation of application materials for U.S. visas
• Participate in the design and improvement of Crimson’s U.S. immigration knowledge base and service flows
• Develop an expert-level understanding of our student client base
  
• Develop case strategies, including researching, drafting, reviewing, counselling clients and triaging initiations
  
• Assess eligibility of foreign nationals for non-immigrant and immigrant visa status
  
• Work to prepare petitions and applications for submission to government agencies for non-immigrant and immigrant foreign nationals
  
• Draft and prepare letters and legal documents
  
• Conduct research to support client requests and projects
  
• Partner with colleagues to resolve client issues, share information, and support client projects
  
• Partner with the team and Execs to evolve and grow the service  

What skills and experience are required?

• Experience completing and submitting EB-1, O-1, and E-2 visa applications
• Member of a US State bar or Washington DC bar association
  
• Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (preferred)
  
• Experience working for a large U.S. immigration law firm or at least 3-4 years of legal experience
• Licensed Arizona lawyer (ideally)
• You should not serve as a compliance lawyer on more than one other ABS (i.e., you can only be a compliance lawyer for two ABS in total, including ours)
• Any other compliance lawyer requirements set out in here (refer to (G)(3) (page 16) and FAQs here)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to proofread documents, draft fluent prose, and avoid grammatical mistakes
• Flexibility to increase or reduce time commitment as workload change

We offer highly competitive hourly rates and are open to discussing retainer arrangements for highly experienced professionals. Let us know your interests and we can work something out together! If you're passionate about growing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, and want to work with cutting-edge technology then we'd love to hear from you!

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