Immigration Paralegal/Legal Writer

Alma • Full-time • San Francisco, California, United States • $85k - $110k / year • 1m ago

Hi there! We’re Alma

We’re on a mission to make immigration more accessible, transparent, and human through cutting-edge technology and thoughtful legal support. Alma is backed by top-tier investors like Village Global, NFX, and Conviction, and we’re founded by a diverse team of Harvard Law, HBS, and UCLA grads with experience at Cooley, McKinsey, EY, and Uber.

We’re looking for a skilled and creative Immigration Paralegal & Legal Writer to join our fast-growing legal team. If you love writing, are deeply familiar with employment-based visas, and want to help shape the future of immigration law, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you’ll own a wide range of interesting and complex employment-based immigration cases—from O-1 talent petitions to EB-2 NIWs and everything in between. You’ll be deeply involved in both the legal and operational side of Alma’s service, using your expertise to craft compelling petitions, streamline case workflows, and collaborate cross-functionally across the company.

Here’s what you can expect to spend your time on:

Drafting and preparing visa petitions and applications (including H-1B, L-1A, TN, E-2, O-1A, O-1B, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW).
Writing persuasive and well-supported legal documents that tell each client’s story clearly and compellingly.
Collaborating with our supervising attorney and legal team to improve case templates, protocols, and internal resources.
Working independently on multiple cases and projects with minimal supervision.
Giving feedback to our product and engineering teams to help improve our legal tech platform.
Helping us build scalable, repeatable systems that bring clarity to complex legal processes.

You Should Apply If:

You’ve worked on at least 2 years of talent visa cases (especially O-1s, EB-1s, and EB-2 NIWs).
You love writing and are excited by the idea of blending legal knowledge with storytelling.
You’ve got a Bachelor’s degree or a Paralegal Certification.
You’re comfortable juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup environment.
You enjoy thinking about how to improve systems and aren’t afraid to propose (or prototype!) new ways of doing things.
You care deeply about getting the details right and have a strong sense of ownership over your work.
You want to be part of a small, passionate team shaping a new kind of immigration firm.

You Should NOT Apply If:

You’re looking for a traditional law firm environment with strict roles, long memos, and well-worn routines — we’re startup-minded and always evolving.
You’re not comfortable working in ambiguity — immigration law can be gray, and we often navigate unclear paths with strategic thinking and collaboration.
You’d rather focus solely on execution than helping improve the systems and processes behind the work — iteration is core to how we grow.
You prefer to work only with legal peers — we work closely with product, engineering, and design teams to shape our tools and client experience.
You want a quick, transactional writing process — this role is about thoughtful, persuasive storytelling that takes time and care.

What It’s Like to Work at Alma

We’re a team of curious, mission-driven people who believe that fixing immigration is both a legal and technological challenge. That means we value clear writing, collaborative problem-solving, and continuous feedback—across roles and across borders.

We’re startup-minded and deeply committed to doing meaningful work that impacts real people’s lives.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Flexible PTO—take time off when you need it
Health Insurance reimbursement
A front-row seat to startup growth, with mentorship from legal, tech, and business leaders
Opportunity to shape internal processes and build new legal tools from the ground up
Collaborative, low-ego team that genuinely cares about the mission and each other

A Quick Note

We know the “perfect” candidate doesn’t exist. If this role excites you but you don’t meet 100% of the criteria, we’d still love to hear from you. Immigration is complex. We are too. That’s what makes the work so impactful.

Compensation Range: $85K - $110K