Associate Immigration Attorney | Business Immigration | San Francisco | 1–3 Years | $150K–$185K + Equity
AJ Chambers are working with an early stage, AI backed legal technology company seeking an Associate Immigration Attorney with 1-3 years of business immigration experience. This is an opportunity to join as the first attorney hire, manage employment based immigration cases from initial client intake through petition filing, and help develop a modern, AI assisted immigration law practice.
Must Haves
- J.D. from an accredited US law school.
- Active US state bar admission in good standing. Admission in any state is acceptable; New York bar admission is a plus.
- 1-3 years of experience practising business immigration law, ideally within a law firm specialising in employment based immigration.
- Experience preparing, drafting, reviewing and filing employment based immigration petitions.
- Experience with O-1A, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW or H-1B visa petitions.
- Understanding of employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa categories.
- Strong legal research, writing and persuasive petition drafting skills, including presenting arguments against relevant eligibility criteria.
- Experience managing immigration cases from client intake and case assessment through preparation, review and submission.
- Confidence conducting client consultations and advising startup founders, engineers and technical professionals on immigration options and visa strategy.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, adaptability and willingness to develop creative, client focused approaches to immigration case building.
- Willingness to work full time, in office five days per week in San Francisco's Financial District.
- Must already be authorised to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Nice to Have
- Experience at a large business immigration law firm or specialist immigration boutique.
- Experience advising startup founders, technology companies, engineers or other technical professionals.
- Experience preparing responses to Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs).
- New York bar admission.
- Interest in legal technology, AI assisted legal drafting and improving immigration case workflows.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary of $150,000-$185,000.
- Equity starting at 1%+.
- Health insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Bar dues and continuing legal education (CLE) support.
- Full time, five day in office position in the Financial District, San Francisco.
Reason to Join
- Founding legal team opportunity: Become the company's first attorney hire and help build its immigration practice.
- End to end case ownership: Manage your own caseload and take responsibility for petitions throughout the full immigration process.
- Experienced mentorship: Learn from an immigration practitioner with 40 years of experience and more than 12,000 case files.
- AI and legal technology: Use AI assisted drafting and review tools while contributing feedback to the engineering team to improve the product.
- Practice development: Help develop repeatable approaches to case building and legal workflows.
- Equity participation: Join at an early stage with equity starting at 1%.
- Competitive compensation: Earn $150,000-$185,000 plus equity and benefits.
Interested? Apply here with your resume and we will be in touch to discuss this role further.
