Immigration Assistant; Seattle, WA

We are seeking an Immigration Assistant to join our Labor and Employment department in our Seattle office. As a valued team member, you will provide a broad range of administrative support to attorneys and paralegals.

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment with a variety of projects? If so, we would appreciate hearing from you. This is an in‑office position, and the work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

• Process incoming government correspondence, ensure notices are accurately saved in the document management system.
• Assist with sending approval notices and other correspondence to clients.
• Review and organize documents received from clients.
• Create and update document indices.
• Assist with drafting petitions, compiling exhibits, and related correspondence.
• Research and coordinate the collection of outstanding documents.
• Perform prevailing wage level analysis for Labor Condition Applications.
• Research and gather citations for analyses to include in support letters.
• Accurately assemble petitions and applications for filing with USCIS.
• Prepare shipping labels; ship and track packages to ensure delivery; resolve delivery exception issues.
• Assist attorneys and paralegals with submitting Service Requests to USCIS for petitions that are outside normal processing times.
• Assist with various database projects, including uploading documents and adding key dates to the case management system.
• Prepare and send Public Access Folders.
• Assist legal assistants as needed with overflow proofreading, printing, new matter intakes and document processing.
• Assist with time entry review.
• Coordinate logistics for relevant meetings, including scheduling conference rooms, and arranging for lunches, as needed.
• Prepare expense reports and process vendor invoices.
• Scan and photocopy documents.
• Proofread documents.
• May perform other duties not listed above.

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• At least 1 year of administrative support or related experience.
• Accurate typing skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of personnel.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Analytical ability and strong organizational skills.
• Strong customer/client service focus and skills.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Ability to maintain client and firm confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

• Experience working in Immigration.
• Willingness to learn new computer software and customized databases.
• Previous law firm or other professional services experience.

Dorsey & Whitney is a global law firm with over 650 lawyers across 22 offices in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. We provide strategic legal counsel to companies worldwide across a diverse range of industries, including banking & financial institutions; development & infrastructure; energy & natural resources; food, beverage & agribusiness; healthcare & life sciences; and technology.

Dorsey offers opportunities for advancement within a collaborative and dynamic environment, with competitive pay and excellent benefits. Our benefits are available to business professionals working 17+ hours/week along with their dependents, including spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender.

Dorsey’s benefit package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender‑affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers; dental insurance; vision insurance; 401(k) retirement savings plan with Firm contribution; basic and optional life insurance; short and long‑term disability; paid time off; up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave with up to an additional 6‑8 weeks of paid short‑term disability for business professionals who give birth;

paid holidays; paid volunteer day; discretionary bonuses (if bonus eligible); adoption assistance; healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre‑tax reimbursement accounts; back‑up child and elder care program; education and college advising program; virtual tutoring; wellbeing programs and activities; mass transit…