# Associate Immigration Attorney

> Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-12

**Salary:** USD 150,000–185,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

About the company

Our client is a law firm.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a caseload of employment-based immigration matters from intake through filing, while advising prospective clients and helping shape how the practice operates. This is an early hire role working alongside a senior attorney and offering input on technology used for drafting and review.

What you'll do

\- Manage your own caseload of employment-based work visa petitions from intake through filing.

\- Conduct initial consultation calls with prospective clients to assess strategy and fit.

\- Draft, review and submit petitions, handling the full lifecycle of each matter.

\- Work with a senior attorney to develop flexible, practical methods for building petitions and document them as reusable guides.

\- Give feedback to the engineering team on drafting and review tools.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- J.D. from an accredited law school.

\- Active U.S. bar membership in good standing in any state.

\- 1 to 3 years of business immigration experience, including caseload management, petition review and submission.

\- Experience with extraordinary ability and national interest petitions and with employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant filings.

\- Strong legal writing skills, including building persuasive arguments.

\- Ability to advise founders and engineers directly in a client-facing capacity.

\- Adaptable, high-agency and entrepreneurial mindset with enthusiasm for building at an early-stage company.

\- Ability to work in the office 5 days a week.

Bonus points

\- Experience at a large immigration firm or a boutique immigration practice.

\- Experience working with founder or startup clients.

\- Experience with RFE and NOID responses.

\- New York bar membership.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 185,000 per year

\- Equity

\- Health insurance

\- Paid time off

\- Professional development and bar dues support

Location and work model

\- San Francisco, CA, United States or New York, NY, United States

\- On-site, 5 days per week in office

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/25887705EB/apply)

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