Associate Attorney
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- Provide legal advice and case updates to clients, generally without direct guidance or supervision for routine matters.
- Conduct or contribute to client consultations.
- Accompany clients to interviews and similar in-person matters.
- Formulate case strategy for assigned cases.
- Oversee the production of case materials (drafts, filings, etc.)
- Draft case matters as directed, including more difficult case materials that are not appropriate for drafting by support staff (RFE responses, complex fact patterns, etc.).
- Function as a primary client point of contact (often in conjunction with Case Managers), in order to ensure that client communications are addressed quickly, efficiently, and in a manner that reflects positively on the firm.
- Leading or participating in case status team meetings with legal support staff as needed and appropriate.
- Examine and address questions or case issues raised by legal support staff and provide guidance for addressing same.
- Function as a primary/final case reviewer for drafts/final submissions.
- Maintain organized, legally-compliant client files.
- Conduct legal research and maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant developments in immigration law and agency practice.
- Participate in required professional development activities.
- Represent Green and Spiegel at client and industry functions, as directed.