Immigration Practice Group Manager
Listed on 2026-03-05
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Law/Legal
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Management
Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, has an exciting employment opportunity for you. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment.
Join our Immigration Team as an Immigration Practice Group Manager located in our New Jersey OfficeWe are seeking a highly skilled professional who thrives in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in every task. With a dedicated work ethic and a can‑do attitude, you will take initiative and approach challenges with confidence and resilience. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating effectively across teams and delivering exceptional client service.
With a client‑focused mindset and an initiative‑taking approach, you will play a critical role in driving success, anticipating needs, and providing strategic solutions. If you are someone who demonstrates initiatives, adaptability, and innovation, we invite you to join our team.
This role will be based in our Florham Park, New Jersey office, on a hybrid basis. Regular in‑office presence is required for day‑to‑day operations, as well as for team meetings, training opportunities, and relationship building. This role reports to the Office Administrator.
Position SummaryThe Immigration Practice Group Manager position will oversee and manage client portfolios, while providing organizational and practice‑specific support to attorneys in our highly specialized Business Immigration Department. The manager will oversee and assist the client team in a wide range of business immigration matters including preparing various immigration forms and applications.
Key Responsibilities- Manages day‑to‑day activity for large client portfolios, including managing the support team assigned to the client
- Cultivate client relationships, effectively communicate with clients regarding procedural and case processing issues, identify client immigration solutions and understand current client activity
- Manage issue escalations and work to resolve them
- Collaborate with the shareholders and senior attorneys to manage the legal team’s work and ensures deadlines are met
- Lead the client team by providing training, new‑hire orientation, guidance and performance reviews for the team
- Collaborate hiring and training of new client team members
- Identify employees who may require additional training and oversight and work with them to achieve performance expectations
- Provide performance feedback ongoing and during the annual performance evaluation program
- Maintain oversight of individual caseloads as well as that of paralegal caseloads to ensure timely completion of work
- Mentor junior associates, paralegals, and administrative assistants on the client team, particularly in process management and client‑specific procedures and requirements
- Manage various administrative duties; maintain case‑management database, direct client contact—phone calls, emails, and postal correspondence
- File and monitor applications and petitions with appropriate government agencies
- Initiate contact with government officials to obtain necessary information to alert supervising attorney and legal team of potential delays or possible problems in the processing of an application
- Research law, procedures and keep track of immigration law updates
- Create and maintain reports as needed
- Assist in client intakes, prepare client mailings and submissions to various immigration offices
- Collaborate with senior attorneys to manage and support large‑scale projects, including writing or deploying communications, executing case filing strategies with clients, providing clients with program progress
- Assist with other department activities as needed, and perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
- Ability to communicate professionally and interact effectively with clients and all levels of personnel including management staff and support staff
- Excellent interpersonal and…
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