Location: Atlanta, San Francisco, New York, or Remote

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: Competitive base salary + performance bonuses based on credit-hour productivity, quality of work, and great customers interaction.

Reports to: Managing Attorney

About Us

aiLegal is an immigration law firm powered by AI technology with a strong reputation for delivering excellence, efficiency, and client-centric service. We handle a wide spectrum of immigration cases including family immigration, humanitarian matters, business immigration, consular processing, removal defense, and federal litigation.

We operate on a flat rate model with assigned credit hours per case type and enforce high accountability in meeting deadlines and productivity benchmarks. Each team member is expected to deliver at least 100 credit hours per month.

Our unique service model ensures speed, standardization, and client satisfaction by structuring every case into a clear assembly-line pipeline.

We are seeking experienced immigration attorneys who can independently and reliably manage complex caseloads with zero missed deadlines, strong legal strategy, and consistent productivity.

This role is not for attorneys who:
✘ move slowly
✘ resist using technology and/or is not tech savvy
✘ require handholding
✘ cannot manage deadlines
✘ dislike KPIs
✘ lack ownership, accountability, or flexibility

✘ can not produce results within defined timelines

✘ brings drama or an ego that requires its own parking space

This role is for attorneys who are:
✔ disciplined high-performers
✔ outstanding writers and strategists
✔ tech-comfortable attorneys
✔ deadline-sensitive professionals
✔ attorneys who can take full ownership of complex cases
✔ attorneys who thrive in well-structured, high-accountability environments

✔ attorneys who bring curiosity, humility, and professionalism

Position Review

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented attorney to join aiLegal. The ideal candidates will thrive in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment, take ownership of assigned cases, and consistently meet monthly productivity benchmarks.

The position requires deep familiarity with USCIS, DOL, and DOS procedures, strong case management skills, and the ability to deliver high-quality legal work under tight timelines within our flat-rate, credit-hour model.

Key Responsibilities

• Case Preparation & Management
• Serve as lead attorney on matters in investment-based, talent-based, and employment-based immigration, including L-1A, EB-2, EB-5, EB-1C, I-941, EB-1A/B, NIW, O-1, H-1B, PERM, and etc.
• Drive legal delivery of complex cases from drafting, finalizing, explaining, to legal review, sign-off, and post-filing explanation to our clients.
• Provide legal strategies, and quality assurance to cases assigned and cases reviewed.
• Manage and update case pipelines using aiLegal’s proprietary AI platform and case management software
• Monitor deadlines and ensure all filings are timely and compliant with court and USCIS requirements
• Appearance for USCIS interview nationwide.
• Client Communication
• Conduct structured client interviews, gather supporting evidence, and ensure accuracy of factual records.
• Maintain consistent communication with clients to provide updates and ensure client satisfaction.
• Collaboration & Quality Control
• Work collaboratively with other attorneys, intake specialists, and paralegals in a structured assembly-line pipeline.
• Ensure case files meet aiLegal’s internal quality standards and procedural checklists before attorney review.
• Productivity & Accountability
• Meet or exceed 100 credit hours per month in completed deliverables.
• Maintain daily time and productivity logs.
• Support the Managing Attorney in achieving team-level output targets (100 x team headcount monthly credit hours).

Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an ABA credited U.S. law school, active license in good standing.
• Minimum 5 years of immigration law experience (investment-based, talent-based, and employment-based immigration focus).
• Proficiency in USCIS, DOL, and DOS immigration procedures.
• Exceptional writing skills.
• Strong organizational and accountability skills, proven record of meeting deadlines and productivity goals.
• Familiarity with Jira or equivalent project/case management tools.
• Excellent communication skills.

Job Performance Expectation

• Monthly Output: Minimum 100 credit hours of completed work.
• Quality: Zero-tolerance for any preventable errors - wrong personal data, missing pages/signatures, missing/wrong filing fee payments (issuance date, payee name, amount), form editions, filing addresses, missing form page, or wrong orders of forms, missing signatures or dates, missed filing/hearing deadlines, or failure to follow SOP.
• Responsiveness: All internal communications acknowledged and responded within 2 hours, and all external communication acknowledged and responded within 24 hours.
• Collaboration: Active participation in structured case assembly-line processes and cross-team reviews.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary + performance-based bonuses
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Paid time off, CLE/professional development budget, and bar dues
• Career growth opportunity in a fast-scaling, and technology driven practice.

Why Join aiLegal

• Be part of a visionary firm revolutionizing immigration law through AI and automation.
• Collaborate with a high-performing, mission-driven team.
• Enjoy a culture of transparency, innovation, and recognition.
• Gain opportunities for career growth and leadership advancement.
• Competitive pay structure with performance incentives and bonuses.

Pay: $150,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What is the earliest date you are available to start this position?
• What is your desired annual salary?
• Are you currently authorized to work in the United States?
• Are you applying for in-person, hybrid, or remote position? Which offices are you applying for the position?
• What percentage of your caseload did you personally own end-to-end from strategy, drafting, filing, to client explanation??
• Which of the following case types have you personally led in the past 12 months? 1) EB-1A; 2) EB-2 NIW; 3) O-1; 4) L-1A; 5) EB-1C; 6) EB-5; 7) E-2; 8) PERM; 9) H-1B; 10) PERM;
• How many immigration filings do your complete per month on average?
• Please identify one RFE case handled by you in recent 3 months. For each, please explain 1) Statute(s) at issue; 2) Procedural posture when you entered; 3) Motion(s) filed and why; 4) Legal risk you identified; 5) What you would do differently today
• Please break down exactly how you would reach 100 credit hours per month. Please break down the case types, average hours per case, and your weekly output. Please also explain what you would do when you fall behind mid-month.
• Please describe a preventable error you made and 1) root cause of the error; 2) exact system you implemented after the error; 3) how the system would prevent someone else from making the same error.
• Please describe a workflow you personally designed or improved using technology. If none, explain why. aiLegal has its own workflows for case processing. Please explain how you plan to learn and master aiLegal's workflows in 60 days after joining to close the gap.
• iLegal requires attorneys to complete and sign off on filing checklist before a case can be filed. If you believe this is inefficient or unnecessary, please explain why.
• Are you comfortable being measured on monthly productivity targets (e.g., 100 credit hours per month)? Please explain why.
• What about this role would be most stressful for you, and how do you manage that stress without slowing output?

Work Location: In person