Anna Thompson

Assist in the transition of Immigration practice group to open new office of Am Law 200 Firm

Manage client relationships with, and serve as lead point of contact for, major multinational organizations

Identify, strategize and oversee short- and long-term business immigration processes for clients' foreign national employee workforce

Provide routine updates on immigration policy changes and advise on immigration compliance for foreign national employee workforce

Assign, supervise and review work of team of two associates and five paralegals

Managed the implementation of business immigration strategies for corporate clients

Managed the processing and filing of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions

Served as lead contact for major multinational organizations

Led strategy meetings and client calls

Assigned, reviewed and managed the work of associates and paralegals

Managed client relationships for major organizations

Set and implemented strategies for end-to-end immigration processes for foreign national employee workforce (initial employment visa to green card and naturalization)

Managed large caseload of simultaneous processes across multiple business clients (often with 100+ foreign national employees per client)

Represented clients during in-person interviews before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Prepared and filed employment- and family-based immigration matters

Prepared nonimmigrant visa petitions for filing with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Position involved ample legal research and writing

Drafted Opinions, Findings of Fact and Orders in equitable distribution and custody cases

Conducted legal research

Attended hearings, trials and conciliations to assist in decision-making process

Conducted research on variety of issues including the extension of Gideon v. Wainwright to pro se litigants in civil suits

Focused on defense of federal labor and employment and civil rights actions, including allegations of employment discrimination and claims under Title VII, ADEA, etc.

Drafted substantive motions and leadings for litigation

Prepared questions and reviewed documentation and evidence for depositions and witness testimony

Analyzed proposed policies to ensure compliance with federal and state law

Prepared and filed a high volume of cases for corporate clients' employment-based visa petitions

Prepared and filed a high volume of cases for corporate clients' employment-based visa petitions

Prepared and filed a high volume of cases for corporate clients' employment-based visa petitions