KAROL DYWEL
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Highly skilled Business Immigration Professional with extensive experience in leading comprehensive immigration programs, managing highstakes audits, and providing expert guidance on complex immigration matters for FAANG Companies. Known for exceptional leadership in supervising teams, developing strategic processes, and ensuring compliance within high-volume cases and fast-paced environments. Recognized for outstanding performance and expertise, with a proven ability to manage and mentor legal staff, and facilitate effective stakeholder engagements.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
BUSINESS IMMIGRATION SUPERVISOR
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY LLP
06.2022 - Current
- Initiate and lead the development of an end-to-end I-140 program executed by an offshore team, overseeing 2,500 active cases at a time while meeting regulations and SLAs
- Lead a team of paralegals, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure high-quality case management and client service by delegating appropriate tasks, enhancing team productivity, and ensuring all team members action client-related issues, fostering a collaborative working environment
- Support junior attorneys, enhancing their understanding of immigration law, client SLAs, protocols, and procedures
- Implement strategic case management practices, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of case processing, client communications, and timely case resolution
- Foster strong relationships with clients, internal teams, and external partners, to drive client satisfaction
- Oversee the complete lifecycle of immigration applications, ensuring meticulous document collection, drafting, reviewing, and timely submission, meeting all legal and procedural requirements
- Research evolving immigration policies and programs, to strategize case handling and ensure compliance with evolving legal standards
- Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail in reviewing all documents for accuracy, ensuring they meet stringent government and regulatory standards, minimizing the risk of application rejection
- Employ outstanding organizational skills to manage and meet multiple case deadlines, ensuring efficient case progression
- Achieved the highest performance rating, a distinction reserved for the top 5% of employees, underscoring exceptional leadership and commitment to excellence
- Facilitate collaboration between team members on projects requiring cross-functional expertise for successful outcomes
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues, and adjusted policies to meet changing needs
- Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations
SENIOR BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
BERRY, APPLEMAN & LEIDEN LLP
10.2018 - 06.2022
- Managed a high volume of complex, varied corporate immigration cases related to PERM, I-140, and Adjustment of Status in a fast-paced environment, as well as H-1B under strict SLAs
- Responsible for developing and maintaining the PERM batch process on the program level
- Developed resources, protocols, templates, and program-level enhancements
- Drafted and implemented program-wide changes for the progression of cases for team-wide use
- Prepared and analyzed internal reports
- Communicated with employees to discuss visa timelines, case statuses, case strategies, and general immigration procedures
- Evaluated cases, relayed concerns, and proactively escalated to the appropriate BAL team members
- Prepared forms, letters, documents, and correspondence for attorney review; adapted tools and resources for casework, deviating from templates; increased knowledge of BAL's best practices
- Managed the status of all filed applications and petitions and finalized documents after attorney review
- Utilized document and data management systems to prepare, monitor, and record all aspects of client casework
- Reviewed the work of paralegals and immigration assistants
- Trained paralegals and immigration assistants
- Initiated contact with government agencies to obtain necessary information; alert attorney regarding potential process delays and/or issues
- Served as a peer resource regarding various immigration and company practices and guided paralegals and immigration assistants regarding proprietary systems and case processing
- Co-interviewed potential candidates for peer/junior roles to assess and determine compatibility with legal teams and attorneys.
BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
EPSTEIN, BECKER & GREEN, P.C.
07.2018 - 10.2018
- Managed a significant caseload, primarily consisting of PERM applications, PERM-based I-140s, and Adjustment of Status
- Performed intake of cases, troubleshooting, and establishing a case strategy
- Worked directly with foreign national employees to gather the documentation required for case processing
- Evaluated cases and assisted in providing case strategies and/or solutions to obtain information such as background on various industries, current wages, processing procedures, and standard processing times
- Prepared forms, letters, and other documents on behalf of the client
- Filed and monitored applications and petitions with appropriate government agencies
- Ran reports to assist in managing own caseload.
BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
PETER J. KELLEY & ASSOCIATES
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Independently managed various immigration-related cases
- Actively involved in the administration of case management for all clients, including maintaining the calendar, monitoring deadlines, as well as updating and reporting cases
- Worked with attorneys to advise foreign nationals on business and family immigration-related matters
- Communicated with clients to ensure quality customer service
- Prepared reports to track expiration dates, H or L max-out dates, and eligibility for filing I-485 applications
- Analyzed case facts, completed legal documents, drafted correspondence, maintained, and organized client documentation
- PERM - beginning to end processing of Labor Certification applications for Foreign Workers
- Prevailing Wage Determinations, Ad Processing, Recruitment Process, and Filing of Labor Certification
- Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Petitions: I-140 Stage based on Approved PERM or L, or Extraordinary Ability
- Also handled the adjustment stage after I-140 was approved
- Researched immigration statutes, DOL & USCIS regulations, and DOS issues.
IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS KWIATKOWSKI, ESQ
07.2016 - 01.2018
- Independently managed a high volume of cases across a diverse set of clients to ensure timely and accurate submissions
- Actively involved in the administration of case management for all clients, including maintaining the calendar, monitoring deadlines, as well as updating and reporting cases
- Ensured that all required information was up to date and accurate, taking steps to locate missing, incorrect data, and or quickly identify issues and creative resolutions
- Organized and maintained files and authored legal documents under the direct supervision of an attorney
- Prepared and compiled foreign visa applications, ensuring that all content was completed in compliance with agency requirements
- Continuously tracked Visa Bulletin, AILA, and USCIS updates; and ensured that clients were informed and kept up to date
- Responded to USCIS and DOL RFEs and RFIs when required, as well as PERM audit requests
- Prepared, conducted, and coordinated Permanent Residency sponsorship submissions and recruitment efforts with high-level company representatives (various fields)
- Supervised and managed the recruitment lifecycle, from the development of job profiles through conducting the labor market test to filing form ETA 9089
- Prepared a number of petitions, including I-140, I-130, DS-260, I-485, and underlying forms, nonimmigrant visa extensions, and change of status (B-1/B-2, F-1, J-1)
- VAWA applications, Cancellation of Removal, Waivers I-601 and I-601A, H-1Bs, and Ls
- Prepared all required documents to file to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor; developed all supporting documents and appeals, including submitting motions to reopen/ reconsider, as well as all required documents and filing of PERM (ETA Form 9089).
Education
MBA - HR Management
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN10.2024
Bachelor of Science - Management
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ03.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education And Fine Arts
Kazimierz Wielki University
Bydgoszcz, Poland05.2009
Skills
- Microsoft Office: Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Visio
- SharePoint
- Strategic Planning
- Audit reporting
- Staff Development
- Processes and procedures
- Program Evaluation
- Data Analysis
- Project Management
- Data Analytics
- Project Planning
- Workday experience
- Excellent Communication
- Troubleshooting
- Problem-Solving
- Conflict Resolution
Websites
Certification
- Advanced Certificate in U.S. Immigration Law, CUNY School of Professional Studies, New York, NY, USA, 08/2017, 05/2019
- Advanced Certificate, Immigration Law Specialist, Washington Online Learning Institute, New York, NY, USA, 07/2016, 09/2017
Education
Education
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Polish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
BUSINESS IMMIGRATION SUPERVISOR
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY LLP
06.2022 - Current
SENIOR BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
BERRY, APPLEMAN & LEIDEN LLP
10.2018 - 06.2022
BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
EPSTEIN, BECKER & GREEN, P.C.
07.2018 - 10.2018
BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
PETER J. KELLEY & ASSOCIATES
02.2018 - 07.2018
IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS KWIATKOWSKI, ESQ
07.2016 - 01.2018
MBA - HR Management
University of Southern Indiana
Bachelor of Science - Management
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education And Fine Arts
Kazimierz Wielki University
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