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Katherine Presutti

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

A self-motivated team player with over 7 years of immigration experience in US employment immigration and 4 years experience in global immigration both working in a law firm and in house for one of the largest talent and media corporations in the world.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Immigration Case Manager

WME | IMG
06.2022 - Current
    • Draft and prepare US visa applications for L-1A, L-1B, and E-3 visa holding employees.
    • Analyze client documentation and history to determine eligibility for immigration related benefits for employees in the US and Canada.
    • Act as direct liaison between foreign national employees, outside immigration counsel, and human resources.
    • Educate employees, talent managers, and Human Resources representatives on complex nuances associated with engaging foreign nationals for work as independent contractors and hiring as full time employees.
    • Assist Senior Counsel for APAC in drafting Australian visa applications.
    • Managed data entry for sponsored foreign nationals using an INSZoom database.
    • Research law literature, databases and public information to investigate and solve case issues.
    • Liaise directly with foreign consulates to determine work authorization requirements for independent contractors (fashion models, performing artists, musicians) traveling abroad.

Immigration Coordinator

WME | IMG
11.2019 - 06.2022
  • Created, implemented, and streamlined the O-1 visa initiation process for independent contractors and talent across multiple business factions.
  • Applied for and was successfully granted expedited visa stamping appointments and National Interest Exemptions for 15+ artists and talent during the COVID-19 travel ban.
  • Maintained constant communication with foreign nationals, the business, and vendors.
  • Tracked records, filed documents and maintained communication between clients, outside counsel, and managers.
  • Assisted in the drafting and collating of O-1 visa applications for independent contractors.
  • Built effective relationships with business partners to facilitate immigration program activities.

Paralegal (Intaker/ Trainer)

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP
07.2016 - 11.2019
  • Trained and on boarded new paralegals to the PERM process from case initiation to filing and oversaw their work on a pod.
  • Assessed new cases to determine strategy for the caseworker and attorney, gathered sponsored employee's immigration documents to determine visa status, confirmed all required documents were available to the attorney, and provided client case updates.
  • Drafted and reviewed H-1B visa applications, ETA9089 applications, and DACA renewal applications.
  • Maintained client implemented SLAs and timely data entry in the Connect database.
  • Ran labor market tests for EB-2 and EB-3 PERMs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Simmons College
Boston, MA
05.2016

Skills

  • Petition Management
  • Client Relations Skills
  • Stakeholder Education
  • Strategy Preparation
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Visa Classifications
  • Compliance
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency
  • Immigration Law Knowledge
  • Document Preparation
  • Cultural Sensitivity

Timeline

Immigration Case Manager

WME | IMG
06.2022 - Current

Immigration Coordinator

WME | IMG
11.2019 - 06.2022

Paralegal (Intaker/ Trainer)

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP
07.2016 - 11.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Simmons College

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