Andrew Snow
Jamaica Plain,MA
Summary
Diversified Immigration Attorney who facilitates smooth application processes and immigration status maintenance for corporate employees in a variety of industries. Supplies counseling on immigration policies and procedures and effectively handles elevating questions and problems to alleviate key barriers and core issues. Excels in multicultural environments and collaborates with colleagues and contacts at all levels to meet business objectives.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Attorney
Erickson Immigration Group
03.2022 - 01.2024
- Enhanced client satisfaction by providing comprehensive legal advice and immigration support in various cases.
- Provide thoughtful strategic guidance on complex immigration matters to corporate clients managing their workforce in the United States.
- Manage a team of paralegals in drafting and filing employment-based non-immigrant matters such as H-1B, TN, and E-3 for clients in the tech industry.
- Analyze and advise company recruiters, People Leads, and HR contacts of the risk and viability of prospective candidates requiring work authorization for open positions at their organizations.
- Managed a diverse caseload, prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
- Contributed to firm-wide initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and promoting a well organized, compliant internal system.
Immigration Associate
Clark Lau, LLC
06.2019 - 03.2022
- Develop a wide variety of employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant matters including H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, EB-1A, and EB-1C for clients operating in various fields
- Manage PERM Labor Certification processes, subsequent I-140 Immigrant petitions, and I-485 Adjustment applications for beneficiaries seeking to immigrate to the United States
- Train paralegals on the subject matter and legal evidentiary requirements for H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-1C, PERM, and I-140 filings
Law Clerk
Clark Lau LLC
08.2018 - 06.2019
- Assess and draft legal arguments for employment-based non-immigrant petitions for H-1B and L-1 filings with USCIS
- Prepare H-1B Cap lottery petitions for beneficiaries participating in the lottery for the 2020 fiscal year
- Develop petitions for J-1 trainees and interns set to begin work in the United States for select clients.
Law Clerk
Northeastern University, Office Of General Counsel
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Drafted memorandum examining recent changes in state regulations relating to background checks to determine the actions the University should take to make existing policies comply with changed regulations
- Researched legal precedent for substantive arguments in employment litigation cases involving former employees of the University
Legal Intern
Massachusetts Division of Insurance
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Drafted memorandum evaluating company’s compliance with state insurance law limiting its allocation of capital stock and other investment funds while remaining solvent
- Developed orders to show cause to launch administrative cases against individual who allegedly committed insurance fraud by submitting falsified applications
Education
J.D. -
Boston College Law School
Boston, MA05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Japanese
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT05.2015
Skills
- Business Immigration
- Client Relationships
- Immigration Case File Strategies
- Legal Strategy Development
- Evaluating Documents
- Case File Management
- Client Representation
- Strategic Planning Advice
- Active Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
Additional Information
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bar Membership (MA 704506)
Affiliations
Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Bar Association
Interests
International Travel; Writing literature novels & poetry; Mental Health; Coding
Languages
Japanese
Limited Working
Timeline
Associate Attorney
Erickson Immigration Group
03.2022 - 01.2024
Immigration Associate
Clark Lau, LLC
06.2019 - 03.2022
Law Clerk
Clark Lau LLC
08.2018 - 06.2019
Law Clerk
Northeastern University, Office Of General Counsel
05.2017 - 08.2017
Legal Intern
Massachusetts Division of Insurance
05.2016 - 08.2016
J.D. -
Boston College Law School
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Japanese
Middlebury College
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