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Legal Support Specialist roles at U.S. law firms and corporate legal departments qualify for employment-based green card sponsorship under EB-2 or EB-3, depending on your degree and experience. Employers file PERM labor certification with DOL before petitioning USCIS, permanently sponsoring your U.S. residency rather than a temporary status.
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We are seeking an experienced Family Law Attorney to handle complex and highly contested family law matters. This is not an entry-level position and requires an attorney who can independently manage cases from initial strategy and client consultation through hearings, trial, and post-judgment representation. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and strong producer with at least 3 years of family law litigation experience and an active Texas Bar license.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct initial strategy meetings with clients and develop case plans based on their facts and goals.
- Advise clients regarding legal options, strategies, and potential solutions throughout their cases.
- Handle highly contested divorce and family law matters, including legal separation and paternity actions.
- Draft and prepare family law pleadings and legal documents, including petitions, responses, summons, declarations, affidavits, motions, replies, judgments, decrees, and orders.
- Prepare parenting plans, child support orders, and child support worksheets.
- Prepare mediation and trial briefs, correspondence, and other litigation materials.
- Prepare clients for hearings and trials.
- Attend and represent clients at hearings, mediations, and trials.
- Manage all aspects of assigned cases from initial consultation through post-judgment client care.
- Conduct legal research on relevant family law issues.
- Prepare documents for filing with courts and other appropriate entities.
- Maintain organized case files and complete necessary administrative and filing duties.
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.
- Active Texas Bar license – required.
- At least 3 years of solid family law litigation experience.
- Demonstrated experience handling highly contested divorce and family law matters.
- Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, and courtroom skills.
- Ability to independently manage cases and communicate effectively with clients.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in person in Dallas, TX.
If you are interested, could you please share your updated resume along with your salary expectations to Luna.star@teksky.com and you can also reach me at (401) 526-1214.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Family Law Attorney to handle complex and highly contested family law matters. This is not an entry-level position and requires an attorney who can independently manage cases from initial strategy and client consultation through hearings, trial, and post-judgment representation. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and strong producer with at least 3 years of family law litigation experience and an active Texas Bar license.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct initial strategy meetings with clients and develop case plans based on their facts and goals.
- Advise clients regarding legal options, strategies, and potential solutions throughout their cases.
- Handle highly contested divorce and family law matters, including legal separation and paternity actions.
- Draft and prepare family law pleadings and legal documents, including petitions, responses, summons, declarations, affidavits, motions, replies, judgments, decrees, and orders.
- Prepare parenting plans, child support orders, and child support worksheets.
- Prepare mediation and trial briefs, correspondence, and other litigation materials.
- Prepare clients for hearings and trials.
- Attend and represent clients at hearings, mediations, and trials.
- Manage all aspects of assigned cases from initial consultation through post-judgment client care.
- Conduct legal research on relevant family law issues.
- Prepare documents for filing with courts and other appropriate entities.
- Maintain organized case files and complete necessary administrative and filing duties.
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.
- Active Texas Bar license – required.
- At least 3 years of solid family law litigation experience.
- Demonstrated experience handling highly contested divorce and family law matters.
- Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, and courtroom skills.
- Ability to independently manage cases and communicate effectively with clients.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in person in Dallas, TX.
If you are interested, could you please share your updated resume along with your salary expectations to Luna.star@teksky.com and you can also reach me at (401) 526-1214.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Legal Support Specialist
Document your paralegal credential equivalency early
If your legal training came from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation before applying. PERM requires your foreign degree to satisfy the job's minimum requirements, and a missing equivalency letter can stall your I-140 petition for months.
Target employers with in-house immigration counsel
Law firms and corporate legal departments that already employ immigration attorneys are far more likely to run PERM themselves rather than outsourcing it. That internal expertise shortens your sponsorship timeline and reduces the chance of avoidable PERM audit triggers.
Search for green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Legal Support Specialist openings by employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to firms that have never filed PERM. Run your search before reaching out to recruiters.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 classification before signing an offer
An employer can file under EB-2 if your role requires an advanced degree or you hold a U.S. equivalent master's. EB-3 covers bachelor's-level candidates. Confirm which category applies before the PERM job description is drafted, since changing it later restarts the DOL process.
Understand what PERM's supervised recruitment means for your timeline
DOL requires employers to conduct and document a formal recruitment process before certifying PERM. That adds roughly six to twelve months before your I-140 can be filed. Build this window into any start-date conversation with a prospective employer.
Use the OFLC Wage Search to verify your offered salary tier
PERM certifies at a specific prevailing wage level set by DOL. If your offer falls below Level I for your metro area and job title, DOL can deny certification. Cross-check your offer against the OFLC Wage Search before the labor certification is submitted.
Green Card Legal Support Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Legal Support Specialist roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Legal Support Specialist positions qualify under EB-3, which covers skilled workers and professionals with a bachelor's degree. If your role requires an advanced degree or you hold a master's equivalent, your employer may classify it under EB-2 instead. The distinction matters because EB-2 and EB-3 have different priority date backlogs depending on your country of birth, which directly affects how long you wait for a green card after the I-140 is approved.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at 85,000 per year with an annual lottery, while EB-3 green card sponsorship has no lottery and leads to permanent residency. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification, I-140, and adjustment of status typically take two to four years from filing, sometimes longer for applicants born in India or China due to priority date backlogs. Green card sponsorship also binds your status to the petitioning employer until your I-485 has been pending for 180 days.
What does the PERM process look like for a Legal Support Specialist role?
Your employer files an Application for Permanent Employment Certification with DOL after conducting a supervised recruitment process to confirm no qualified U.S. workers are available. DOL reviews whether the job duties, minimum requirements, and offered wage meet certification standards. The entire PERM stage typically takes six to eighteen months, after which your employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. You can apply for adjustment of status once a visa number becomes available based on your priority date.
How do I find Legal Support Specialist jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Most job postings don't explicitly advertise green card sponsorship, which makes it hard to identify the right employers from a standard job search. Migrate Mate filters openings by employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, letting you focus your applications on legal departments and law firms that have already run PERM for similar roles. This cuts out the awkward early-stage conversation about whether sponsorship is even possible.
Can my employer start my green card process while I'm on an H-1B or OPT?
Yes. PERM can be filed while you're in any lawful nonimmigrant status, including H-1B or OPT. Starting early is strategically useful because PERM's supervised recruitment and DOL processing add significant time before you can file an I-485. If you're on OPT with a limited window, your employer can file the I-140 while your current status is still valid, and you'll need to maintain lawful status independently until a visa number becomes available.