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Litigation Paralegal green card sponsorship follows the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based path, requiring your employer to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. Law firms and corporate legal departments sponsoring foreign paralegals must document recruitment efforts and meet prevailing wage requirements before the process moves forward.
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State Street’s Litigation Team is seeking an experienced litigation paralegal to support litigation, investigations, discovery, legal process, and related litigation operations across the company. This role will work closely with Litigation Team attorneys and collaborate with business personnel, outside counsel, and other stakeholders on a broad range of matters affecting State Street’s businesses and functions.
The successful candidate will bring strong litigation experience, sound judgment, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to independently manage multiple matters and projects in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior paralegal and litigation operations support to the Litigation Team on matters affecting business units and functions across State Street.
- Manage the intake, tracking, and appropriate routing of legal process and other formal legal requests received by State Street, including complaints, subpoenas, court orders, and regulatory requests.
- Coordinate responses to subpoenas, discovery requests, and other legal demands, including the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of documents and electronically stored information (ESI).
- Coordinate litigation holds and other preservation activities, including custodian identification, issuance and tracking of legal hold notices, and coordination with relevant business, technology, records-management, and other personnel.
- Maintain accurate litigation matter information and track significant developments, deadlines, case status, and other key information.
- Assist in the preparation of periodic litigation reports, management presentations, and other reporting for senior management and the General Counsel.
- Support internal investigations and responses to regulatory and governmental inquiries, including document collection, information management, factual research, and coordination among relevant stakeholders.
- Partner with Litigation Team attorneys, business personnel, outside counsel, and third-party service providers in connection with litigation, investigations, discovery, and related matters.
- Conduct legal and factual research as needed in support of litigation and investigations.
- Support the development and maintenance of litigation-related policies, procedures, training materials, and continuing legal education programs for the Legal Division and business personnel.
- Identify opportunities to improve litigation processes, information management, reporting, and the effective use of technology.
- Support other litigation, investigation, and legal operations initiatives as needed.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Paralegal certification preferred, or substantial relevant litigation paralegal experience.
Experience
- Minimum of five years of litigation paralegal or comparable litigation-support experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex matters, projects, and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Experience with eDiscovery, including the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information.
- Experience supporting litigation holds, subpoena responses, discovery requests, or other formal legal and regulatory information requests.
- Experience maintaining litigation or matter-management information and supporting management reporting.
- Experience supporting internal investigations or regulatory matters preferred.
- Experience within a large financial institution or other highly regulated organization preferred.
- Familiarity with State Street’s businesses and organizational structure is a plus.
Skills and Qualifications
- Excellent organizational, project-management, and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to independently manage multiple time-sensitive matters and competing priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with attorneys, senior leaders, business personnel, outside counsel, and third-party service providers.
- Strong legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 and the ability to work effectively with litigation, eDiscovery, matter-management, document-management, legal-research technologies, artificial intelligence, and automation technologies.
- Strong judgment and discretion in handling confidential, privileged, and sensitive information.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across functions and business units.
- Demonstrated initiative, adaptability, and a commitment to improving processes and ways of working.
Salary Range:
$70,000 - $130,000 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Position Overview
State Street’s Litigation Team is seeking an experienced litigation paralegal to support litigation, investigations, discovery, legal process, and related litigation operations across the company. This role will work closely with Litigation Team attorneys and collaborate with business personnel, outside counsel, and other stakeholders on a broad range of matters affecting State Street’s businesses and functions.
The successful candidate will bring strong litigation experience, sound judgment, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to independently manage multiple matters and projects in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior paralegal and litigation operations support to the Litigation Team on matters affecting business units and functions across State Street.
- Manage the intake, tracking, and appropriate routing of legal process and other formal legal requests received by State Street, including complaints, subpoenas, court orders, and regulatory requests.
- Coordinate responses to subpoenas, discovery requests, and other legal demands, including the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of documents and electronically stored information (ESI).
- Coordinate litigation holds and other preservation activities, including custodian identification, issuance and tracking of legal hold notices, and coordination with relevant business, technology, records-management, and other personnel.
- Maintain accurate litigation matter information and track significant developments, deadlines, case status, and other key information.
- Assist in the preparation of periodic litigation reports, management presentations, and other reporting for senior management and the General Counsel.
- Support internal investigations and responses to regulatory and governmental inquiries, including document collection, information management, factual research, and coordination among relevant stakeholders.
- Partner with Litigation Team attorneys, business personnel, outside counsel, and third-party service providers in connection with litigation, investigations, discovery, and related matters.
- Conduct legal and factual research as needed in support of litigation and investigations.
- Support the development and maintenance of litigation-related policies, procedures, training materials, and continuing legal education programs for the Legal Division and business personnel.
- Identify opportunities to improve litigation processes, information management, reporting, and the effective use of technology.
- Support other litigation, investigation, and legal operations initiatives as needed.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Paralegal certification preferred, or substantial relevant litigation paralegal experience.
Experience
- Minimum of five years of litigation paralegal or comparable litigation-support experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex matters, projects, and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Experience with eDiscovery, including the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information.
- Experience supporting litigation holds, subpoena responses, discovery requests, or other formal legal and regulatory information requests.
- Experience maintaining litigation or matter-management information and supporting management reporting.
- Experience supporting internal investigations or regulatory matters preferred.
- Experience within a large financial institution or other highly regulated organization preferred.
- Familiarity with State Street’s businesses and organizational structure is a plus.
Skills and Qualifications
- Excellent organizational, project-management, and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to independently manage multiple time-sensitive matters and competing priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with attorneys, senior leaders, business personnel, outside counsel, and third-party service providers.
- Strong legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 and the ability to work effectively with litigation, eDiscovery, matter-management, document-management, legal-research technologies, artificial intelligence, and automation technologies.
- Strong judgment and discretion in handling confidential, privileged, and sensitive information.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across functions and business units.
- Demonstrated initiative, adaptability, and a commitment to improving processes and ways of working.
Salary Range:
$70,000 - $130,000 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Litigation Paralegal
Align your credentials with PERM requirements
PERM requires your employer to define minimum job requirements before recruiting. Make sure your degree, paralegal certificate, and years of experience match what the job posting will advertise, since USCIS will verify you qualified at the time of hire.
Target law firms with active EB-3 sponsorship history
Use Migrate Mate to search litigation paralegal roles at employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history, so you're applying to firms that have navigated the PERM and I-140 process before rather than ones encountering it for the first time.
Document your specialized litigation experience thoroughly
PERM job descriptions for litigation paralegals often require specific skills like e-discovery platform proficiency, deposition coordination, or Bluebook citation formatting. Record every software tool, case type, and court jurisdiction you've worked in before your employer drafts the job requirements.
Understand how priority dates affect your timeline
Once your I-140 is approved, your priority date determines when you can file for adjustment of status. If you're a national of India or China, the per-country backlog at the EB-3 category can be significant. Check the monthly Visa Bulletin to track your place in line.
Ask your employer about concurrent I-485 filing
If a visa number is immediately available for your priority date and country, your employer can file the I-140 and you can file your I-485 adjustment of status application at the same time, cutting months off your wait for work authorization in permanent resident status.
Use AC21 portability to protect your green card if you change firms
Once your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, you can move to a new litigation paralegal role at a different law firm or legal department in the same or a similar occupation without losing your place in the queue under the AC21 job portability rules.
Green Card Litigation Paralegal: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a law firm sponsor a foreign litigation paralegal for a green card?
Yes. Law firms regularly sponsor litigation paralegals through the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based categories. The firm must complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor, demonstrating that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role and that the offered wage meets the prevailing wage for the position in that geographic area.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a litigation paralegal?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring renewal and tied to a specific employer, with no path to permanent residence on its own. Green card sponsorship via EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence. It involves PERM labor certification, an I-140 immigrant petition, and adjustment of status or consular processing, plus priority date backlogs that vary by country of birth.
Does my employer have to run a recruitment process before filing PERM for my paralegal role?
Yes. PERM requires the employer to conduct a formal recruitment test, including job postings in specific locations and categories, to demonstrate no qualified U.S. worker is available. The recruitment must follow DOL-prescribed steps, and the employer must retain documentation of all applicants and the lawful basis for rejecting any U.S. workers who applied.
Where can I find litigation paralegal jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location. This lets you focus your applications on law firms and corporate legal departments that have already sponsored workers through the PERM and I-140 process, rather than approaching firms that may be unfamiliar with the full sponsorship pathway.
What happens to my green card case if I leave my sponsoring employer before it's approved?
If you leave before your I-485 has been pending 180 days, your case may be jeopardized and you'd generally need a new employer to restart PERM. If your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more and your original I-140 was approved, AC21 job portability lets you transfer to a new litigation paralegal role in the same or a similar occupation without losing your priority date.