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Associate Attorney roles qualify as H-1B specialty occupations because they require a Juris Doctor and active bar admission. Law firms and corporate legal departments sponsor H-1B petitions for associates in litigation, transactional, and compliance practices, with cap-subject and cap-exempt employer options available.
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Get Access To All JobsJob Title: Associate Attorney
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Family: Chief Counsel
Department: Legal
Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)
JOB SUMMARY
Complete routine legal projects as assigned for the benefit of internal and external customers in a timely and effective manner. Interact with company personnel on relevant legal issues, and assist in the communication of legal information to external customers as directed. Effectively and efficiently analyze and resolve routine day-to-day corporate legal matters as assigned in a manner consistent with company objectives.
POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Effectively and efficiently undertake routine document analysis and contract drafting.
- Effectively and efficiently undertake routine regulatory research and compliance analysis.
- Effectively and efficiently undertake routine legal risk management analysis and drafting, as well as other legal projects as assigned, for the benefit of external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.
- Effectively and efficiently undertake routine insurance coverage analysis and insurance policy drafting.
- Promptly respond to LegalAssist inquiries received as assigned.
- Promptly respond to agent, policyholder, and regulator inquiries as assigned.
- Research, analyze, and apply policy language, statutes, common law, and other applicable legal concepts in order to effectively accomplish routine legal projects.
- Advise company personnel on routine legal issues, and communicates legal information to external customers as directed.
- Participate in and provide input at meetings involving collective decision-making, and contributing as requested to departmental or interdepartmental processes.
- Provide timely status reports concerning assigned legal projects to legal department management and to others as appropriate.
- Complete other projects as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must possess analytical, legal research, and legal drafting skills.
- Must be able to analyze and resolve general insurance issues.
- Must be able to effectively communicate with others (both orally and in writing).
- Must possess knowledge of tort, contract, corporate, and insurance law.
- Must be able to understand insurance company products and operations.
- Must have strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Must possess the ability to handle confrontational situations in a productive manner.
- Must be able to make independent decisions.
- Must have strong organizational and time management skills.
- Must be able to effectively prioritize tasks and manage deadlines.
- Must be able to focus on assigned tasks for prolonged periods of time.
- Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- A Bachelor’s degree and a JD degree are required.
- One to three years of relevant work experience (attorney, law clerk, paralegal, insurance industry, relevant volunteer work, etc.) required.
- Insurance-related studies and studies involving technical legal writing are desired.
- Prior experience in contract drafting, corporate law, or other legal document preparation is desired.
Terms and Conditions
This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.
Job Title: Associate Attorney
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Family: Chief Counsel
Department: Legal
Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)
JOB SUMMARY
Complete routine legal projects as assigned for the benefit of internal and external customers in a timely and effective manner. Interact with company personnel on relevant legal issues, and assist in the communication of legal information to external customers as directed. Effectively and efficiently analyze and resolve routine day-to-day corporate legal matters as assigned in a manner consistent with company objectives.
POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Effectively and efficiently undertake routine document analysis and contract drafting.
- Effectively and efficiently undertake routine regulatory research and compliance analysis.
- Effectively and efficiently undertake routine legal risk management analysis and drafting, as well as other legal projects as assigned, for the benefit of external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.
- Effectively and efficiently undertake routine insurance coverage analysis and insurance policy drafting.
- Promptly respond to LegalAssist inquiries received as assigned.
- Promptly respond to agent, policyholder, and regulator inquiries as assigned.
- Research, analyze, and apply policy language, statutes, common law, and other applicable legal concepts in order to effectively accomplish routine legal projects.
- Advise company personnel on routine legal issues, and communicates legal information to external customers as directed.
- Participate in and provide input at meetings involving collective decision-making, and contributing as requested to departmental or interdepartmental processes.
- Provide timely status reports concerning assigned legal projects to legal department management and to others as appropriate.
- Complete other projects as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must possess analytical, legal research, and legal drafting skills.
- Must be able to analyze and resolve general insurance issues.
- Must be able to effectively communicate with others (both orally and in writing).
- Must possess knowledge of tort, contract, corporate, and insurance law.
- Must be able to understand insurance company products and operations.
- Must have strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Must possess the ability to handle confrontational situations in a productive manner.
- Must be able to make independent decisions.
- Must have strong organizational and time management skills.
- Must be able to effectively prioritize tasks and manage deadlines.
- Must be able to focus on assigned tasks for prolonged periods of time.
- Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- A Bachelor’s degree and a JD degree are required.
- One to three years of relevant work experience (attorney, law clerk, paralegal, insurance industry, relevant volunteer work, etc.) required.
- Insurance-related studies and studies involving technical legal writing are desired.
- Prior experience in contract drafting, corporate law, or other legal document preparation is desired.
Terms and Conditions
This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Associate Attorney
Verify your JD satisfies specialty occupation
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree field and the role. A foreign law degree paired with a U.S. bar admission generally satisfies specialty occupation, but get your credentials evaluated by a NACES-member agency before applying.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Universities, nonprofit legal aid organizations, and government-affiliated law offices can file H-1B petitions year-round without lottery exposure. Starting your job search there removes timing risk and lets you start sooner.
Search LCA filing history on Migrate Mate
Filter by SOC code 23-1011 to see which law firms and legal departments have certified LCAs for Associate Attorney roles. That filing history tells you which employers have actually gone through the H-1B process for this position.
Confirm bar admission matches the job location
Your H-1B petition ties to a specific worksite state. If you're barred in New York but the role is in California, the employer will need to list waiver or supervised-practice status in the LCA, which some firms won't accommodate.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Run the Associate Attorney SOC code and your target metro through OFLC Wage Search before discussing compensation. The DOL wage level in your LCA sets a floor your offer must meet, so knowing Level I through IV ranges strengthens your negotiation position.
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Find Associate Attorney JobsAssociate Attorney H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Associate Attorney role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS recognizes Associate Attorney as a specialty occupation because the role requires at minimum a Juris Doctor in law. You'll also need an active bar license in the relevant jurisdiction. Foreign-educated attorneys can qualify with a credential evaluation confirming equivalency to a U.S. JD, often from a NACES-member evaluator.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Associate Attorneys?
Large law firms with established immigration programs sponsor the most H-1B petitions for associates, but corporate legal departments, financial institutions, and healthcare systems with in-house counsel teams also file regularly. Nonprofit legal organizations and university legal clinics are cap-exempt, meaning they can file outside the annual lottery window. You can browse employers with verified LCA filing history for this role on Migrate Mate.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Associate Attorney hiring timelines?
Cap-subject employers must register in the March lottery before filing a petition, with H-1B status starting October 1 at the earliest. If you're on OPT with cap-gap protection, you can keep working past your EAD expiration until October 1 if your petition is timely filed. Cap-exempt employers, including nonprofits and universities, bypass the lottery entirely and can file year-round.
Can a law firm sponsor my H-1B if I passed the bar in a different state than the office location?
It depends on the firm's position and the state's rules. Some states allow supervised practice or waiver admission for out-of-state attorneys, which firms can document in the LCA. Others won't file unless you hold the bar license for the worksite state. Clarify this before accepting an offer, since USCIS will scrutinize whether you're authorized to practice law where you'll actually be working.
What SOC code applies to Associate Attorney roles for the LCA prevailing wage?
Most Associate Attorney roles are filed under SOC code 23-1011 (Lawyers). Your employer's HR or immigration counsel will use this code when certifying the LCA with DOL. The prevailing wage level, from Level I through IV, depends on your experience, supervision, and complexity of work. You can verify the wage range for your target metro using OFLC Wage Search before entering salary negotiations.
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