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Commercial Coordinator roles sit at the intersection of sales operations, contract management, and cross-functional project support, making them strong candidates for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations. Employers in logistics, tech, and manufacturing file LCAs regularly for this title, and the role's degree requirement in business or a related field satisfies USCIS specialty occupation standards.
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Position Summary:
The Lead Commercial Practice Coordinator provides high-level project management and substantive paralegal support to a busy business attorney with a diverse practice encompassing M&A, general corp., commercial litigation and trusted advisory services. The position will extend to a the broader commercial practice team. The position manages multiple concurrent commercial projects and litigation from opening through closing, anticipates next steps, coordinates participants and deliverables, and keeps matters moving under tight and changing deadlines. Success requires sound judgment, initiative, exceptional organization, and the ability to think on one's feet while maintaining accuracy and client service. This is a billable position with a mix of non-billable and billable projects with a total hour commitment of 1,440 hours per year. The Lead Commercial Practice Coordinator is expected to record time promptly and accurately and to perform work efficiently in accordance with client requirements and Firm policies.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
REPORTS TO: PIT Office Managing Member and the Business Department Operations Director.
SUPERVISES: No direct reports; may coordinate work assigned to other lawyers, paralegals and support personnel.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Serve as the project manager for multiple concurrent commercial projects, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, reorganizations, miscellaneous corporate matters; commercial litigation, and general trusted advisory services, develop and maintain project checklists, calendars, responsibility assignments, and status reports.
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Anticipate project needs and next steps; monitor milestones and dependencies, follow up on outstanding items, identify potential delays or gaps, and promptly escalate legal, timing, or resource issues to the responsible attorney.
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Coordinate due diligence and document review for transactions, litigation, and advisory matters, including preparing and tracking request lists, organizing and maintaining virtual data rooms and documents, reviewing materials for completeness, preparing summaries, and managing follow-up requests under attorney supervision.
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Draft, revise, proofread, and organize transaction, entity, litigation support, and client-service documents under attorney supervision, including pleadings, resolutions, consents, certificates, schedules, signature pages, closing documents, correspondence, exhibits, chronologies, reports, and other ancillary materials.
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Coordinate entity formation, qualification, governance, restructuring, and dissolution matters; prepare and submit filings and maintain organizational records, minute books, capitalization information, and entity charts; track ongoing governance and compliance requirements as assigned.
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Order, review, and track court, docket, and other public-record searches, including lien and UCC searches, good-standing certificates, certified documents, registered-agent services, and Secretary of State or other governmental filings; compile results and promptly identify discrepancies or follow-up needs.
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Manage document execution, filing, closing, and post-closing processes, including preparing execution versions and signature packets, tracking signatures and conditions, coordinating deliveries and filings, confirming receipt of required items, and compiling final closing sets, binders, or other completion materials.
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Communicate professionally and proactively with clients, attorneys, counterparties, vendors, and internal teams; organize matter, transaction, litigation, and project team calls and meetings; document action items; and maintain clear status communications.
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Maintain organized, accurate, and current electronic matter files and project tracking tools in accordance with Firm practices, client requirements, confidentiality obligations, and records-management procedures; track deadlines, deliverables, key communications, and final work product.
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Support the responsible attorneys in monitoring billing and collection efforts for assigned matters, including reviewing work-in-process and accounts-receivable reports, coordinating timely invoice review and submission, identifying billing or collection issues requiring follow-up, and communicating with appropriate Firm personnel regarding next steps.
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Exercise independent judgment within the scope of the role, prioritize competing assignments, adapt quickly when transaction demands change, and deliver accurate work product under time pressure.
-
Record billable and non-billable time contemporaneously and accurately; manage workload to support the annual combined 1,440 billable and investment-hour goal while maintaining efficiency, quality, responsiveness, and compliance with billing guidelines.
-
Contribute to consistent processes by recommending improvements to checklists and workflows, sharing knowledge, and providing guidance or task coordination to less-experienced paralegals and support staff when requested.
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Perform other duties and support other matters as assigned.
*Denotes essential functions
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to plan work, establish priorities, manage dependencies, track deliverables, and meet multiple overlapping deadlines.
- Demonstrated knowledge of commercial practice support, including transactions, due diligence, entity governance, commercial litigation, closings, and related documentation and filing processes.
- Ability to manage a high volume of detail while understanding the broader practice objectives, anticipating needs across varied types of work, and recognizing when an issue requires attorney attention.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, proofreading, and quality-control skills, with consistent attention to accuracy and completeness.
- Sound judgment, initiative, adaptability, and practical problem-solving skills; ability to think on one's feet and remain composed when priorities shift.
- Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate status, deadlines, and follow-up needs, and action items effectively to clients, attorneys, Firm personnel, and varied other audiences.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision while collaborating effectively as part of a fast-paced, service-oriented team.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365, document- and matter-management systems, time-entry and billing systems, PDF tools, virtual data rooms, electronic signature platforms, and online corporate and public-record databases.
- Ability to protect confidential and privileged information and exercise discretion in client and Firm matters.
Education: Bachelor's degree, associate's degree, paralegal certificate, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required.
WORK EXPERIENCE: Prior law firm experience required, including demonstrated experience providing paralegal support in a deadline-driven environment. Experience independently coordinating complex assignments and multiple matters is required. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills required.
PREFERRED: Five or more years of paralegal experience supporting a business or corporate transactions practice. Experience supporting a high-volume business attorney and managing multiple sophisticated transactions through closing. Experience with mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, corporate governance, entity management, UCC matters, and virtual data rooms.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Primarily sedentary work requiring extended periods of sitting and computer use, with occasional standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting or carrying files and office materials up to 20 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Professional office environment with extensive computer and telephone use. Regular interaction with attorneys, clients, and other transaction participants is required. Occasional overtime, schedule flexibility, and limited travel may be required to meet transaction deadlines and client needs.
JOB STATUS: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Non-exempt.
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- business paralegal: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
LEAD COMMERCIAL PRACTICE COORDINATOR
Position Summary:
The Lead Commercial Practice Coordinator provides high-level project management and substantive paralegal support to a busy business attorney with a diverse practice encompassing M&A, general corp., commercial litigation and trusted advisory services. The position will extend to a the broader commercial practice team. The position manages multiple concurrent commercial projects and litigation from opening through closing, anticipates next steps, coordinates participants and deliverables, and keeps matters moving under tight and changing deadlines. Success requires sound judgment, initiative, exceptional organization, and the ability to think on one's feet while maintaining accuracy and client service. This is a billable position with a mix of non-billable and billable projects with a total hour commitment of 1,440 hours per year. The Lead Commercial Practice Coordinator is expected to record time promptly and accurately and to perform work efficiently in accordance with client requirements and Firm policies.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
REPORTS TO: PIT Office Managing Member and the Business Department Operations Director.
SUPERVISES: No direct reports; may coordinate work assigned to other lawyers, paralegals and support personnel.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-
Serve as the project manager for multiple concurrent commercial projects, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, reorganizations, miscellaneous corporate matters; commercial litigation, and general trusted advisory services, develop and maintain project checklists, calendars, responsibility assignments, and status reports.
-
Anticipate project needs and next steps; monitor milestones and dependencies, follow up on outstanding items, identify potential delays or gaps, and promptly escalate legal, timing, or resource issues to the responsible attorney.
-
Coordinate due diligence and document review for transactions, litigation, and advisory matters, including preparing and tracking request lists, organizing and maintaining virtual data rooms and documents, reviewing materials for completeness, preparing summaries, and managing follow-up requests under attorney supervision.
-
Draft, revise, proofread, and organize transaction, entity, litigation support, and client-service documents under attorney supervision, including pleadings, resolutions, consents, certificates, schedules, signature pages, closing documents, correspondence, exhibits, chronologies, reports, and other ancillary materials.
-
Coordinate entity formation, qualification, governance, restructuring, and dissolution matters; prepare and submit filings and maintain organizational records, minute books, capitalization information, and entity charts; track ongoing governance and compliance requirements as assigned.
-
Order, review, and track court, docket, and other public-record searches, including lien and UCC searches, good-standing certificates, certified documents, registered-agent services, and Secretary of State or other governmental filings; compile results and promptly identify discrepancies or follow-up needs.
-
Manage document execution, filing, closing, and post-closing processes, including preparing execution versions and signature packets, tracking signatures and conditions, coordinating deliveries and filings, confirming receipt of required items, and compiling final closing sets, binders, or other completion materials.
-
Communicate professionally and proactively with clients, attorneys, counterparties, vendors, and internal teams; organize matter, transaction, litigation, and project team calls and meetings; document action items; and maintain clear status communications.
-
Maintain organized, accurate, and current electronic matter files and project tracking tools in accordance with Firm practices, client requirements, confidentiality obligations, and records-management procedures; track deadlines, deliverables, key communications, and final work product.
-
Support the responsible attorneys in monitoring billing and collection efforts for assigned matters, including reviewing work-in-process and accounts-receivable reports, coordinating timely invoice review and submission, identifying billing or collection issues requiring follow-up, and communicating with appropriate Firm personnel regarding next steps.
-
Exercise independent judgment within the scope of the role, prioritize competing assignments, adapt quickly when transaction demands change, and deliver accurate work product under time pressure.
-
Record billable and non-billable time contemporaneously and accurately; manage workload to support the annual combined 1,440 billable and investment-hour goal while maintaining efficiency, quality, responsiveness, and compliance with billing guidelines.
-
Contribute to consistent processes by recommending improvements to checklists and workflows, sharing knowledge, and providing guidance or task coordination to less-experienced paralegals and support staff when requested.
-
Perform other duties and support other matters as assigned.
*Denotes essential functions
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to plan work, establish priorities, manage dependencies, track deliverables, and meet multiple overlapping deadlines.
- Demonstrated knowledge of commercial practice support, including transactions, due diligence, entity governance, commercial litigation, closings, and related documentation and filing processes.
- Ability to manage a high volume of detail while understanding the broader practice objectives, anticipating needs across varied types of work, and recognizing when an issue requires attorney attention.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, proofreading, and quality-control skills, with consistent attention to accuracy and completeness.
- Sound judgment, initiative, adaptability, and practical problem-solving skills; ability to think on one's feet and remain composed when priorities shift.
- Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate status, deadlines, and follow-up needs, and action items effectively to clients, attorneys, Firm personnel, and varied other audiences.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision while collaborating effectively as part of a fast-paced, service-oriented team.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365, document- and matter-management systems, time-entry and billing systems, PDF tools, virtual data rooms, electronic signature platforms, and online corporate and public-record databases.
- Ability to protect confidential and privileged information and exercise discretion in client and Firm matters.
Education: Bachelor's degree, associate's degree, paralegal certificate, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required.
WORK EXPERIENCE: Prior law firm experience required, including demonstrated experience providing paralegal support in a deadline-driven environment. Experience independently coordinating complex assignments and multiple matters is required. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills required.
PREFERRED: Five or more years of paralegal experience supporting a business or corporate transactions practice. Experience supporting a high-volume business attorney and managing multiple sophisticated transactions through closing. Experience with mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, corporate governance, entity management, UCC matters, and virtual data rooms.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Primarily sedentary work requiring extended periods of sitting and computer use, with occasional standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting or carrying files and office materials up to 20 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Professional office environment with extensive computer and telephone use. Regular interaction with attorneys, clients, and other transaction participants is required. Occasional overtime, schedule flexibility, and limited travel may be required to meet transaction deadlines and client needs.
JOB STATUS: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Non-exempt.
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- business paralegal: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Commercial Coordinator
Match your degree to the role's specialty occupation definition
Commercial Coordinator positions typically require a bachelor's in business, supply chain, or a related field. Pull the O*NET profile for this occupation and confirm your degree field directly aligns, since USCIS evaluates degree-job fit at the specialty occupation stage.
Search LCA disclosure data before applying
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify which companies have filed Labor Condition Applications for Commercial Coordinator or closely related titles. Employers with certified LCA history are actively hiring foreign nationals and already understand the filing process.
Target industries with high LCA filing volume
Logistics, manufacturing, and technology companies file for Commercial Coordinator roles most consistently. Focusing your applications on these sectors puts you in front of employers whose HR teams have established sponsorship workflows and are less likely to withdraw an offer over visa paperwork.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsoring employers
Filter your search on Migrate Mate to surface employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for Commercial Coordinator and related commercial operations roles, so you're not guessing which companies will actually follow through on sponsorship.
Get your prevailing wage documentation ready before the offer stage
Your employer must certify your salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for your location before filing an LCA. Run the OFLC Wage Search for your target metro before negotiations so you can verify your offer clears the wage floor without delays.
Clarify the LCA and I-129 timeline with HR before accepting
H-1B status requires a certified LCA from DOL followed by an I-129 petition to USCIS. Ask HR whether they've filed for this role before and confirm they have immigration counsel ready, since gaps in that process can delay your start date significantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Commercial Coordinator role qualify as a specialty occupation for the H-1B?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS looks for roles that normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Commercial Coordinator positions typically require a degree in business administration, supply chain, or commerce. The key is that the job description must state a degree requirement, not just a preference. Roles labeled 'bachelor's preferred' rather than 'required' can trigger a Request for Evidence.
Which visa types are realistic for a Commercial Coordinator seeking sponsorship?
The H-1B is the primary path for most nationalities. Australian nationals can pursue the E-3 visa, which has a separate cap and no lottery. Chilean and Singaporean nationals may qualify for the H-1B1 visa. All three require employer-filed LCAs certifying prevailing wage compliance. Canadian and Mexican nationals should check whether their specific role qualifies under TN visa, though commercial coordinator is not a named USMCA profession, making TN difficult for this title.
How do I find employers who have sponsored Commercial Coordinator roles before?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for commercial and operations roles, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already committed to the filing process for this job title rather than those that may be new to visa sponsorship.
What documents should I prepare before asking an employer to sponsor my H-1B?
Have your academic transcripts, degree certificates, and a credential evaluation ready if your degree is from outside the U.S. You'll also want a detailed resume showing your job duties align with the specialty occupation definition. If your degree title doesn't exactly match the role's field, a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization can establish equivalency before USCIS reviews the petition.
Does the H-1B lottery affect my chances for a Commercial Coordinator position?
The H-1B is subject to an annual cap and lottery, which applies to most Commercial Coordinator roles unless the employer is a cap-exempt institution such as a university or nonprofit research organization. The selection rules have changed recently, so check USCIS for current lottery mechanics. If you hold a U.S. master's degree, you're entered into both the regular and advanced-degree pools, which affects your overall selection odds.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Commercial Coordinator jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.