Litigation Attorney Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Litigation attorneys are in steady demand from Am Law 200 firms, regional boutiques, and corporate legal departments that sponsor H-1B visas. A J.D. from an ABA-accredited school and bar admission in the hiring state are non-negotiable requirements for sponsorship. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.
Job Description
Summary
Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.
Job Duties
- Provide day to day legal advice and guidance to business partners.
- Support department leadership on complex or escalated matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents.
- Partner with business stakeholders to support execution of TJU initiatives.
- Identify legal risks and escalate issues appropriately.
- Manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining quality and responsiveness.
- Investigates facts and circumstances relating to actual or threatened commercial, business, contract and other disputes and manages disputes and litigation matters as assigned.
- Serves as a liaison between Jefferson Office of Legal Affairs, internal Jefferson stakeholders and outside counsel regarding disputes and litigation matters.
- Coordinates and oversees discovery efforts, including document preservation, legal hold implementation and compliance.
- Reviews pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, settlement agreements and other litigation-related documents.
- Assists in developing litigation strategies and provides recommendations regarding legal risk, settlement opportunities, and dispute resolution approaches.
- Drafts, reviews and revises correspondence, demand letters, response letters, settlement communications, litigation-related memoranda, and other legal documents.
- Interfaces with claimants, opposing parties, opposing counsel, witnesses, experts, and other external stakeholders as appropriate.
- Works closely with business leaders and other attorneys to communicate regarding open litigation matters and disputes, identify litigation risks, implement risk mitigation strategies, and improve organizational practices.
- Maintains accurate litigation records and supports the administration of legal matter management, document management, and other legal department systems.
- Performs non-litigation related legal duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.
- 5 years of relevant legal experience.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills.
- Experience providing practical, solution oriented legal advice.
- Comfort operating in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
- Strong communication skills and responsiveness to tasks and shifting priorities.
- Ability to collaborate and work cohesively as part of a team.
- ATTY - Licensed Attorney - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University
Primary Location Address
1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
Number of Positions In Requisition
1
Job Details
Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.
Job Description
Summary
Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.
Job Duties
- Provide day to day legal advice and guidance to business partners.
- Support department leadership on complex or escalated matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents.
- Partner with business stakeholders to support execution of TJU initiatives.
- Identify legal risks and escalate issues appropriately.
- Manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining quality and responsiveness.
- Investigates facts and circumstances relating to actual or threatened commercial, business, contract and other disputes and manages disputes and litigation matters as assigned.
- Serves as a liaison between Jefferson Office of Legal Affairs, internal Jefferson stakeholders and outside counsel regarding disputes and litigation matters.
- Coordinates and oversees discovery efforts, including document preservation, legal hold implementation and compliance.
- Reviews pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, settlement agreements and other litigation-related documents.
- Assists in developing litigation strategies and provides recommendations regarding legal risk, settlement opportunities, and dispute resolution approaches.
- Drafts, reviews and revises correspondence, demand letters, response letters, settlement communications, litigation-related memoranda, and other legal documents.
- Interfaces with claimants, opposing parties, opposing counsel, witnesses, experts, and other external stakeholders as appropriate.
- Works closely with business leaders and other attorneys to communicate regarding open litigation matters and disputes, identify litigation risks, implement risk mitigation strategies, and improve organizational practices.
- Maintains accurate litigation records and supports the administration of legal matter management, document management, and other legal department systems.
- Performs non-litigation related legal duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.
- 5 years of relevant legal experience.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills.
- Experience providing practical, solution oriented legal advice.
- Comfort operating in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
- Strong communication skills and responsiveness to tasks and shifting priorities.
- Ability to collaborate and work cohesively as part of a team.
- ATTY - Licensed Attorney - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University
Primary Location Address
1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Litigation Attorney
Target Am Law 200 and large regional firms first
Large law firms have established immigration counsel and dedicated HR processes for H-1B sponsorship. They file petitions regularly and are far less likely to back out mid-process than smaller firms encountering sponsorship for the first time.
Confirm bar admission eligibility before applying
Most states require applicants to hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited school and pass the state bar. Foreign law degrees often require an LL.M. from a U.S. school to satisfy both bar eligibility and the specialty occupation requirement for H-1B purposes.
Clarify sponsorship willingness before the offer stage
Law firms sometimes assume candidates are already authorized to work. Raise sponsorship early, ideally after demonstrating strong fit during interviews, so neither side invests time in a process that stalls over immigration logistics at the offer stage.
An LL.M. strengthens both bar eligibility and visa petitions
For foreign-educated attorneys, a U.S. LL.M. serves double duty. It satisfies most state bar eligibility requirements and provides a U.S. credential that directly supports the specialty occupation classification USCIS requires for H-1B approval in legal roles.
In-house legal departments at large corporations also sponsor
Fortune 500 companies and large multinationals with in-house litigation teams regularly sponsor H-1B attorneys. These roles are less visible than firm positions but often have stronger immigration infrastructure and longer-term sponsorship commitments, including green card support.
Browse Migrate Mate to find firms actively sponsoring litigation roles
Migrate Mate surfaces litigation attorney positions from employers with a documented history of visa sponsorship. Filtering by sponsorship willingness saves significant time compared to applying broadly and discovering immigration limitations only after multiple interview rounds.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a litigation attorney get H-1B sponsorship with a foreign law degree?
Yes, but a foreign J.D. alone is rarely sufficient. Most states require bar applicants to hold a degree from an ABA-accredited school, so foreign-educated attorneys typically need a U.S. LL.M. first. That LL.M. also strengthens the specialty occupation argument in the H-1B petition, since USCIS evaluates whether a specific bachelor's-level degree in a directly related field is required for the role.
Is litigation attorney a qualifying specialty occupation for the H-1B?
Yes. Litigation attorney roles consistently qualify as specialty occupations because they require a J.D., a degree equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's plus three years of graduate study, in a specific field. USCIS and DOL recognize the legal profession as a specialty occupation. Firms with experienced immigration counsel routinely win these petitions without significant issues.
Do law firms sponsor green cards for litigation attorneys?
Large Am Law 200 firms and some regional firms do sponsor green cards, typically through the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based categories via PERM labor certification. However, green card sponsorship is less standardized in law than in tech. It's more common for associates who demonstrate long-term value to the firm, and timelines vary significantly depending on the attorney's country of birth.
How competitive is H-1B sponsorship for litigation attorneys compared to other roles?
Litigation attorneys face the same H-1B lottery as every other cap-subject applicant, with roughly a 25% selection rate in recent years. However, attorneys employed by certain nonprofit legal organizations, government entities, or institutions of higher education may be cap-exempt, bypassing the lottery entirely. It's worth exploring public interest and academic legal employers where cap-exempt status applies. Migrate Mate lists sponsoring employers across firm types and sectors.
Does bar admission in one state satisfy sponsorship requirements if the job is in another state?
Not automatically. H-1B petitions for attorneys must specify the work location, and employers typically require bar admission in the state where the attorney will practice. Some states allow admission by motion or reciprocity for attorneys licensed elsewhere, but this varies widely. If you're targeting roles across multiple states, research each state's bar admission rules before applying, since pending admission can delay or complicate the sponsorship timeline.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Litigation Attorney 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.