Full job description Who We Are:
Fredrikson & Byron is the premier Midwest-based law firm working collaboratively to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally, and globally.
Overview:
We are seeking an inquisitive, creative professional to develop written advocacy pieces as a Technical Writer for foreign nationals seeking immigration status in the United States to join the Immigration Department.
Key Responsibilities Include:
This position focuses on creating written and supporting materials including drafting, editing, summarizing, and rewriting persuasive prototype/expert letters, employer/sponsor letters, and USCIS cover letters for high level foreign individuals working largely at some of America's leading universities, healthcare institutions, and companies in the biomedical or engineering fields in order to establish their eligibility to attain immigration status, largely in recognition of their outstanding academic abilities or their professional contributions to the national interest in the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, or math) fields.
This is a unique, challenging, and stimulating position in the vibrant area of immigration law, working at one of the largest and leading law firms in Minnesota in close conjunction with senior partners and attorneys as part of our Paralegal team in the firm's Immigration Department.
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
This position requires a passion for immigration law and superlative organizational, analytical and writing skills. The position is open to individuals with excellent attention to detail, superb verbal and written skills, and an interest in world affairs and foreign cultures. You must be able to work well in a document intensive and fast-paced environment. Experience preferred, but not required.
Our firm offers highly competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits in a collaborative work environment with the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment.
Applying For This Position:
Applications will only be accepted online at and applicants will be asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample. For assistance with the application process, or for accommodations, please contact .
We are not accepting search firm submissions for this position at this time.
About Fredrikson:
Diversity and inclusion are core values of Fredrikson & Byron. To best serve our clients, we provide innovative solutions to legal needs by cultivating a diverse workforce. We offer highly competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits in a collaborative work environment. With a reputation as the firm "where law and business meet," our attorneys and staff bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to operate as business advisors, strategic partners, and legal counselors to our clients. The firm's 375+ attorneys serve clients through our ten locations around the world: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Mankato, MN; Bismarck and Fargo, ND; Ames and Des Moines, IA; Madison, WI; Saltillo, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Visit for more information.
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
