Job Description

As a lawyer on the Vialto Partners team, you will join a strong team of dedicated legal professionals in providing Canadian immigration services for our client. As the primary owner of multiple concurrent legal cases, you will play a critical role in enabling our clients’ immigration strategies and supporting their employees in obtaining residence and applicable work authorization in Canada.

Primary Responsibilities:

As a lawyer specializing in Canadian corporate immigration law, you will work as part of a team dedicated to advising, reviewing and filing high priority immigration applications, with responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Interpret laws, case law and regulations to address and solve immigration issues as necessary
• Manage immigration matters for a high volume of concurrent applicants
• Review and assess documentation to determine applicants’ eligibility, identify any deficiencies and recommend course of action
• Execute interviews with clients regarding immigration issues and concerns
• Provide guidance to applicants and client contacts throughout the application process
• Prepare responses to immigration governing bodies (i.e., IRCC, ESDC, PNP)
• Provide oversight, direction, and guidance to law clerks in the assessment, preparation and review of immigration applications
• Communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing with clients, applicants and internal colleagues
• Maintain up to date knowledge of changing immigration laws, regulations, policies and practices and apply this knowledge to varied client and applicant situations
• Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal matters and verify bases for legal decisions
• Apply knowledge strategically and drive improvements
• Take ownership for own work’s quality, compliance and technical accuracy
• Set priorities, develop a work schedule, and closely monitor and track cases
• Manage multiple priorities in the allocated time and meet deadlines
• Execute duties with significant attention to detail and maintain high quality standards
• Handle, manipulate and analyze data and information responsibly
• Identify and propose recommendations to mitigate risks or issues that arise on active cases
• Perform administrative and management functions related to immigration matters including keeping databases up to date and maintain file organization in accordance with office and Law Society procedures and requirements
• Adhere to risk management and compliance procedures
• Consistently fulfill service commitments and put in additional time whenever required

Qualifications

• Law degree
• Canadian Bar (license up to date)
• 2+ years of experience in a similar role
• Up to date knowledge of Canadian immigration practices and procedures
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, procedures, precedents and government regulations
• Working experience in Canadian corporate immigration law including LMIA and ICT applications and/or permanent residence applications (including Express Entry and PNP-based applications)
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with demonstrated ability and interest in delivering differently, with a focus on client experience and quality deliverables
• French language skills are an asset
• Flexibility to work outside normal working hours may be required based on volume of work

Additional Information

About Vialto Partners

Vialto Partners LLP is one of North America’s leading corporate immigration law firms. With more than two decades of experience and expertise in the niche fields of Canadian, US, and global immigration law, the firm provides a level of expertise, competence and strategic focus that ensures the best chance of success for corporate and individual clients worldwide. The firm’s Canadian immigration lawyers, US immigration attorneys and global immigration specialists have had the distinction of representing multinational corporations, as well as small- and medium-sized organizations and skilled professionals in a variety of industries, including but not limited to energy, IT, R&D, manufacturing, engineering, entertainment, telecommunications and finance.

Globally, Vialto Partners is a Global Mobility Tax and Immigration Services Business, made up of approximately 6,000 people, including around 160 partners, across 41 territories. The practice services more than 3,000 multinational and distributed workforce clients worldwide.

Vision

Vialto Partners’ purpose is derived from the belief that they can make a difference in the world by promoting mobility and global careers as a positive force for good. Their purpose is to make mobility and global careers easy so businesses can grow, and societies can thrive.

Previously operating as the global mobility tax and immigration business of PwC, Vialto Partners is an independent organization dedicated to connecting people, ideas, and technology that can sparke meaningful change. With the investment support of CD&R, Vialto Partners is hyper-focused on a seamless cross-border experience for clients, while accelerating investment in technology and new services.

This is a once in a lifetime career opportunity to disrupt the market by creating something unique and transformative and to be part of this first mover story. This is a growth story, and this will provide unprecedented opportunities for you.

We can’t wait for you to get started!