Law Clerk - Canadian Business Immigration-Ottawa
EY
- Ottawa, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- As a Law Clerk, you will support multiple and challenging Canadian business immigration engagements and contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse institutional clients.
- Client contact/communication:
- Speaking with HR representatives of corporate clients and employees (applicants) to obtain information to assist in drafting applications
- Follow-up with applicants and HR contacts to obtain copies of visas/documents
- Drafting applications:
- Have basic immigration processing categories and requirements for each category
- On instruction from the lawyer, research current processing requirements at service centres/consulates etc.
- Collect information from HR contact and applicant
- Using available resources, draft complete application packages for review by the supervising lawyer
- Make revisions to drafts
- Ensure that applications are filed in a timely manner
- Meet with lawyers to discuss questions raised by the client and then relate information back to the HR contact/applicant
- Draft emails in response to queries by clients
- Delegate appropriate work to legal assistants, such as: typing of forms, copying of documents, and sending out packages
- Follow up with immigration authorities on pending applications
- Enter expiration dates for applicants' status in tracking system
- Notify clients of upcoming extensions
- Keep individual client status charts updated (where required)
- Communicating with other professional and support staff at EY Law:
- Ensure that lawyers are always advised of client related issues that come to the attention of the law clerk
- Participate actively in meetings of the professional staff of EY Law
- May be required to attend seminars and professional development courses that are relevant to his/her area of specialty
- Undergraduate University Degree, College Diploma, or equivalent experience
- 0-2 years of Canadian Business Immigration experience
- Must be highly organized and have the ability to communicate effectively in in Canada's both official languages
- Excellent writing skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
- Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you