Atara Thomas

About Atara Thomas

Experienced, Business Immigration Paralegal with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. Manage, delegate, train other paralegals in the immigration practice while utilizing vast knowledge in all visa processes, including path to the green card. Skilled in Business Immigration, Trials, Appeals, Litigation Support, Intellectual Property, and Legal Writing. Strong legal professional with a BS focused in Finance from Yeshiva University.

Experience

1. Immigration Case Manager, Paralegal

   Butler Snow LLP

   Jun 2014 — Present · Miami, FL, US

   Manage a team of immigration paralegals for worldwide firm and responsible for employment-basedvisas for international and domestic clients with one-on-one client contact• Draft and file J-1 visa waiver applications with the Department of State upon receivingrecommendations by agencies such as the Delta Regional Authority and the Conrad 30Programs• Draft and file visas for the following categories: H1B, H4, O-1, L-1A/B, E-2, E-3, TN, P-1• Prepare, conduct and coordinate all aspects of the PERM Labor Certification process withmanagers and high-level company partners prior to drafting and filing adjustment of statusand permanent residency applications• Communicate with clients, including high level executives, and foreign nationals throughout the entire visa process and on a daily basis

Education

• Yeshiva University

  BS, Finance

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Litigation Support
• Lexis
• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Bankruptcy
• Class Actions
• Document Review
• Commercial Litigation
• Courts
• Depositions
• Immigration Law
• Appeals
• Civil Litigation
• Westlaw
• Intellectual Property
• Corporate Law
• Lexisnexis
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Litigation