Canadian Immigration Permanent Residence Lawyer

Company 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.

**Job Description**:
**Primary Responsibilities**:

- 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
- Manage permanent residence immigration matters for a high volume of concurrent applicants
- Prepare responses to immigration governing bodies (IRCC,PNP)
- Communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing with clients, applicants, and internal colleagues
- Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal matters and verify bases for legal decisions
- 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
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with demonstrated ability and interest in delivering differently, with a focus on client experience and quality deliverables
- Ability to demonstrate strong analytical and problem problem-solving skills
- Demonstrate integrity, bring escalated issues to the attention of the lawyer
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including in both in person and remote work settings
- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure and under strict deadlines
- An interest in digital upskilling and openness to learning new tools and ways of working
- Ability to effectively prioritize, strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to share and collaborate effectively with other members of the team
- 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 inves