Which law firm is best for Business Immigration Law Associates? Niche area that many BigLaw firms do not have, but prevalent at more AmLaw100 firms.

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Seyfarth and Mintz Levin are all nonpartner track associates meaning you’re a staff attorney and not an associate. GT has a pretty big practice where there is still a possibility to be partner. From a comp perspective, i would rank in this order from highest to lowest: 1) associate positions at full service firms; 2) Fragomen; 3) BAL/Ogletree associate positions; 4) full-service firm staff attorney positions; 5) Fragomen staff attorneys; and 6) BAL attorneys. I’ve been in the field for 15 years and have worked for a full service firm, BAL, and Fragomen.

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I second this ranking.

Kramer Levin maybe?

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Fragomen - plus apparently they’ve implemented a permanent remote/hybrid model.

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That's what I assumed, but just wanted to confirm. thanks!

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Fragomen takes up a lot of space in the practice area, but Ogletree and Seyfarth also have strong practices. A lot of firms like Mintz have small teams as well. I would caution you in starting in immigration - the pay scale is a fraction of other practice areas, no one fully understands what you do, and it's relatively thankless. The upside is that the hours are pretty good depending on where you go, a lot of women are in the upper management, and you get to make a tangible impact in people's lives.

Jackson Lewis, Mayer brown, Kramer Kevin, Ogletree. All pay above Fragomen and BAL, offer partnership track, and you get a better mix of cases than BAL and Fragomen (more lawyering essentially).

Ah ok. Based on what I knew of littler and JL I assumed it was higher. But yes, both those firms pay higher than fragomen and BAL

Thanks, all - good information here. Appreciate the insight.

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