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You'd have a better shot with an EB1. You need to hit three out of ten criteria, and already have one with a biglaw starting salary (high compensation). The others - publications, contributions, leading or critical roles in an organization - can be asserted with the right letters from impressive people. There's a lot of luck involved, but I now more than one biglaw lawyer who's got in that way.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:36 pmV10 junior in NY (with a US JD). Long shot, but does anyone have experience petitioning for an EB2 with a National Interest Waiver? The immigration lawyers i spoke to never handled cases like this (the typical petitioners are PhDs who publish) so thought i'd try my luck here.
Just curious, but what years were the lawyers who successfully filed EB1s?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:26 pmYou'd have a better shot with an EB1. You need to hit three out of ten criteria, and already have one with a biglaw starting salary (high compensation). The others - publications, contributions, leading or critical roles in an organization - can be asserted with the right letters from impressive people. There's a lot of luck involved, but I now more than one biglaw lawyer who's got in that way.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:36 pmV10 junior in NY (with a US JD). Long shot, but does anyone have experience petitioning for an EB2 with a National Interest Waiver? The immigration lawyers i spoke to never handled cases like this (the typical petitioners are PhDs who publish) so thought i'd try my luck here.
OP here. Very interesting! Never thought biglaw associates can qualify for EB1, but will look into it!Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:26 pmYou'd have a better shot with an EB1. You need to hit three out of ten criteria, and already have one with a biglaw starting salary (high compensation). The others - publications, contributions, leading or critical roles in an organization - can be asserted with the right letters from impressive people. There's a lot of luck involved, but I now more than one biglaw lawyer who's got in that way.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:36 pmV10 junior in NY (with a US JD). Long shot, but does anyone have experience petitioning for an EB2 with a National Interest Waiver? The immigration lawyers i spoke to never handled cases like this (the typical petitioners are PhDs who publish) so thought i'd try my luck here.
Poster to whom you're replying here. I know of one who managed it in 2009/10 after getting laid off by a firm, another who received approval in 2013, a third in 2019. All had LLMs or JDs from T6 schools, publication records, sometimes a second masters degree, and experience in core practices at V5 firms. Takes time and money (to get the right lawyers on board), but is doable if you really want it.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:32 pmJust curious, but what years were the lawyers who successfully filed EB1s?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:26 pmYou'd have a better shot with an EB1. You need to hit three out of ten criteria, and already have one with a biglaw starting salary (high compensation). The others - publications, contributions, leading or critical roles in an organization - can be asserted with the right letters from impressive people. There's a lot of luck involved, but I know more than one biglaw lawyer who's got in that way.