AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

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1 AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION This two-day conference is designed to help paralegals and law office support staff provide more effective assistance to their supervising attorneys. It offers an overview of basic immigration law and procedure. Faculty will review and discuss the paralegal s role with regard to key legal and factual issues, forms, and spotting potential issues. In addition, the faculty will focus on H-1B visas, PERM, adjustment of status vs. consular processing, family-based immigrant petitions, asylum and removal, applications for citizenship or naturalization, and ethics. The course includes panel discussions of cutting-edge topics like same-sex marriage, provisional waivers, DACA, CIR, marketing, and social media. There is a question and answer period following each session, allowing attendees to interact with faculty and gain further insight into this complex and challenging area of law. In addition, practicums will follow the majority of panels to give a detailed review of completing forms. Viewing Options: On October 24-25, 2013, we will present two days of live workshop sessions. Attend these sessions inperson at the AILA National Office (space is limited) or from the convenience of your home or office via webcast. Either way, the program is live and interactive! All participants will be given a link to the conference recording so that you can revisit sessions back in the office, watch any session you might need to miss especially helpful for those who want to participate from the West Coast. THURSDAY & FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 25, 2013 AILA National Office 1331 G Street, NW Washington, D.C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013 Day Coordinator: Jessica M. Luna, Bethesda, MD 9:15 am 6:00 pm REGISTRATION 9:15 am 9:50 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Networking 9:50 am 10:00 am WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Michelle Funk, Conference Program Chair, McLean, VA 1

2 10:00 am 11:00 am THE ROLE OF A PARALEGAL IN IMMIGRATION PRACTICE Your Legal Role in the Immigration System Special Problems with Client Confidentiality Spotting Issues Protecting the Attorney and the Clients Documenting Client Communications Client Interview Techniques Workload and Case Management Tools of the Trade Legal Resources and Research AILA Resources Reid F. Trautz (dl), AILA Director, Practice and Professionalism, Washington, DC James W. Austin, Conference Program Committee, Kansas City, MO Maheen Taqui, AILA Practice and Professionalism Center Coordinator, Washington, DC 11:00 am 11:45 am LEGAL CONCEPTS INVOLVED IN PREPARING AN H-1B PETITION Definition of Specialty Occupation Beneficiary Qualifications Professions Requiring a License Employer/Employee Relationship Danielle M. Rizzo (dl), Conference Program Committee, Buffalo, NY Noelle McLaughlin, Paralegal, Buffalo, NY Becki L. Young, Washington, DC Diane R. McCrummen, Paralegal, North Kansas City, MO 11:45 am 12:45 pm H-1B PRACTICUM DOL Form 9035 USCIS Form I-129 USCIS Form I-129 Supplements Danielle M. Rizzo (dl), Conference Program Committee, Buffalo, NY Noelle McLaughlin, Paralegal, Buffalo, NY Becki L. Young, Washington, DC Diane R. McCrummen, Paralegal, North Kansas City, MO 12:45 pm 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK Lunch is provided. 1:30 pm 2:15 pm KEY LEGAL CONCEPTS & HOT TOPICS IN THE PERM PROCESS Building Your Case Position Titles, Descriptions, Minimum Requirements, Specific Skills, and Business Necessity Documenting the Employee s Educational Background and Work Experience Pre-filing Recruitment Recruitment Steps Types and Lengths of Recruitment Posting Notices and In-House Media Documenting Recruitment Results 2

3 Hot Topics/Recent BALCA Decisions Travel Requirements Substantial Equivalence Lawful Rejection of U.S. Applicants Michelle Funk (dl), Conference Program Chair, McLean, VA Theresa Meehan, Paralegal, McLean, VA Roger K. McCrummen, North Kansas City, MO 2:15 pm 3:15 pm LABOR CERTIFICATION PRACTICUM ETA Form 9141 Advertisements Notice of Filings ETA Form 9089 Audit File Michelle Funk (dl), Conference Program Chair, McLean, VA Theresa Meehan, Paralegal, McLean, VA Roger K. McCrummen, North Kansas City, MO 3:15 pm 3:30 pm NETWORKING BREAK 3:30 pm 4:15 pm THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS VS. CONSULAR PROCESSING What Are the Differences: Timelines and Considerations Documentation Requirements: Birth Certificates, Police Certificates, and the Foreign Affairs Manual Differences in Family-Based vs. Employment-Based Petitions Recent Developments at the National Visa Center Admissibility/Ineligibility/Waiver Issues Anastasia Tonello (dl), AILA Secretary, New York, NY Martin Spasov, Paralegal, New York, NY Jonathan Greene, Columbia, MD Dinara Sosa, Paralegal, Columbia, MD 4:15 pm 5:15 pm ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS VS. CONSULAR PROCESSING PRACTICUM Adjustment Forms G-28, I-485, I-765, I-131, G-325A, I-693, I-864 National Visa Center Processing, Notifications, Online Filings Consular Forms DS 230, DS 3032 Anastasia Tonello (dl), AILA Secretary, New York, NY Martin Spasov, Paralegal, New York, NY Jonathan Greene, Columbia, MD Dinara Sosa, Paralegal, Columbia, MD 5:15 pm 6:00 pm MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA Is Traditional Marketing Dead or Still Useful? Facebook Many Uses in an Immigration Law Office 3

4 Twitter Bleeding Edge Immigration News LinkedIn, Quora, Klout, Pinterest, and Tumblr New Sources of News Newsle, Google+, and Latino Rebels Hot New Social Media Trends and Statistics Randall Caudle (dl), Conference Program Committee, San Francisco, CA Lauren Paulus, San Diego, CA Jessica Eise, AILA New Media Associate, Washington, DC 6:00 pm CONFERENCE CONCLUDES FOR THE DAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013 Day Coordinator: Jessica M. Luna, Bethesda, MD 9:15 am 5:30 pm REGISTRATION 9:15 am 9:50 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Networking 9:50 am 10:00 am WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Michelle Funk, Conference Program Chair, McLean, VA 10:00 am 10:45 am LEGAL CONCEPTS INVOLVED IN FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRANT PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS Proving Bona Fide Marriage/Relationship Affidavit of Support Issues and Challenges Post-Approval Issues Conditional Residence vs. Permanent Residence I-751 Joint Petition and Waivers Erich Straub (dl), Milwaukee, WI Laura Reichert, Paralegal, Milwaukee, WI Cynthia B. Rosenberg, AILA Board of Governors, Baltimore, MD 10:45 am 11:45 am FAMILY-BASED PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS PRACTICUM Petition Forms I-130, I-129F, and I-751 Adjustment Forms G-28, I-485, I-765, I-131, G-325A, I-693, and I-864 National Visa Center Processing, Notifications, and Online Filings Consular Forms DS 230 and DS 3032 Erich Straub (dl), Milwaukee, WI Laura Reichert, Paralegal, Milwaukee, WI Cynthia B. Rosenberg, AILA Board of Governors, Baltimore, MD 11:45 am 12:45 pm LUNCH & INFORMAL AILALINK TRAINING Sheeba Raj, AILA Legal Editor, Washington, DC Lunch is provided. 4

5 12:45 pm 1:30 pm ASYLUM & REMOVAL CASE PREPARATION Brief Overview of Asylum Process Normal Progressions of Removal Proceedings Immigration Court Practice Manual Common Forms of Relief from Removal Case Management, Calendaring, and Deadlines Preparing the Case for Trial Avoiding Common Errors Dree K. Collopy (dl), AILA Refugee & Asylum Liaison Committee Chair, Washington, DC Liana Montecinos, Paralegal, Washington, DC Ofelia L. Calderon, Arlington, VA 1:30 pm 2:30 pm ASYLUM AND REMOVAL PRACTICUM Critical Questions on Forms-I-589, EOIR 42B, and I-601 Drafting Affidavits of Witnesses Preparing and Packaging Submissions and Exhibits Dree K. Collopy (dl), AILA Refugee & Asylum Liaison Committee Chair, Washington, DC Liana Montecinos, Paralegal, Washington, DC Ofelia L. Calderon, Arlington, VA 2:30 pm 2:45 pm NETWORKING BREAK 2:45 pm 3:30 pm CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION PROCEDURES Overview of Citizenship and Naturalization Requirements for Naturalization Recognizing Bars to Naturalization/Potential Grounds of Removal and Informing the Attorney Disability Exceptions Naturalization Through Military Service Expedited Naturalization (INA 319(b)) Spouse of USC Employed Abroad Nancy Taylor Shivers (dl), San Antonio, TX Victoria Brooks, Paralegal, San Antonio, TX Parastoo Golesorkhi Zahedi, Vienna, VA 3:30 pm 4:30 pm NATURALIZATION PRACTICUM Form N-600 Form N-600K Form N-400 Form N-565 Form N-648 Nancy Taylor Shivers (dl), San Antonio, TX Victoria Brooks, Paralegal, San Antonio, TX Parastoo Golesorkhi Zahedi, Vienna, VA 5

6 4:30 pm 5:30 pm HOT TOPICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW & PRACTICE Same-Sex Marriage Immigration Issues Provisional Waivers Current Trends Immigration Reform Where Do We Go from Here? DACA Travel, Workplace Issues, Other Immigration Remedies Hot Issues in the Last Few Weeks Randall Caudle (dl), Conference Program Committee, San Francisco, CA Ellen Freeman, Pittsburgh, PA Michelle Natalia Mendez, Washington, DC 5:30 pm CONFERENCE CONCLUDES Conference Program Committee Michelle Funk, Conference Program Chair, McLean, VA James W. Austin, Kansas City, MO Randall Caudle, San Francisco, CA Danielle M. Rizzo, Buffalo, NY John M. Area, IV, AILA Education Associate, Washington, DC Emmie R. Smith, AILA Associate Director of Education, Washington, DC 6