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Session

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

Leveraging Immigration Counsel - Supporting your Community Through Immigration Counsel

Monday, October 21, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM PDT
Location: Garden 1
Presentation Description:

This session is an interactive panel discussion on leveraging immigration counsel to support university operations. We will discuss identifying matters best suited for outside counsel, using counsel as a resource tool for novel issues, and working with institutional leadership to advocate partnering with outside counsel. The session will also cover the competitive advantage of supporting broader immigration options and how outside counsel can contribute to administrative efficiency. The presenters are ISSS Leaders and Immigration Counsel specializing in higher education.


Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to identifying matters best suited to refer to outside counsel who are a resource tool for novel and first impression issues and as subject matter experts.
  • Participants will learn about and discuss working with institutional leadership to advocate working/partnering with outside counsel for the “heavy lifting” and contributing to their institutions' administrative efficiency.
  • Attendees will learn of the competitive advantage of being able to support broader immigration options for students, faculty, staff by working with counsel.