5 Questions Every HR and Mobility Manager Should Ask Their Immigration Counsel
If you're an HR or mobility manager, it's not always easy to tell whether your immigration counsel is up to par. That is, until a denial, a missed deadline, or a botched audit.
And corporate immigration has changed. Adjudication trends, RFE patterns, compliance scrutiny, and technology expectations look nothing like they did five years ago. The best attorney-client relationships are built on the right questions, and most companies were never taught what to ask.
This session gives you exactly that: the five questions that reveal whether your immigration program is in good hands, and what strong answers sound like. You'll hear from:
Jeff Joseph: President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the national bar association of more than 18,000 immigration lawyers, and President of Immigration Strategy at Manifest Law. Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience in the industry, he distills the traits and working habits that distinguish attorneys and law firms experienced in high-stakes corporate immigration.
Michelle Windhausen: Global Mobility Senior Advisor at GHD, with a decade-plus career building and managing corporate immigration and global mobility programs. Before entering the corporate global mobility space, Michelle gained valuable experience as a senior immigration paralegal at a large-scale global immigration law firm. Michelle brings a candid view of what companies should expect from their attorneys.
What you'll learn:
The 5 questions to ask your counsel and the answers that should reassure or concern you
A clear picture of what "great" looks like in 2026, from filing strategy to communication to audit readiness
How the strongest firms have adapted to a harder immigration environment, including where technology now makes a real difference
A simple framework for turning your counsel relationship into a true partnership: more transparency, fewer surprises