About Lauren
Lauren Jo
Lauren Jo is the Founder and Principal Attorney of Lauren Jo Law, LLC. With extensive experience as a corporate immigration lawyer, Lauren has represented businesses of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to solo entrepreneurs, in obtaining temporary and permanent work visas, worksite compliance matters, and development of customized immigration compliance programs. She has also represented families in their individual immigration matters including green cards, work authorization, travel permission, and naturalization. Prior to opening Lauren Jo Law, she was an Associate Attorney at an AmLaw 100 law firm in Manhattan, practicing exclusively in U.S. immigration and nationality law.
When not assisting clients through the complex immigration maze, Lauren enjoys learning languages on Duolingo (with an over 1000 day streak) and spending time with her husband, Andrew, and their two year old son.
Education:
J.D., New England Law | Boston
B.A. University of Connecticut
Cours de la Civilisation, Paris IV-Sorbonne
Memberships:
Licensed in New York
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), New York Chapter
New York City Bar Association
Publications:
New York State Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section Inside, “What Every Corporate Counsel Needs to Know About Immigration,” January 2021
Quoted in The New York Times article “Do Restrictions on H-1B Visas Create American Jobs?” May 2021
Speaking Engagements:
The New School “Post-Graduation Immigration Options,” January 2021
The New School “H-1B Lottery Process,” March 2021
Brooklyn Law School “Immigration Panel,” April 2021
The New School “Post-Graduation Immigration Options,” September 2021
Cal State, LA “Life After F-1,” November 2021
The New School “H-1B and O-1B Visa Options,” March 2022
The New School “Life After F-1,” September 2022
The New School “H-1B and O-1 Visa Options,” January 2023
Post University “Life After F-1,” April 2023
The New School “Life After F-1, the H-1B Visa” September 2023
The New School “Life After F-1, the O-1 Visa” September 2023
The New School “Life After F-1, Other Nonimmigrant Visa Options” October 2023
Pro Bono Service:
The Safe Passage Project
CUNY Citizenship Now!
Albany Detention Outreach Project