What does Lawsmith draft for a employer support letter?

The employer's letter for an H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN or I-140 petition: the job, the wage, the qualifications. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an editable Word document for your review.

Where do the citations come from?

From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.

Is it reviewed by an attorney?

No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.

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Employer Support Letter for attorneys in 13 states, drafted from published statutes

What you get

An editable Word document, drafted from your answers and the state's published law.
A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the source and whether it is the official text, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.
It goes to an agency, so the notes include the agency's filing reminders.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The employer

Employer's legal name
About the employer
Who signs

The petition

Petition supported
The beneficiary
The position
Wage and terms

Qualifications and evidence

How the beneficiary qualifies
Ability to pay the offered wage
The qualifying relationship and the beneficiary's year abroad
Extraordinary ability evidence
Documents referred to
Other instructions or open decisions

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has sources for:

California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Virginia

Sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from its government publisher and dated, and labelled official only where the state designates that text official.

State	Sources for this document
California	23
Connecticut	23
Delaware	23
District of Columbia	23
Florida	23
Maryland	23
Massachusetts	23
New Jersey	23
New York	23
Ohio	23
Pennsylvania	23
Texas	23
Virginia	23

Among them, for New Jersey:

8 U.S.C. § 1182 (INA § 212): Inadmissible aliens
20 C.F.R. § 655.700: Statutes governing H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 employment; how employers apply
20 C.F.R. § 655.705: Agencies involved in the H-1B program and employer responsibilities
20 C.F.R. § 655.731: First LCA requirement, the required wage
20 C.F.R. § 656.10: General instructions for permanent labor certification

How the draft is checked

Before it writes, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation. Lawsmith compares every quotation with the text on file, character for character; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked [VERIFY]. The draft still needs your review before it is signed, filed or sent. How citations are checked

Questions attorneys ask

What does Lawsmith draft for a employer support letter?: The employer's letter for an H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN or I-140 petition: the job, the wage, the qualifications. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an editable Word document for your review.
Which states is the employer support letter offered in?: All 13 states Lawsmith covers: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
Where do the citations come from?: From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.
Is it reviewed by an attorney?: No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.
What does it cost?: Five documents free, no card. After that, Professional is $499 a month for one attorney.