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Jill Bloom
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- English
- Spanish
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
7500 N Dreamy Draw Dr #230
Phoenix AZ 85020
United States
Jill takes pride in the growth she helps her clients achieve. Her accomplishments center on the strong relationships she builds with clients and are proven by the number of companies and individuals that continue working with her more than a decade and a half after they first sought her counsel. She has forged these lasting relationships with companies in the chemical, technology, animal sciences, software, education, semiconductor, sustainability and clean energy industries.
Key to these relationships is her willingness to listen and listen deeply. By thoroughly understanding her clients’ business objectives, Jill identifies bespoke, short-term and long-term strategies that improve and enrich clients through immigration policy. She focuses first on securing immediate gains that allow key stakeholders to develop institutional buy-in for their immigration program and then develops options for further innovation over time. While she develops new immigration programs and policies, she is also sought out by companies that have outpaced their original programs and are seeking ways to encourage their growth.
A student of process improvement techniques and methodologies, Jill is constantly reviewing and fine-tuning the solutions she creates for clients. They especially appreciate Jill’s innovative ideas related to the development and implementation of pilot programs, which pressure-test new ideas and approaches, and advanced benchmarking, which helps clients customize their programs to recruit and retain global talent in a fiercely competitive market. She applies her clients’ internal data with imagination and insight—developing, for instance, an experimental program framework that gathers and reports the travel-readiness of individual employees, making on-the-fly business travel efficient and compliant.
Education
- Wayne State University, J.D., 1999
- University of Michigan, B.A., 1996
More from Jill
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Arizona, Michigan
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Named to Corporate Counsel’s Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards: Mentor & Mentee Collaboration, 2024
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Member, AILA DOL Liaison Committee
Member, State Bar of Michigan
Member, State Bar of Arizona
Member, University of Michigan Alumni Association
Former Board Member/Chair, Camps Council for University of Michigan Alumni Camp
Former Founding Member, Metro Detroit Hadassah Attorney's Council
Former Fundraising Vice-President, Metro Detroit Hadassah Attorney’s Council
Experience
Manages PERM programs of all sizes (from a handful a year up to 2,000+ a year) with a focus on navigating the complexities of the process and setting expectations of all stakeholders throughout.
Leverages process expertise and lean training to enhance efficiency and compliance with a focus on customer experience.
Develops and helps implement critical group move projects to ensure timely arrival of critical resources where they need to be when they need to be there.
Successfully managed immigration compliance for the formation of a multibillion-dollar spin-off joint venture.
Publications and lectures
Jill is a frequent speaker on a wide range of immigration-related topics both inside and outside the firm. She has spoken at events and seminars hosted by SHRM, AILA, SES, Lorman and ILW.com. Following are examples of recent speaking engagements:
Quoted, “H-1B Lottery Overhaul to Boost Visa Odds for Foreign Workers.” Bloomberg Law, 5 March 2024.
Speaker, “Talent Strategies for the Semiconductor Industry: Are the Americas Ready?” Fragomen, Webinar, 27 February 2024.
Speaker, “Immigration Update: Hot Topics in Business Immigration Law.” State Bar of Arizona, Webinar, 13 December 2023.
Panelist, “Navigating Today’s Cloudy Economic Climate: U.S. Immigration and Workforce Management Strategies.” Fragomen and Bloomberg LP, 7 June 2023.
Panelist, “PERM Essentials: Conducting the Recruitment Campaign.” AILA, Webinar, 2 March 2023.
Speaker, “Navigating the PERM Process in 2023.” Fragomen, Webinar, 31 January 2023.
Speaker, “An Economic Crisis Building: What this Means for Your Immigration Program.” Worldwide ERC 2022 Global Workforce Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 27 October 2022.
Speaker, “Visas 101.” PAC-12 Government Relations Conference, 4 October 2022.
Panelist, “Panel on Labor Certification and Compliance.” Worldwide ERC Spring Virtual Conference, 25 May 2021.
Speaker, “Fragomen Webcast; Preparing for Adjustment of Status (AOS) Filing.” Fragomen, Webinar, 13 October 2020.
Speaker, “Bridging the Divide: Discussing Immigration and Border Security.” Stand Up Republic and American Constitution Society, Phoenix, AZ, October 22, 2019.
Discussion Leader and Speaker, “Employment-Based Adjustment Interviews: Good, Bad or Indifferent?” 2018 AILA Web Seminar, September 20, 2018.
Speaker, “U.S. Immigration: The Ever Shifting Sands.” Arizona SHRM Conference, Glendale, AZ, August 30, 2018.
Speaker, “Putting Together Your First PERM.” 2018 AILA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 15, 2018.
Speaker, “U.S. Immigration: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?” 2018 SHRM Phoenix LLAC, Phoenix, AZ, January 18, 2018.
Speaker, “Recruitment: More Than One Way to Go.” 2017 AILA PERM/H-2B Practice Conference, Seattle, WA, August 18-19, 2017.
Speaker, “The Ever Changing Landscape of Immigration.” 2017 SHRM Phoenix LLAC, Phoenix, AZ, April 25, 2017.
Jill’s insights
July 29, 2024 | Awards
March 8, 2024 | Media mentions
February 27, 2024 | Webinar
