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As a lawyer specializing in global mobility, my passion is helping individuals, professionals and companies navigate their journey to Spain. I believe the process shouldn't just be about paperwork; it should be a strategic and seamless transition. My 7+ years of experience at firms like PwC and Sagardoy gave me a unique perspective on what clients truly need: the highest level of technical excellence combined with a dedicated, personal partnership. I founded Navian Law to deliver exactly that. My direct, hands-on expertise is centered on: - Visas & Residency for Individuals: Guiding individuals, professionals, digital nomads, entrepreneurs and students through the entire application process - Corporate Immigration Solutions: Designing strategies for companies hiring or transferring non-EU talent, with a focus on the Highly Qualified Professional Visa and Intra-Company Transfers. To provide a truly end-to-end service, I also coordinate and strategically manage two crucial related areas with trusted, specialized co-counsel: - Integrated Tax Strategy: Ensuring your move is fiscally efficient, with expert guidance on frameworks like the Beckham Law. - Real Estate & Investment Support: Providing legal security for your property transactions in Spain. If you are looking for a dedicated partner for your move to Spain, I invite you to send me a connection request or visit our website to learn more at navianlaw.com

With 18+ years of experience spanning immigration, healthcare regulation, labor law, privacy compliance, and estate planning, I help individuals, businesses, and organizations navigate complex legal and regulatory landscapes — without the overhead of a traditional law firm. My career has taken me from the courtroom to the boardroom. As a Senior Attorney at the New York State Department of Health, I spent a decade advising state bureaus on regulatory compliance, statutory interpretation, and public health law — including serving on the legal team for New York's COVID-19 pandemic response. As a Hearing Officer with the New York State Department of Labor, I have presided over 100+ mediation and compliance conferences, recovering over $4 million in wages for workers across New York State. And as a Judge Advocate General with both the U.S. Army Reserves and the New York Air National Guard — a role I have held for over 15 years — I have guided service members and their families through estate planning, wills, trusts, and the unique legal complexities that come with military life. **Here's what I can help you with:** **Immigration Advisory** Guidance on visa pathways (H-1B, O-1, EB-5, TN), adjustment of status, naturalization, asylum, and removal defense strategy. I have successfully advised on 20+ asylum cases and secured cancellation of removal for multiple clients. **Healthcare Regulatory & MSO/MSA Compliance** Compliance reviews, regulatory gap analysis, and policy interpretation for healthcare organizations, startups, and providers navigating state and federal regulations — including HIPAA, Certificate of Need (CON) requirements, and public health law. I regularly structure and review **Management Services Organization (MSO) arrangements, Management Services Agreements (MSAs), and Professional LLC (PLLC) / friendly-PC structures**, advising on the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, fee-splitting restrictions, telehealth compliance, and the contractual framework that keeps physician-owned entities and their management partners on the right side of state law. **Business & Entity Structuring for Healthcare Ventures** Formation and governance guidance for PLLCs, professional corporations, and MSO/PC combinations — including operating agreements, management agreements, and the allocation of clinical versus administrative control needed to satisfy corporate-practice-of-medicine and licensure requirements. **Labor & Employment Compliance** Advisory on wage and hour compliance, employer obligations under state and federal labor law, workplace policy review, and regulatory risk assessment. Backed by hands-on experience presiding over labor disputes at the New York State Department of Labor. **Estate Planning Document Review & Advisory** Review and advisory on wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare proxies, and beneficiary designations. Particular expertise serving military families, international clients, and blended family situations requiring nuanced planning. **Contract, Privacy Policy & Terms of Service Review** Plain-language review and advisory on contracts, ToS agreements, privacy policies, and business documents — ensuring your paperwork says what you think it says and protects you the way you need it to. Whether you're a healthcare startup structuring an MSO, a provider group forming a PLLC, a small business navigating employment compliance, an individual with immigration questions, or a family planning for the future — I bring institutional knowledge, real-world experience, and a practical, client-first approach to every engagement. *Licensed in New York. Available for advisory and consulting engagements worldwide.*

PASSIONATE LEARNER AND DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL I am a driven lawyer with an emphasis in criminal and private law, graduated from the prestigious Universidad del Rosario. My expertise extends to practical experience in human rights and citizen services. Fluent in English and French, I am also in the process of learning Italian, showcasing my dedication to continuous learning and expanding my international communication skills. What sets me apart is my unwavering passion for learning. Every day, I am motivated to acquire new knowledge and insights from the diverse individuals around me. My approach to life and work is defined by discipline and commitment, values that fuel my pursuit of excellence in the legal field. With a keen eye for detail and a strong sense of responsibility, I am poised to make significant contributions to any legal team.

I hold one-year of experience as a paralegal supporting EOIR and USCIS cases. I support matters before EOIR drafting declarations and motions, helping shape case theory based on available relief (asylum, withholding, CAT, cancellation, SIJS, VAWA and other forms of protection), bond motions and custody redetermination. Through select contracts, I directly equip U.S. immigration attorneys and clients with employment based immigration cases EB1, NIW and O1. My LL.M. in International Law from the University of Edinburgh focused on refugee protection, international criminal law, and comparative migration systems. I built on this foundation with a certification from the University of Pennsylvania, gaining procedural fluency across USCIS adjudications, EOIR removal defense, and SIJS findings in state courts. This cross-jurisdictional training allows me to link international protection principles with the evidentiary and statutory demands of U.S. immigration practice. As a Removal Defense Paralegal, I have drafted over 90 Form I-589 applications, detailed declarations, evidentiary packets, and legal cover letters. My experience includes preparing bond motions, motions to reopen based on changed country conditions and in absentia orders, pre-hearing statements, and country conditions evidence. I have also worked on VAWA and SIJS matters, drafting Form I-360 petitions, T and U-Visa supporting declarations, and guardianship petitions. Additionally, I routinely prepare EOIR filings, including motions for administrative closure, consolidation, and change of address, as well as Cancellation of Removal (42B) applications involving exceptional and extremely unusual hardship claims. Through this work, I have developed practical fluency in removal defense strategy and EOIR proceedings. At Path Law Group in Los Angeles, I have drafted and managed over 20+ petitions, building evidentiary frameworks that preempt challenges under Matter of Chawathe and Matter of Dhanasar. Preparing high-stakes employment-based petitions (extraordinary ability, NIW, and EB1 and NIW), my work involves sequencing filings and RFEs to protect priority dates, integrating citation metrics, DOE/NIST reports, and international standards, and presenting arguments that withstand both regulatory and discretionary review. This was complimented with an exchange semester at Florida State University, I studied comparative human rights systems (Inter-American, African, European) on an International Bar Association scholarship. I also volunteer for Asylos as a researcher, where we provide bespoke human rights research report for COI, and CLP declarations that supports asylum practitioners by providing pro-bono, evidence-based country research reports. I directly assist Attorneys in cases where conventional evidence is limited or where a nuanced persecution nexus must be demonstrated.

I am a licensed US immigration attorney and the managing partner of Altius Immigration Law, a dedicated immigration law firm headquartered in Washington, DC, representing clients in all 50 states and worldwide. As an immigration attorney, I regularly advise individuals and companies on all aspects of US immigration law, including in obtaining non-immigrant visas, permanent residence (green cards), and US citizenship. I represent clients in in a variety of industries, providing personalized immigration advice to entrepreneurs, engineers, doctors, academics, as well as artists, athletes and other professionals. In addition, I am well-versed in issues related to violations of US immigration law and draw on my experience in successfully litigating complex cases before immigration courts to provide strategic solutions to irregular situations. EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS I earned my law degree from Georgetown University, one of the preeminent universities in the United States where I graduated with honors. I am admitted to practice in New York, the District of Columbia, and licensed to practice immigration law in all 50 states. Prior to founding Altius Immigration Law, I was a lawyer at other firms, including a major global law firm. LANGUAGES: I am a native speaker of Portuguese and French and fluent in English and Spanish. NB: My practice does not include removal defense, asylum cases, or humanitarian visas or forms of relief before USCIS or Immigration Court.

Behind every successful law firm or business is someone making sure the legal work, client communication, and day-to-day operations run seamlessly. That's where I come in. I help attorneys, law firms, startups, businesses, and students reduce administrative burdens, stay compliant, and navigate complex legal and professional processes with confidence. Whether you need ongoing paralegal support, contract drafting, immigration case preparation, personal injury case management, educational consultancy, career guidance, or a dependable Virtual Legal Assistant, I become a reliable extension of your team so you can focus on strategy, clients, and growth. With experience working in both law firms and in-house legal teams, I understand legal workflows from every angle. My background allows me to anticipate issues before they become problems, maintain organised case files, manage deadlines efficiently, and produce high-quality legal documents with minimal supervision. Alongside my legal career, I also work as an Educational Consultant, supporting students and professionals with university admissions, personal statements, statements of purpose, scholarship applications, visa documentation, CV and cover letter writing, career guidance, and study abroad planning. I have helped clients navigate competitive admissions processes while ensuring their applications are well-structured, compelling, and professionally presented. My work includes drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, NDAs, employment agreements, shareholder agreements, service agreements, settlement agreements, corporate governance documents, website policies, legal correspondence, legal research, compliance documentation, and regulatory support. I also assist with company secretarial matters, board resolutions, corporate filings, due diligence, and commercial transactions. I have extensive experience supporting attorneys with Immigration Law, including USCIS and EOIR matters, family-based petitions, employment-based petitions, humanitarian applications, evidence organisation, client intake, document preparation, legal drafting, deadline tracking, and case management. For Personal Injury firms, I assist with medical records retrieval, medical chronologies, lien tracking, demand package preparation, insurance correspondence, settlement documentation, client communication, and case management to keep files progressing efficiently from intake through resolution. Beyond legal work, I provide complete Virtual Legal Assistant support, including client intake, legal calendaring, scheduling, email management, file organisation, workflow optimisation, administrative support, document review, proofreading, and legal operations management. I'm highly proficient with Clio, MyCase, Filevine, Litify, Docketwise, Lawmatics, PracticePanther, Smokeball, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, ClickUp, Slack, Zoom, Dropbox, OneDrive, and NetDocuments. What I Can Help You With ✔ Contract Drafting & Review ✔ Commercial & Corporate Law Support ✔ Legal Research & Legal Writing ✔ Immigration Case Preparation (USCIS & EOIR) ✔ Personal Injury Case Management ✔ Medical Records Retrieval & Demand Packages ✔ Educational Consulting & University Admissions Support ✔ Personal Statements, SOPs & Scholarship Applications ✔ CV, Cover Letter & Career Development Support ✔ Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial Support ✔ Compliance & GDPR Documentation ✔ Client Intake & Case Management ✔ Legal Calendaring & Deadline Tracking ✔ Document Review & Proofreading ✔ Legal Correspondence ✔ Administrative & Executive Legal Why Clients Hire Me ✓ Legally trained with experience in both law firms and in-house legal departments ✓ Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail ✓ Excellent legal drafting and analytical skills ✓ Organised, proactive, and deadline-driven ✓ Able to work independently with minimal supervision ✓ Excellent written and verbal communication ✓ Experienced supporting clients across UK, US, and international jurisdictions ✓ Professional, responsive, and committed to delivering high-quality work every time Client Feedback ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Rachael is a consummate professional and a pleasure to work with. I look forward to working with her again in the future." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Rachael completed all tasks to a good standard. She managed to keep to the schedule planned. A proficient freelancer." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "All tasks are performed to a high standard. Rachael has earned my trust and has become an invaluable member of my team." Whether you need someone to draft contracts, manage complex legal files, support your immigration or personal injury practice, conduct legal research, strengthen your compliance processes, or simply keep your legal operations running smoothly, I'm ready to help. Let's discuss how I can support your practice or business. Click "Invite to Job" or send me a message—I look forward to working with you.