An extension of your team. A partner in your growth.
Experienced contract immigration paralegal support, from one case to ongoing collaboration. Practice development to help your firm launch or grow its employment-based immigration practice.
- PERM
- I-140
- H-1B
- L-1
- O-1
- TN
- E-2
- EB-1
- EB-2 NIW
- Adjustment of Status
Support built around your firm
Built from inside immigration practices, not from the sidelines.
For more than 20 years, Dayana Valero Halten has worked inside immigration practices — first as a member of their teams and, since 2015, as the contract paralegal and partner boutique firms bring in to handle employment-based cases and grow their practices. When you work with Valero Legal, you work with her.
Meet DayanaKeep the case, build the relationship.
When you refer out a case, more than one matter is at stake.
A single employment-based case can bring years of work: subsequent filings, family representation, and additional hires for the same employer. Referring it out can mean handing over the relationship — and the revenue that follows.
- PERM labor certification
- I-140 petition
- Adjustment of status for the employee and family
- Future hires, renewals, and referrals
Your firm’s reputation is in the details. That’s where we work.
What firms say about working with Valero Legal
I’ve known Dayana for over 22 years and have worked with her at different stages of her career. When both of my paralegals went on maternity leave in 2015, I brought her in through Valero Legal and turned to her again years later.
What has consistently stood out is the quality of her work, her turnaround time, and the care she takes in communicating with clients. Her experience with employment-based matters, including PERM, made her a valuable resource for my practice. I know Dayana personally and professionally, and I trust her to bring the same commitment to my clients that I do.
Dayana began her immigration career at my firm, assisting with asylum, family-based cases, and waivers. After expanding her experience and founding Valero Legal, she became the person I turned to for employment-based matters I had previously referred out.
Her support allowed me to keep those cases within my practice and offer my clients more. Beyond her experience, I value her integrity and the personal responsibility she feels for the work entrusted to her. She cares about the people behind the cases, and it shows. I trust Dayana and Valero Legal wholeheartedly.
When we unexpectedly lost two paralegals, Valero Legal stepped in to support all of our employment-based cases and many of our family-based matters. For two years, they provided the continuity we needed while we rebuilt our in-house team.
We’ve worked with Dayana and Valero Legal since early 2018 and continue to rely on them for employment-based matters, specifically PERM, where experienced paralegal support has been particularly difficult to find. Dayana is deeply invested in the cases, our firm’s success, and the outcomes for our clients. That level of care is what makes this a lasting partnership.
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Let’s talk about your firm.
A 30-minute conversation with Dayana about your needs, your goals, and how we can help.