SHEARMAN STERLING LLP

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily NY · PERM filings 2019–2023

#7,159 top sponsor

Overview

SHEARMAN STERLING LLP is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 11 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #7,159 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 6 were certified (54.5% approval rate), taking about 182 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Lawyers, with most worksites in NY, and the median sponsored wage is $255,000.

11

PERM filings

54.5%

approval

0

denied

$255,000

median wage

182d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 11 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (18%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China2
  • Czech Republic1
  • Spain1
  • South Korea1
  • Greece1
  • Gambia1
  • Singapore1
  • Lebanon1
  • Russia1
  • Canada1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B11

Education

  • Other11

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations SHEARMAN STERLING LLP most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Lawyers 11 $257,273

Common job titles

Mid-level Associate Attorney (Project Development & Finance) 1 Senior Associate Attorney (Mergers & Acquisitions) 1 Associate Attorney (Project Development & Finance) 1 Mid-Level Associate Attorney (Mergers & Acquisitions) 1 Mid-Level Associate Attorney (Bankruptcy & Reorganization) 1 Mid-Level Associate Attorney (Derivatives & Structured Products) 1 Senior Associate (Finance) 1 Senior Associate Attorney (Project Development & Finance) 1 Junior Associate Attorney (Capital Markets) 1 Senior Associate Attorney (Finance) 1 Mid Level Associate Attorney (Finance) 1

Worksite states

NY 11

Wage range

$230,000

25th

$255,000

median

$280,000

75th

$305,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Pryor Cashman LLP11

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-23009-84224 Mid Level Associate Attorney (Finance)Certified-Expired New York, NY Mar 14, 2024
A-21354-88808 Junior Associate Attorney (Capital Markets)Certified New York, NY Aug 30, 2022
A-21355-89179 Senior Associate Attorney (Finance)Certified New York, NY Aug 30, 2022
A-22020-00561 Senior Associate Attorney (Project Development & Finance)Withdrawn New York, NY Jun 15, 2022
A-21229-32300 Senior Associate (Finance)Certified New York, NY Apr 25, 2022
A-21166-01377 Mid-Level Associate Attorney (Derivatives & Structured Products)Certified-Expired New York, NY Jan 20, 2022
A-20007-03579 Mid-Level Associate Attorney (Bankruptcy & Reorganization)Certified New York, NY Aug 3, 2020
A-20002-01817 Mid-Level Associate Attorney (Mergers & Acquisitions)Certified New York, NY Jun 12, 2020
A-19365-01394 Associate Attorney (Project Development & Finance)Certified New York, NY May 21, 2020
A-19277-66623 Senior Associate Attorney (Mergers & Acquisitions)Certified-Expired New York, NY Apr 2, 2020
A-19239-50159 Mid-level Associate Attorney (Project Development & Finance)Certified-Expired New York, NY Jan 30, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.