Paralegals and Legal Assistants — Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 751 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Paralegals and Legal Assistants roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 639 certified (85.1% certification rate). Median offered wage: $60K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes — Paralegals and Legal Assistants
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 639 | 85.1% |
| Denied | 52 | 6.9% |
| Withdrawn | 60 | 8.0% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Paralegals and Legal Assistants
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Law Offices of Rakesh Mehrotra | 13 |
| Chugh, LLP | 12 |
| Siemens Energy, Inc. | 5 |
| Wilson Law Group LLC | 4 |
| Green Maple Law Group, Apc. | 4 |
| Ozisik, Pllc | 3 |
| Richard Alvoid PA | 3 |
| Taylor Lee Associates, LLC | 3 |
| Perez Gardini LLC | 3 |
| Ni, Wang Massand PLLC | 3 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Paralegals and Legal Assistants roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Paralegals and Legal Assistants PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| New York | 179 |
| California | 150 |
| Florida | 114 |
| Texas | 53 |
| Virginia | 45 |
| Georgia | 34 |
| Massachusetts | 33 |
| Illinois | 27 |
| Washington DC | 21 |
| New Jersey | 14 |
Linked states have a full H-1B wage-level breakdown.
PERM vs. H-1B — What's the Difference?
PERM (ETA-9089) is the labor certification an employer must obtain from the Department of Labor before filing an employment-based green card petition (I-140) — the first formal step toward permanent residence.
An H-1B Labor Condition Application is a different filing for temporary work authorization. A company can file heavily in one and rarely in the other for the same occupation, so the figures above are not a restatement of Paralegals and Legal Assistants H-1B volume.See Paralegals and Legal Assistants H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Paralegals and Legal Assistants roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.