Immigration Paralegal

POSITION SUMMARY

The Immigration Paralegal is responsible for supporting multiple attorneys in the Firm and is expected to have a high degree of responsibility for project management and implementation to help deliver efficient, responsive and creative results for our clients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

Essential Functions Statement(s)

•    Drafting, proofing and editing of complex legal documents
•    Conduct legal research, prepare case summaries, fact compilation and chronology preparation
•    Organize case files, discovery materials and manage the document management system
•    Coordination of complex multi-step immigration processes
•    Tracking of appellate deadlines
•    Liaison work between trial counsel and appellate teams
•    Vendor management (translation services, document services, etc.)
•    Record preparation and appendix compilation
•    Citation checking and legal research using Westlaw and other databases
•    Brief formatting and compliance with court requirements
•    Docketing and deadline management for appellate and litigation matters
•    Understanding of trial court record review
•    Interact with other paralegals to assist with heavy workload or coverage
•    Client communication and status update coordination
•    Calendar management for multiple attorneys and complex deadlines
•    Billing and time entry
•    Perform other duties as requested

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Integrity/Ethics - Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, conveys good news and bad.
• Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
• Interpersonal Skills - Has good listening skills, builds strong relationships, is flexible/open-minded, negotiates effectively, solicits performance feedback, and handles constructive criticism.
• Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Sense of Urgency - Prioritizes well, shows energy, reacts to opportunities, instills urgency in others, meets deadlines.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: High School Degree Required. Bachelor’s degree in paralegal or legal studies or other related discipline is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Experience: Minimum of 3 years legal experience required, and 4+ years in legal experience preferred.

Additional Experience: Proficiency with USCIS forms and procedures. Understanding of various visa categories and classifications. Knowledge of labor certification processes and prevailing wage determinations. Experience with corporate compliance audits and verification processes. Familiarity with consular processing and adjustment of status procedures. Understanding of immigration timelines and priority date tracking.

Computer Skills: Skilled with MS Office Suite and proficiency in trial software.

Certificates & Licenses: Paralegal certificate from ABA-approves program is preferred, but will consider experience.

Other Requirements: Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong command of the English language, including excellent spelling, grammar, punctuation, form and style. Detail-oriented and ability to create, compose, proof and edit correspondence. Possess sense of initiative and responsibility to manage case load and maintain confidentiality of records and information. Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressured environment and maintain case/trial deadlines. Excellent problem-solving skills and team mindset. Ability to work overtime when needed to meet critical deadlines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment is in a professional office setting. The majority of activity this role performs will be sedentary work.