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Posted: 13-Jun-22
Location: Naperville, Illinois
Type: Full Time
Salary: $55,000-$60,000
Salary Details:
Benefits include (but not limited to):
•$55,000 to $60,000 DOE
•$2,000 out-of-state relocation coverage
•Health, paid time off, and birthday off = after orientation period
•Additional future benefits will accrue (401K, dental, vision)
•Professional development such as paralegal training materials and online courses/conferences
•Full-time /salaried
•All interviews and inquiries will be kept FULLY CONFIDENTIAL
Submit your resume in PDF format, which must list 2-3 references
Specific Requirements:
•9:00am to 6:0pm, M-F, 9:00-2:00 every other Saturday
•Ability to focus on efficiency to prioritize and meet competing deadlines/demands in a fast-paced work environment
•Self-motivated, able to work independently in an office setting
•Honest person with integrity and professionalism during pressure
•Loves helping people, devoted to going above and beyond for clients
•Excellent writing and grammar skills
•Well versed in technology and can grasp emerging innovations, specifically able to use Windows OS (we do not use Mac), Microsoft Office, scanning documents & PDF organizing
•Work well with the cloud and USCIS applications
•Enjoy being on the phone and writing emails
•Detail oriented & highly organized
•Open minded and willing to adapt or be versatile as the law firm expands
Hispanic American Legal Services, Ltd is an Immigration and nationality firm in Illinois, specialized in providing a full range of immigration law services to individual clients, seeks an experienced paralegal or legal assistant with a minimum of 3 year of immigration experience. The duties include
Administrative Duties:
- Answer and return the law firm’s phone calls, while maintaining a positive relationship
- Qualify and screen consultation callers
- Conduct intake at consultation prior to attorney
- Schedule and conduct hiring meetings, including payment & retainer agreement collection (remote or in-person)
- Timely reply to all e-mails
- Confer with attorney & follow up with assigned tasks
- Digitally scan mail, file into client e-files, calendar RFE deadlines & interviews, and review new mail with attorney
- Maintain a daily call log, if necessary
- Digitally scan application filing packets, prepare mailing labels, package for mailing, and deliver to USPS/FedEx
- Electronic file organization: open cases, closes cases, update case registry, save credit card payments and bank deposits
Paralegal Duties:
- Issue document lists and question lists to newly retained clients
- Collect, organize, and e-file client documents
- Monitor outstanding documents
- Draft and physically assemble application/petition filing packets, including supporting evidence and letters, for attorney review and subsequent edits
- Online filing of select non-complex cases
- Draft simple Request for Evidence (RFE) replies
- Attend team meeting to provide updates and receive follow-up tasks regarding cases to be filed
- Obtain certified criminal records from various courts throughout the nation including locally
- Work with moderate supervision and guidance and be accountable for your individual results
- Receive guidance and development on requirements for various immigration case types, when necessary
- Assist attorney in the preparation, filing and tracking of various immigration applications and petitions.
- Update case management database as tasks is processed.
- Draft cover letter for waivers, U Visas, Vawa,
- Meet with clients to prepare affidavits, complete applications
- monitor deadlines and priority dates.
- Conduct regular case review with attorney.
- Perform record searches using online resources.
Qualified candidates must have a commitment to hard work, attention to detail, excellent writing, excellent communication, and organization. We offer competitive salaries plus a pleasant working environment.
Minimum of 3 years of immigration experience
Bachelor's degree or Paralegal studies.
Spanish language
Please send a sample of a cover letter for a waiver that you have worked on
