Immigration Paralegal

Innovative legal assistant needed. Are you open to using technology? Top-rated law firm, HarrisLaw, managed by a Florida Bar board certified immigration lawyer based in Downtown Miami, Florida, is seeking a legal assistant or paralegal who can effectively use technology, artificial intelligence, and more.

Our firm provides complex legal services to companies seeking to raise foreign capital; investors seeking to invest for a green card; businesses seeking to transfer employees to the U.S.; as well as other entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and more. We need to add to our team with a person who is open to new ideas, takes initiative in assignments, and is a team player.

Responsibilities:

• Technology Competence: Have a high level of competence with Acrobat, Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and more. Have had experience using AI, such as in ChatGPT. Ability to create custom GPTs or to perform low-code or no-code tasks is a plus.

• Innovation and Initiative: Openness to new ideas, self-starter attitude, and taking initiative in assignments.

• Team Collaboration: Working effectively as part of a team to achieve common goals.

Requirements:

• Educational Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree. Paralegal certification a plus. Degrees in Political Science, Journalism, and International Studies are a plus.

• Language Skills: Fluency (write & speak) in Spanish required. Ability to speak in other languages is a plus.

• Typing Skills: Touch typing experience required. Test for typing speed may be administered. Test yourself here: https://www.typingtest.com/ and tell us your score. (Touch typing refers to a method of typing on a computer keyboard without having to look at the keys. It involves using all 10 fingers to type quickly and accurately, increasing productivity and reducing eye strain.)

• Experience: One to two years of experience working in a law firm as a legal assistant or paralegal.

• Preferred: Experience in business immigration filings, but not required. We will train you if you are willing, ready, and able to learn.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary is commensurate based on experience.

• Must be available to work at our offices, with remote work only in rare circumstances. Must be presently based in Miami-Dade County and willing to commute to downtown Miami. Parking paid for by firm.

• PTO, OT, double OT, benefits, and quarterly/annual bonus available.

Application Process:

If you are selected for an initial interview, please be prepared to submit a writing sample. The sample can be from college work. During the interview, we will discuss salary, benefits, and more.

Skills:

• Legal Document Preparation
• Paralegal Studies
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Research Skills
• Immigration Law
• Corporate Law
• Legal Assistants
• Adobe Acrobat
• Chat GPT
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and more)
• Information Technology
• Legal Spanish