What are the responsibilities and job description for the Immigration Paralegal position at Lacki and Company, LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
Benefits :Role and Responsibilities
The candidate must possess experience preparing a full range of business immigration petitions and applications for corporate clients. Must have experience preparing H-1B, Blanket L-1As and L-1Bs, I-140, I-485 (EB2 / EB3 / EB-1C), I-131, I-765, TN and PERM applications for USCIS processing. Knowledge of consular review and processing a plus. Basic duties include the following :
Create reports for attorneys based on case specifications and attorney requests
Researching and summarizing relevant federal and agency cases
Maintaining client public access files
Updating clients of progress, answering their questions or preparing paperwork
Depending on experience level and proficiency, additional duties may include the following :
1. Work with attorneys to develop legal arguments, motions and other petition filings
2. Develop a case file indexing system using available technology that can be used as an active archive for all ongoing and completed petitions
3. Monitor changes to government guidelines and / or regulations and submit reports on pertinent changes
4. Utilize existing files and a variety of other research resources to develop information for pending petitions
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Associate Degree and 4 years of relevant experience, or bachelors degree in paralegal studies or bachelors degree with a paralegal certificate and 2 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Skills
Proficiency in M / S Word, M / S Excel, an immigration forms document system (preferably INSZoom), and a document management system.
Additional NotesKnowledge of other cultures or a second language is beneficial; must have a good knowledge of legal terms and procedures pertaining to immigration law
Flexible work from home options available.