What are the responsibilities and job description for the Virtual Paralegal position at Lisinski Law Firm?
We are a high-volume and fast-growing Immigration law firm seeking a problem-solving Bilingual Paralegal to help advocate for our clients! We have had explosive growth over the past year and continue to grow in new and exciting ways. We provide a great work culture, are at or above top of market salary, and have a very competitive benefits package. Come grow with us!
The ideal candidate will work directly with the legal support staff and attorneys on tasks including, but not limited to, research, drafting, fact-finding projects, and assisting clients. Previous experience in family-based or humanitarian immigration preferred. Our caseload is constantly growing, so they will have excellent organizational skills, have experience drafting cover letters and other documents, and have a passion to help as many undocumented immigrants legalize as possible.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform legal and factual research
- Analyze case documents
- Review all FBI background check requests
- Review state police clearance records
- Review FOIA records
- Coordinate with document collectors to communicate with clients, to obtain the documents necessary to present their case
- Draft cover letters, RFE responses, and other documents
- Oversee case flow for assigned cases and ensure everyone's work is completed promptly
- Provide strategic insight and additional thoughts on case process
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bilingual (English and Spanish) required
- Experience as an attorney or as a paralegal strongly preferred
- Experience working with US immigration a huge plus!
- Experience in using legal database software
- Excellent verbal/written communication and organization skills
- Computer skills (Typing - MS Word and MS Excel, Document Management -
- DropBox, Email - MS Outlook)
