Immigration Paralegal

Job Description

Job DescriptionAscension Global Staffing & Executive Search, a Hispanic Women Owned & Operated National Recruiting Firm stands at the forefront of innovation and excellence. Led by a visionary team with a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion, our firm is dedicated to identifying and attracting top talent across the nation. With a unique blend of cultural insight and professional expertise, we pride ourselves on creating an environment that fosters success for both employers and candidates.

Out global law firm client is seeking an Immigration Paralegal for their New York office. The Immigration Paralegal role will work within their Immigration practice where their team helps successful multinational private and public companies, entrepreneurs and start-ups, and individuals and families around the world. This role is responsible for assisting attorneys with servicing and communicating with their clients, with a particular focus on the review, preparation, filing, and monitoring of immigration matters and related support with the administration of immigration processes for both individuals and businesses. Contacts are frequently made with others inside and outside the firm including attorneys, professional staff, clients, government agencies, and other professionals.

The Role

This role will sit in their New York office.

• Handle case preparation and filing of petitions with government agencies; including, document gathering, document review, case drafting, and case filing.
• Assist lawyers in the preparation of documents, forms, and letters utilizing web-based software and adapting resources when required to deviate from templates.
• Communicate and follow-up with attorneys, clients, and government agencies to ensure delivery and receipt of materials.
• Schedule and calendar meetings and monitor timelines and case status.
• Conduct research to obtain information such as, but not limited to, industry or company information, wage data, or processing procedures and timelines.
• Effective communication and seamless legal support for attorneys and their clients.
• Produce accurate, high quality, and efficient work in a fast-paced environment using the firm's software packages and document management systems.
• Evaluate cases, relay concerns, and proactively escalate to attorneys.
• Administrative duties, including file organization, scanning, e-filing, billing, engagement letter preparation, and file maintenance.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this job, and as such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Education Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years' experience as an immigration paralegal, preferably in a law firm.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, time management skills, and tight deadlines.
• Focused team player.
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience with document management systems is a plus.
• Must possess the ability to take direction, work independently, multitask, and achieve what may be extremely short deadlines.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• On-Site Requirement: This role requires being in the office 5 (five) days a week

• Compensation commensurate with experience ranging from $80,000 to $100,000