Legal Assistant

Political Asylum Lawyers; Colombia; Remote; COP 45,700,200 - 54,739,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three weeks of vacation annually

Professional development opportunities

Work-life balance

Job summary

A U.S.-based law firm seeks a Remote Legal Assistant to support their mission of helping immigrants through the asylum process. The position requires fluency in both Spanish and English and excellent communication skills. You will manage client interactions, ensuring smooth case progress and adherence to internal procedures. With a focus on quality of life, the job offers a competitive salary above market standards, benefits, and plenty of opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Must speak Spanish and English fluently and be comfortable using both languages professionally.
• Detail-oriented and able to work under pressure, meeting deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for clients, engaging them routinely in both languages.
• Send emails and make phone calls to respond to inquiries.
• Communicate proactively with teammates to ensure case progress.

Skills

Fluent in Spanish

Fluent in English

Detail-oriented

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

This is a Remote Position. U.S.-based law firm Political Asylum Lawyers is hiring a Remote Legal Assistant.

• Want to be part of an outstanding team that’s changing lives by helping immigrants secure their future in the United States through asylum?
• Are you an organized, detail‑oriented self‑starter who is adept at handling pressure and passionate about advocating for people facing crisis?
• Have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills?
• Keen to find a job where your talents and efforts will be rewarded?
• Do you speak Spanish and English fluently?
• Up for a fast‑paced work environment where excellence is required, but quality of life is prioritized through a 40‑hour work week and an outstanding compensation package?

If that's you, read on. Please read this entire announcement carefully.

Only apply if, after due consideration, you think you can add real value to our outstanding team and can fully commit to supporting our mission of helping immigrants secure their future in the United States through asylum.

You’ll work from home, and can be located anywhere in the world. You’ll need a quiet space, fast internet, and the discipline to stay on task without close supervision.

You will perform a wide range of administrative tasks in advancing our mission of helping immigrants secure their future in the United States through asylum.

You must be flexible - the nature of tasking may change daily or over time, with you stepping up to do whatever is needed to give potential clients and clients the best experience possible. Policies and procedures will change frequently, as we’re a fast‑growing company, and we’re constantly experimenting to optimize our delivery of services.

You must speak Spanish and English fluently and be comfortable using both languages professionally - you’ll use both languages every day on the job.

You’ve got to be detail‑oriented and able to work under pressure, meeting deadlines and producing top‑n­ot​work. To be clear, the work is at times intense: we’re doing important - in some cases, life‑or‑death - work for clients, sometimes on compressed timelines, and we’re serious about promoting a culture of excellence in all that we do.

If you can handle that, and you’re passionate about supporting people who truly need the best help possible as they face a crisis, then you’ll find working at Political Asylum Lawyers to be immensely rewarding. Our work changes lives. Our team takes immense pride in the role we play, through our advocacy and client engagement, in helping immigrants get safety, stability, and freedom.

Working here also means a chance to cultivate skills that will serve you for the rest of your career, as we prioritize training and professional development.

What You Will Do

You will serve as a point of contact for clients, engaging them routinely - in both English and Spanish - and ensuring they have an excellent experience with the firm. This will mean sending emails and making phone calls daily to respond to client inquiries and to seek information and documents from them as we manage their cases.

You will effectively be the main point of contact for clients with the firm. You must bring outstanding communication skills and plenty of empathy to bear in handling these important relationships.

You will ensure that case development and the broader representation flow smoothly along predefined workflows. You will proactively communicate with your teammates to let them know of any issues or difficulties you are facing in a case, so that we can keep things moving forward.

You will not need substantive knowledge of U.S. immigration law, but you must master our standard operating procedures for servicing cases and dealing with clients.

What You Will Get

Salary commensurate with experience, but above market norms. Pay may increase quickly if you’re a great fit for the firm and do an outstanding job.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will enjoy a work‑life balance. While the work can be intense, you won’t be asked to work more than 40 hours per week.

You will also receive all benefits and contributions that employers in your country are required to provide by law to full‑time employees. The firm may pay for certain additional, non‑obligatory benefits, depending on the country you live in.

Opportunities for professional development abound - we love providing time and resources for our employees to acquire and develop skills.

You will receive three weeks of vacation annually. Additionally, all employees, including those based outside the United States, are off work on all U.S. federal holidays (11) and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. You will not be off on non‑U.S. holidays, but will be compensated in line with your country’s laws for work done on local holidays.

How To Apply

To apply, please submit a resume and a cover letter, both of which must be in English. Your application won’t be considered without a cover letter. Your cover letter should explain why you’re uniquely qualified for this particular position, and why you would be a great fit for our law firm. Generic, copy/paste cover letters will be discarded. Upload your cover letter and resume, in PDF format, through the software program where you’re viewing this announcement.

Salary: 4’500.000 COL Compensation: $4,500,000 COP

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Legal Services

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