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Job Title: Remote Paralegal(100% Work From Home)
Location:Remote from Latin America
Position Type:Full-time
Salary: $1,800 - 2,300 USD/month depending on experienceSchedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm Eastern Time with paid lunch from 12:30 to 1:30pm
Job Overview:
Our client is a small immigration firm located in Hempstead, New York. They have over 40 years of experience and they aim to provide the immigrant community with obtaining their residency and citizenship. We are seeking a highly motivated, organized, and friendly individual who has experience with legal intake to join their team. The Paralegal Position will require a lot of document review, and the drafting of Motions, Briefs, and Memorandums.
Responsibilities:
- Preparing USCIS forms and collecting supporting documentation
- Preparing removal defense filings
- Assisting with U.S. visa petitions
- Analyzing case documents
- Performing legal research
- Communicating with clients
- Updating clients on the status of their application
Qualifications, Skills and Key Competencies:
- Must have University Degree at minimum
- Must have strong written and verbal communication in English and Spanish
- Must be able to analyze documents and label them accordingly
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong computer skills
- Research and translation skills
- Knowledge of U.S. immigration laws/systems strongly preferred
Benefits:
- Paid Time Off - 2 weeks per year
- Holidays observed (New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, Good Friday, Christmas Eve (1/2 day), Christmas Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day)
- Annual bonus
Application Disclaimer: Please Read Before Proceeding
To ensure a fair and efficient hiring process, all applications must meet the mandatory requirements listed in the job description.
Voice/Video Recording is REQUIRED
Your applicationCANNOTbe considered without a voice or video recording. It must be at least 30 seconds long and inEnglish. Submissions in any other language or missing a recording will beautomatically disqualified.
Mandatory Knockout Questions
Each application includesknockout questionsdesigned to verify minimum qualifications required by the client. If you answer"NO"to any of these, you will beimmediately disqualifiedfrom the hiring process for not having the experience requested for the role. Please note that the citizenship question is also a knockout if you answer "YES" as we are only able to hire Latin American talent based in Latin America.
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