Legal Assistant (Part-time)

Nadia Yakoob & Associates; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Nadia Yakoob & Associates, a fast-paced boutique immigration law firm in Oakland, seeks self-motivated part-time legal assistants to join the team at Oakland City Center, near 12th Street BART.

Responsibilities include assembling petitions and supporting letters for visas, preparing filings, scheduling client meetings, calendaring follow-ups, tracking status expiry dates, and preparing monthly reports. Experience with Dropbox, Google Suite, Office, and Adobe is preferred.

Qualifications

• Part-time availability
• Experience assembling petitions and support letters for immigration matters
• Proficient in preparing filings and related documents
• Strong scheduling and calendaring skills
• Ability to monitor case expiry dates and prepare status reports
• Familiarity with Dropbox, Google Suite, Office and Adobe preferred

Responsibilities

• Assemble petitions, applications and support letters for temporary employment-based visas, permanent residence, naturalization, and asylum
• Prepare petitions, applications and other immigration documents for filing
• Schedule meetings and calls with clients
• Calendar follow ups and monitor case status expiry dates
• Prepare monthly case status reports
• Assist with social media and blog posts
• Experience with Dropbox, Google Suite, Office and Adobe is preferred

Skills

Self-motivation

Diligence

Tools

Dropbox

Google Suite

Office

Adobe

Job description

Nadia Yakoob & Associates is a fast-paced, award-winning boutique immigration law firm that focuses primarily on business immigration with some family, criminal and asylum matters. We have openings for part-time legal assistants. We are looking for self-motivated and diligent individuals to work at our office in Oakland City Center (right off 12th Street BART Station).

The duties and responsibilities of the position involve:

• Assembling petitions, applications and support letters for temporary employment-based visas, permanent residence, naturalization, and asylum, among others.
• Preparing petitions, applications and other immigration documents for filing.
• Scheduling meetings and calls with clients.
• Calendaring follow ups.
• Monitoring case status expiry dates.
• Preparing monthly case status reports.
• Helping out with social media and blogposts.
• Experience working with Dropbox, Google suite, Office, and Adobe highly preferred.

Offered rate of $26-$32 an hour depending on experience.