Sr. Immigration Paralegal – VAWA / T Visa – Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Brigante Law Group, Inc. • Full-time • Pasadena, California, United States • $75k - $80k / year • 16h ago

Brigante Law Group Inc. (BLG) is an immigration law firm representing federal immigration law clients in all 50 states. BLG has an opening for an in-office full-time immigration paralegal with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in family or humanitarian immigration. The Sr. Immigration Paralegal – VAWA / T Visa – Bilingual (English/Spanish) will assist the firm’s attorneys in representation of clients in family and humanitarian-based immigration cases. BILG prides itself on exceptional work and happy clients. The ideal applicant must have strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn and pursue excellence. They will be expected to foster an organized and fast-paced environment for their team.

Do you want to be a part of a team that changes lives? Are you looking for a positive, uplifting environment where you can learn and grow professionally?

Responsibilities

Review and prepare immigration applications for filing with the appropriate government agency (including VAWA/I-360, T-Visa, U-Visa, I-485, I-130, I-765, I-131).
Communicate with clients regarding procedural and case processing issues, while preparing and reviewing cases.
Ensure clients are kept informed of any missing documents and the process of their cases before and after filing cases.
Provide cases status reports regarding all assigned cases on a weekly basis to the Manager.
Utilized case management system regularly to update case processing status and any client information.
Assist Attorney with case preparation and be the point of contact between client and attorney.
Complete case preparation in a timely manner.
Prioritize and meet assigned deadlines, provide reports, communicate case progress/issues to manager on a weekly basis.
Maintain both hardcopy and electronic client case files.
Translate client documents.
Assist with the supervision of the production team.

Qualification

At least 1 year of Immigration Law Experience and at least 1 year of Humanitarian (VAWA/T-Visa) experience.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) a must.
Immigration Case Management Experience preferred, but not required.
Excellent Customer Service Skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Must be a great team player.

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