Immigration Paralegal

Position Overview

The Immigration Paralegal role will work within our Immigration practice where our 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 our 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

   

About Withers

Where global collaboration achieves exceptional results. 

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A law firm focused on people and collaboration. 

For the past 125 years, Withers has supported some of the world’s most remarkable people and organizations at defining moments in their lives. 

We are the only international law firm focused on successful individuals and private capital, working closely with founders, investors and family offices. We also advise governments, charities, global brands and start-ups of all shapes and sizes. 

Many of our clients are shaping the future, and creating solutions to tackle many of the world’s problems. It makes for a fascinating and challenging practice.  

Our role is to get to know each individual client, find out where they want to be, and help them to get there – whether they are building a business, buying a home or protecting and defending their interests.  

To meet their unique needs we are exceptionally collaborative, working together across teams and time zones. And we are agile – focusing on strategy rather than rigid ideas and traditional hierarchy.  

Join us to be part of a team that is always looking to the future. Where initiative, big ideas and bold moves are always encouraged. Where you can truly be yourself. 

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Mansfield Certification Plus in relation to our recruitment and leadership progression efforts in the US and UK. This certification is an encouraging milestone as we continue to champion diversity within our organization and in the wider legal sector. 

For more information on Withers, please visit the following links: General Career Site, LinkedIn, About Us 

Equal Opportunities Employment Statement 

The firm is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  Equal employment opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at the firm. Employment at the firm is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The firm prohibits and will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on the basis of any of these classifications or characteristics.

If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website to apply for a position, please contact the firm at (203) 789-1320 or email us.recruiting@withersworldwide.com with your request.  Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.