Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY

Law Firm

New York City, NY

Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY

Legal Staff

Min 2 yrs required

No

Job Title: Immigration Paralegal II

Job Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with Attorneys in the preparation, filing, and monitoring of various immigration and nationality law matters.
- Lead in email and phone client communications under the direction of Senior Paralegal/Attorney.
- Provide guidance to assignees regarding proprietary systems and case processing.
- Develop an increased understanding of client communication procedures and requirements.
- Input client services rendered and send to Accounting for processing.
- Demonstrate complete competence of case types previously handled and continually strive to advance and broaden knowledge base; show increasing levels of independence in case handling.
- Process more advanced and varied corporate immigration cases.
- Evaluate cases, relay concerns, and proactively escalate to the appropriate team members.
- Prepare forms, letters, documents, and correspondence for attorney review; adapt tools and resources for casework that deviates from templates; increase knowledge of best practices.
- Manage the status of all filed applications and petitions and finalize documents after attorney review.
- Utilize document and data management systems to prepare, monitor, and record all aspects of client casework as per policy.
- Prepare internal caseload reports for management.
- Share process flow with assignees; identify problematic cases and discuss strategies and/or solutions with Attorney.
- Perform research to obtain information such as background on a company or industry, current wages, processing procedures, standard processing times, etc.
- Initiate contact with government agencies to obtain necessary information; alert Senior Paralegal and/or attorney regarding potential process delays/problems.

Education and Experience Information:
- 2+ years of . corporate immigration experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree; 1-year law-related experience under a licensed attorney; or Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
- Comfortable and able to thrive in an extremely high-volume environment.
- Demonstrates sound judgment.
- Ability to execute and work well with minimal supervision.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to catch errors and correct work and the work of others.
- Superior client service skills.
- Effectively able to prioritize cases, caseload, and other assigned tasks.
- Ability to meet deadlines and goals.
- Proficiency in MS Office, Scan/Copy; ability to learn, apply, and effectively navigate daily use of proprietary software.

Salary Information:
- In accordance with New York City’s Wage Transparency Law, the expected salary range for this position in New York is between $74,600 and $79,300.
- Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law.
- In addition to competitive pay, a discretionary annual bonus, and a supportive, team-oriented culture, an outstanding benefits package is offered that includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, sick time, unlimited vacation, and 401(k) with company match.

Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with this job.

The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the law firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The law firm prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

The law firm does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. The firm is under no obligation to pay any referral compensation or recruiter fee in the absence of a current executed Recruitment Services Agreement. In the event a recruiter or agency submits an unsolicited resume or candidate without an agreement, the firm reserves the right to pursue and hire said candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of the firm.