Description:
UBA law firm, located in Long Island City, New York, seeks a legal assistant with at least 1 year to 2 years of experience in Immigration law. The law firm handles a variety of immigration cases, including but not limited to Cancellation of Removal, Political Asylum, Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Provisional Waivers, U-Visa, VAWA, DACA, SIJ, and Employment based cases. The firm also represents clients before Immigration Court, the BIA,and all circuit courts.Job Description:
The position entails extensive interaction with clients, staff, and attorneys. The ideal candidate will conduct client intakes, translations, preparation of applications, and collections and submission of documents. The candidate must be able to analyze case documents and prepare immigration applications for filing with the appropriate government agency.
Skills:
- Possesses strong knowledge of procedural requirements for various types of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas
- Experience drafting and gathering documentation for Request For Evidence
- Solid MS Word, Excel, spelling, grammar, and typing skills
- Must be a team player, dependable, energetic, organized, and able to follow instructions
- Demonstrated ability to handle high volume case load while maintaining high level of productivity.
- Meets assigned deadlines and communicates case progress/status/issues to supervising attorney.
- Ability to contribute to positive work environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills within a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to demonstrate attention to detail
- Achieve a high level of productivity with accuracy
- Demonstrate flexibility and initiative regarding assignment
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits.
