Description:
Overview:BAL is seeking a Law Clerk for a temporary assignment for 90 days, or longer if extended. Responsibilities include assisting our legal team in preparing Regional Templates for our clients and legal teams. You must be detail-oriented, able to prioritize and multi-task, possess excellent communication skills and be experienced in MS Word.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Primary responsibilities, under the supervision of Practice Manager, Team Manager, or Attorney, include assisting our legal team in preparing corporate immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions and other immigration applications. Secondary responsibilities include other duties as assigned by the Practice Manager, Team Manager, or Attorney.
- You must be detail-oriented, able to prioritize and multi-task, possess excellent communication skills and be experienced in MS Word.
Qualifications:
- Third year law school student or recent law school graduate awaiting Bar results is preferred.
- Some business immigration experience is preferred but not required.
Working Conditions:
- Able to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.
- Able to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist and reach on a daily basis.
- Able to perform general office administrative activities: copying, filing, delivering and using the telephone.
- Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- Regular and on-time attendance.
- Must be able to prioritized, schedule and complete testing required for multiple applications with overlapping schedules.
- A certain degree of creativity and flexibility is required.
- Hours may exceed 40 hours per week.
- Occasional travel by conventional means including aircraft, motor vehicle and the like within the region and to other locations as required.
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.
