Immigration Paralegal
About the role
Burr & Forman LLP seeks a full-time, experienced immigration paralegal. This role will provide critical support to the firm’s immigration practice through the preparation, filing, and tracking of various immigration applications and petitions.
Responsibilities
- Prepare visa applications and petitions for business and employment-based immigration cases.
- Experience working with an immigration case management system and project management software.
- Compile and analyze complex case facts and documents, prepare reports and other relevant immigration documents.
- Maintain and manage case files including tracking of cases, determining related deadlines, and responding to status inquiries.
- Extensive communication with clients, beneficiaries, attorneys, and government agencies.
- Draft immigration correspondence including support letters and other key documents for attorney review.
- Other responsibilities as needed.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree, paralegal certification or degree, and/or appropriate combination of education/experience.
- Two years of business immigration experience with visa petitions (H-1B, L-1, TN) and green cards (PERM).
- Highly organized, detail-orientated, proactive, and desire to take ownership.
- Excellent writing, proofreading, and research skills.
- Balance competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment, exercising patience and professionalism during stressful situations.
- Work collaboratively as a member of the team and a variety of audiences.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint with knowledge of Asana, LawLogix or other immigration software a plus.
Qualifications
The Essentials
- A bachelor’s degree, paralegal certification or degree, and/or appropriate combination of education/experience.
- Two years of business immigration experience with visa petitions (H-1B, L-1, TN) and green cards (PERM).
- Highly organized, detail-orientated, proactive, and desire to take ownership.
- Excellent writing, proofreading, and research skills.
- Balance competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment, exercising patience and professionalism during stressful situations.
- Work collaboratively as a member of the team and a variety of audiences.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint with knowledge of Asana, LawLogix or other immigration software a plus.
Skills
- Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of Asana, LawLogix or other immigration software.
Benefits
Burr & Forman LLP provides a wide range of benefits designed to support our employees and families including comprehensive health insurance, dental and vision insurance, group term life and disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan and retirement planning services, paid time off, and free wellness and mental health services among other benefits.
Pay
The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation. Actual compensation is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to, education, work experience, geographic location, skills and competencies, industry knowledge, job responsibilities, market considerations and other business considerations.
Schedule
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