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Job Details
Premier law firm: [to be disclosed]
Job title: Immigration Paralegal
Practice group: Labor + Employment
Division: Immigration Services Division
Location: Jacksonville, FL [mostly onsite]
Salary: $60,000-$75,000/per year
Job type: Direct-Hire + Full-Time
Send resumes to: hayley.christina@jobot.com
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Paralegal with a focus on immigration law and labor & employment matters. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience in immigration law and labor & employment, with a strong understanding of visa processing, permanent residency applications, and legal document preparation.
Key Responsibilities:
Job title: Immigration Paralegal
Practice group: Labor + Employment
Division: Immigration Services Division
Location: Jacksonville, FL [mostly onsite]
Salary: $60,000-$75,000/per year
Job type: Direct-Hire + Full-Time
Send resumes to: hayley.christina@jobot.com
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Paralegal with a focus on immigration law and labor & employment matters. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience in immigration law and labor & employment, with a strong understanding of visa processing, permanent residency applications, and legal document preparation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Visa Processing: Handle the processing of non-immigrant visas, including but not limited to H-1B, B-1, L-1, F-1, E-2, O-2, P-1, R-1, and TN visas.
- Permanent Residency Cases: Assist with permanent residency cases, including labor certifications, immigrant visa petitions, adjustment of status, and consular processing.
- Visa and Permanent Residency Applications: Manage the processing of visas and attainment of permanent residency through investment, employment, and family-based applications.
- Legal Document Preparation: Prepare documents for State, Federal Bankruptcy Court, and arbitration proceedings, including Motions, Notices, Summonses, Subpoenas, and Proofs of Claim.
- Electronic Filing: Utilize electronic filing systems such as the Florida e-filing portal, all Florida District Court portals, all Florida bankruptcy portals, FINRA, and Simplifile e-recording.
- Case Management: Handle service of process, calendar management, and overall case management duties.
- Trial and Deposition Preparation: Assist in trial and deposition preparation, including subpoenas, document management, and summarizing medical and financial records.
- Legal Research: Conduct research using platforms such as LexisNexis and WestLaw for court and official records, asset searches, and due diligence.
- Discovery Pleadings: Manage document management and discovery pleadings, including propounding and responding to interrogatories and requests for production and admissions.
- Correspondence and Communication: Draft, revise, finalize, and distribute correspondence, memoranda, agreements, contracts, legal documents, briefs, charts, and reports. Correspond with clients, courts, and vendors.
- Priority Management: Prioritize matters based on urgency and respond efficiently, using initiative and judgment to minimize impact in a lawyer's absence. Refer matters to appropriate delegated authority as needed.
- Special Projects: Undertake special projects as assigned by attorneys, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability.
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.