Immigration Legal Services Paralegal - 2025538
About The Position
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the worldâs greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish. Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy. This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability. POSITION SUMMARY: World Relief is seeking an Immigration Legal Services Paralegal. World Relief Chicagoland Immigration Legal Services (ILS) department provides low-cost immigration legal counsel and representation to the immigrant community and is looking to expand its legal team. This position will be under the supervision of the Supervising Attorney who will provide training for Refugee/Asylee Adjustments of Status, and other immigration processes as needed. This position will be based in the Carol Stream office in DuPage County. Bilingual in English/Spanish is required for this position. If you are looking to use your legal knowledge to specialize in the field of Immigration Law and want to be trained to gain Immigration law experience and expertise, this role may be for you!
Requirements
- Mature and personal Christian faith
- Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
- Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
- Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
- Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural experience, including cross-cultural communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills and flexibility to work in a frequently changing environment
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Strong self-starter skills and a desire to learn and grow
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual fluency in English/Spanish is preferred
Responsibilities
- Participate in Immigration law trainings dependent upon experience
- Case management training on LawLogix as well as the case management protocols of the ILS department of World Relief Chicagoland
- Actively engage in ongoing immigration legal trainings webinars, roundtables, and research to maintain the necessary knowledge and experience under the oversight of the Legal Supervisor
- Participate in weekly application case review and case questions meetings
- Prepare immigration paperwork and follow-up as needed
- Comply with WR Chicagoland ILS best practice case management rules, policies and procedures and legal ethics under the oversight of the Managing Attorney
- Manage a case load efficiently of both new and pending immigration cases
- Specific projects as assigned by the ILS Director, Supervising Attorney or Managing Attorney
Benefits
- World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time, Regular, and part-time (25+ hours per week) employees
- World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
