Paralegal Children's Protection Project
About The Position
About NIJC The mission of NIJC is to ensure human rights protections and access to justice for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. NIJC provides direct legal services to and advocates for these populations through advocacy, impact litigation and strategic communications. NIJC leverages assistance from more than 2,500 pro bono attorneys throughout the country to provide legal services to more than 10,000 immigrants annually. Job Summary: NIJC Paralegals provide general support through intake, research, case review, documentation preparation and other related tasks to assist general operations and the work of staff and pro bono attorneys.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Fluency in Spanish required.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with immigrants, refugees, or asylum seekers preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conducts intake, as assigned.
- Conducts legal and factual research.
- Assesses cases to determine eligibility.
- Conducts interviews with clients and witnesses.
- Drafts applications, affidavits, letters and/or legal pleadings and prepares supporting documentation.
- Prepares materials for submission to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Court, or other entities as appropriate.
- Reviews, analyzes, and presents cases to supervisors.
- Conduct educational presentations.
- Remains current on immigration law, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains complete, thorough, accurate, and current records in an organized fashion in accordance with legal standards, rules, and ethics.
- Ensures the accuracy, substance, and timeliness of statistical and narrative reports, projects, schedules, and other relevant work products.
- In accordance with organizational policies and the ethical standards required of the legal profession, the Code of Professional Responsibility preserves client confidentiality, accounts for client monies, and avoids conflicts of interest.
- Other duties may be assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
