Paralegal Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Bachelor’s degree OR 2 years of related business experience is required.
• Superb organizational skills.
• Ability to follow instructions and take actions independently.
• Ability to manage cases and work within strict timelines.
• Excellent English language skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to proofread and edit one’s own work product.
• General computer knowledge and typing skills, including word-processing, email, and forms software.
• Professional, respectful attitude towards all coworkers.
• Ability to receive and analyze information.
• Ability to share information with office members.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• MS Office, Scan/Copy; learns to effectively utilize VB and Cobalt.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Supports Paralegals, Senior Paralegals and Attorney in email/phone communications.
• Provides limited guidance to assignees regarding proprietary systems and case processing.
• Develops understanding of client communication procedures and requirements.
• Input client services rendered and sends to Accounting for processing.
• Begins to learn procedures and documentations requirements for case types (simple and advanced); executes case processing tasks as assigned.
• Processes basic corporate immigration cases.
• Relays concerns and proactively escalates to the appropriate BAL team member(s).
• Utilizes templates and prepared materials when completing documents for attorney review; begins learning BAL best practices.
• Manages status of all filed applications and petitions and finalizes documents after attorney review.
• Utilizes document and data management systems to prepare, monitor, and record all aspects of client casework as per BAL policy.
• Learns how to prepare internal caseload reports for management.
• Shares process flow (based on templates) with assignees.
• Performs research to obtain information such as background on a company or industry, current wages, processing procedures, standard processing times, etc.
• Initiates contact with government agencies to obtain necessary information; alerts Senior Paralegal and/or attorney regarding potential process delays/problems.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• life insurance
• sick time
• unlimited vacation
• 401(k) with company match
• discretionary annual bonus
• team-oriented culture