Immigration Paralegal I in Chicago, IL| LawFirmStaff

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Title : Immigration Paralegal I

Location : Illinois - Chicago
Refer to Job # BHCC847851


Immigration Paralegal I Duties: The candidate will under direction of Senior Paralegal/Attorney, takes lead in email/phone client communications. Provide guidance to assignees regarding proprietary systems and case processing. Increased understanding of client communication procedures and requirements. Input client services rendered and sends to Accounting for processing. Complete competence of case types previously handled and continually strives to advance and broaden knowledge base; demonstrates increasing levels of independence in case handling. Processes more advanced and varied corporate immigration cases. Evaluate cases, relays concerns, and proactively escalates to the appropriate the firm team members(s). Prepare forms, letters, documents and correspondence for attorney review; adapts tools and resources for casework which deviates from templates; increases knowledge of the firm best practices. Manage status of all filed applications and petitions and finalizes documents after attorney review. Utilize document and data management systems to prepare, monitor, and record all aspects of client casework as per the firm policy. Prepare internal caseload reports for management. Share process flow with assignees; Identify problematic cases and discusses strategies and/or solutions with Attorney. Perform research to obtain information such as background on a company or industry, current wages, processing procedures, standard processing times, etc. Qualifications: The candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree; 1-year law-related experience under a licensed attorney; or, a PL certificate from an ABA-approved program. Should have 1-3 yrs. U.S. corporate immigration experience. Comfortable and able to thrive in an extremely high-volume environment. Demonstrates sound judgment. Ability to execute and work well with minimal supervision. Strong attention to detail and ability to catch errors and correct work and the work of others. Superior client service skills. Effectively able to prioritize cases, caseload, and other assigned tasks (i.e. projects, company management responsibilities, etc.). Ability to meet deadlines and goals. MS Office, Scan/Copy; learn, apply and effectively navigate daily use of propriety software.
 
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