Immigration Paralegal

**Position Summary**

The Immigration Paralegal provides substantive legal support to Immigration Attorneys, prepares business immigration filings, and provides value added legal services to firm clients.

**Duties/Responsibilities**
- Work with attorneys to manage caseloads from intake through processing and filing.
- Interact with outside vendors, including prevailing wage, translation, and evaluations services.
- iManage documents for assigned cases

The Immigration Paralegal assists with substantive legal work and therefore is required to bill their time to the appropriate client file. The billable hour goal is 1,450 billable hours per year.

**Position Competencies**

**Oral and Written Communication** - Expresses ideas in a clear in concise manner, both orally and in writing.

**Planning**:

- Determines priorities and allocates resources accordingly. Balances multiple objectives, priorities and deadlines. Manages time and works efficiently and effectively and focuses on the end result.

**Detail Orientated** - Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task. Provides accurate, consistent information in a useable form and on a timely basis.

**Time Management and Organizational Skills** - Ability to perform at high levels in a fast-paced ever-changing work environment and successfully adapt to changing priorities and work demands. Works on a number of projects simultaneously and prioritizes work and spends time on what is important.

**Experience**

A minimum of 3-5 years paralegal experience.

**Education**

An associate’s degree and/or paralegal certificate is required. A bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Pay: $63,000.00 - $73,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

- Hartford, CT 06103: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person