The Opportunity: 

Job Title: Paralegal

GovAssist Legal is currently seeking a skilled Paralegal to become a part of our team. The ideal candidate should possess exceptional communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and be well-versed in legal matters. We strongly encourage enthusiastic individuals to apply for the position.

Paralegal RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist immigration attorneys, and collaborate with our paralegals, colleagues, and other legal partners in gathering and verifying required documents for various immigration processes.
• Help coordinate paperwork related to papers for immigration or citizenship, maintain and update the records of immigration files in our database, and crosscheck and process relevant documents.
• Manage caseload utilizing multiple software programs.
• Assemble cases for review, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Update clients with the progress of their applications, answering their inquiries while helping them navigate through the procedures as needed.
• Maintain extensive oral and written communication with clients.
• Field client interaction with specific ties – immigration laws and regulations, eligibility, and financial questions.
• Legal research pertaining to immigration matters; when required, foster discussions about immigration laws and topics.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure a clear channel of communication and prepare responses for audit requests, if required.
• Collaborate with our fully-remote global team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Law Degree and/or relevant work or education experience.
• Flawless written and spoken English and Spanish.
• Immigrant communities and family-based immigration law experience are preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of the intersectionality of oppression and vicarious trauma resilience.
• Security and privacy-focused.
• Keen eye for detail, clear and concise professional.
• Over-achiever and self-aware.
• Comfortable with technology and technical terminology, proficient in learning new software.
• Willing to commit to a 12:00 PM – 20:00 PM MST schedule at least two or three days/week.