Position Summary:
Learn about immigration law and practice. Assist paralegals, lawyers and operations team by gathering facts, organizing information, and researching questions. Assemble filings (including scanning, copying, and mailing).
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Immigration Law & Policy
- Research and compile factual documentation upon request (ex extraordinary ability visas)
- As needed, review current news to assist with social media efforts / blogs
- Attend immigration policy events and report findings to the office
- Update/maintain internal resources (ex third country national visa processing availability chart)
- Filing & Correspondence
- Receive, open, distribute and upload USCIS notices, correspondence, FedEx, faxes, etc.
- Scan and mail filings
- Learn about preparation of petitions and applications for filing by drafting exhibit tables and organizing exhibits as requested by attorneys
- Operations
- Assist in all matters as needed
- Track inventory
- Answer phones (backup)
- Periodic file purge
Competencies:
- Time Management: Values time, concentrates efforts and avoids distraction, gets more done in less time, can attend efficiently to a broad range of activities. Confirms all deadlines and task completion timeframes for each case with case managers, providing the completed work product on or before the deadline, or communicating proactively with the case manager to explain the cause for delay / exceeding timeframes and setting a new deadline. Written Communications: Able to write clearly and concisely, can communicate their point in a number of ways, can get message across producing desired effect on audience.
- Work Quality / Attention to Detail: Produces a timely, accurate, and persuasive work product. All assigned tasks are completed on time. Pays attention to detail. Ensures that all physical documents are properly processed.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Excellent organizational, writing and other communication skills Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines Ability to work well with co-workers Flexibility
Required Education/Experience:
Current undergraduate student or recent graduate
Expected Hours: TBD on a case-by-case basis