Job Description
We're looking for an organized, detail-oriented, and experienced paralegal to play an important role on our legal team. You'll draft legal documents such as affidavits, prepare briefs, conduct legal research for trial preparation, and keep case files and other important information neatly organized and easily accessible. If you're interested in advancing your paralegal career with opportunities for growth, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
We are seeking an organized, detail-oriented, and experienced Paralegal with a strong background in Removal Defense to join our legal team. In this role, you will play an integral part in providing high-level support to our attorneys, assisting in case preparation, drafting legal documents, conducting research, and managing critical case files. If you're passionate about immigration law and have hands-on experience with removal defense, we want to hear from you. This position offers opportunities for growth and career advancement within our firm.
Removal Defense Expertise: • Draft and manage critical documents for removal defense cases, including motions to terminate or reopen, stay of removal applications, adjustment of status, and asylum applications before immigration courts.
• Prepare and file petitions, waivers, Naturalization, Business visas, U visas, VAWA, T-visas, TPS, DACA, and other related immigration documents with USCIS, U.S. embassies, and immigration courts.
• Work closely with attorneys to prepare for trials and hearings by conducting legal research, organizing exhibits, coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings.
• Conduct interviews with clients to gather vital information for legal matters, especially focusing on removal proceedings.
• Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence, such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits, under attorney supervision.
Qualifications:
Language: • English(required)
Qualifications: • Must have 3+ years of experience as a paralegal in a removal defense setting under the supervision of an attorney, preferably within a law firm.
• Bilingual – Fluency in both English and Spanish is required for effective communication with clients.
• High-level organizational and time-management skills, with a proven track record of managing multiple cases and deadlines.
• Strong understanding of key immigration forms and processes, including but not limited to: I-130, I-485, N-400, I-765, I-131, I-526, I-589, consular processing, and immigration court filings.
• Extensive knowledge of removal defense procedures, including documentation required to support various immigration applications.
• Familiarity with immigration and nationality law, including non-immigrant and immigrant visa requirements, admissibility, and deportation processes.
• Excellent communication and writing skills, including mastery of English grammar and spelling.
• If you are passionate about immigration law, especially removal defense , and are looking for a challenging yet rewarding position, we encourage you to apply and join our growing team.
About Company:
About Vasquez Law Firm, PLLC
With more than 35 years of combined legal experience, we know what is at stake, and we know how to get results in a wide range of practice areas. If you are facing a difficult situation, we are ready to put our experience and client-focused approach to work for you and your family.
We help immigrants and their families navigate the legal aspects of immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, and workers' compensation issues in their own language, connecting them with resources to improve their lives far beyond their court cases.
If you have the drive and the skills to contribute to our mission and are ready to take on this challenging yet rewarding role, we would love to hear from you.
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