Assistant Paralegals - Entry-Level

TEMP-TO-HIRE ASSISTANT PARALEGALS

LOCATION: Washington, D.C. (metro-accessible)

REGULAR SCHEDULED HOURS: Monday through Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.

***Must be flexible to work overtime as needed (anticipated 5-10 hours per week)

D.C. immigration law firm seeks bright recent college graduates to join their team as Assistant Paralegals on a temp-to-hire basis.  Duties will include drafting H1-B visas and administrative support tasks.  Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and possess excellent research and communication skills in addition to strong college academics.

Great introductory position for those considering law school!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

>Case data entry / continued data integrity maintenance

>Filing and maintaining physical files as well as supporting documentation

>Creating, editing, printing, and distributing materials

>Opening and closing records / cases

>Maintaining all records as requested by supervisor

>General administrative duties, as needed

>Scheduling client meetings (Team Interaction)

>Meeting assigned deadlines; communicating case progress / status / issues to supervisor

>Following up with clients for outstanding documentation

>Maintaining client contact information

>Updating and managing status reports

>Assembling and filing cases, as needed

>Learning procedural and processing requirements for various types of non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions and applications (drafting and assembling)

>Routine case monitoring (USCIS, DOL, NVC, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS:

>High attention to detail

>Ability to multi-task

>Strong organizational, writing, data entry, and technical skills

>B.A. or B.S. degree with minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

>Flexibility to work overtime as needed

Please submit resumes in Word format, a 3- to 5-page writing sample (research- or analysis-based content strongly preferred), and a final college transcript to sstrauss@mylegale.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!