Remote Immigration Legal Services Specialist

Summary

Join World Relief as an Immigration Legal Services (ILS) Specialist to provide direct immigration legal services to newly resettled refugees and potentially other immigrants within the community, with a goal of obtaining Department of Justice Partial Accreditation.

Requirements

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
• Need to occasionally travel to Fox Valley (Appleton, WI) office for training
• Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office 365 applications (Excel, Word, OneDrive)
• Ability and willingness to learn and understand LawLogix immigration software
• Experience in data entry
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Valid Driver’s License

Responsibilities

• Work towards Department of Justice Partial Accreditation to practice Immigration Law as a DOJ Accredited Representative
• Attend 40-hour basic immigration law course and successfully pass legal exam
• Apply for and obtain DOJ Partial Accreditation
• Once DOJ Accreditation received, provide thorough consultations and direct immigration legal services
• Administrative work such as organizing and preparing supporting documentation, client case management and maintenance, case review of application packets, and any other tasks assigned by supervisor
• Assisting with the scheduling of appointments
• Helping to maintain online databases and in particular uploading and preparing consultation files
• Work independently and as a team with remote World Relief support staff, attend webinars, and virtual meetings within network or with community partners
• Work towards broader understanding of LawLogix system and possible administrative status in the future
• Shadow Fox Valley (Appleton, WI) ILS department on various processes
• Meet with clients for consultations and filing appointments under the supervision of Regional Director of ILS
• Work as the main legal services provider (once accredited) at the Chippewa Valley office
• Provide refugee resettlement support to Chippewa Valley office as assigned by Chippewa Valley Site Manager

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-starter with a curious mindset, positive attitude, and excellent problem solving skills
• Able to work well with others in a professional, friendly, and flexible manner
• Ability to work and communicate effectively and sensitively with people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds
• Exceptional organization skills
• High level of punctuality
• Dependable, reliable, and accountable
• Detail oriented and able to juggle multiple tasks and demands
• Ability to work as a team doing resettlement functions outside of ILS
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, challenging, and multi-cultural environment
• Ability to problem solve independently and improve office functions independently
• Preferably bilingual (Arabic, Dari, Kinyarwanda, Spanish or Swahili)
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Benefits

Competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees