Remote Legal Assistant

Summary

Join The Matian Firm as a remote Waiver Legal Assistant to assist in the management of client relationships, case review, analysis, preparation, and filing of non-immigrant petitions.

Requirements

• At least 1-2 years of Immigration Law experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required
• Previous experience as a paralegal or other legal field
• Experience with Family-Based Petitions, Humanitarian, EOIR, Detained, Citizenship, and other USCIS applications
• Experience with Case Management Software

Responsibilities

• Analyze case documents and prepare immigration applications for filing with the appropriate government agency
• Communicate with clients and foreign nationals regarding procedural and case processing issues, assisting with the review of cases
• Oversee status of cases through utilization of case management and billing systems. Run reports
• Follow internal intake procedures after a client retains our firm
• Make regular updates to our case management system including client information, case tracking information, and client communications
• Maintain hard copy files and documents to support all immigration activity on behalf of clients
• Ensure that clients are kept informed on the progress of their cases
• Assist attorneys and other team members to manage caseload
• Complete assignments and communicate case progress/status/issues to supervisors