Job Description
Lawyers on Demand is urgently seeking a contract Business Immigration Paralegal for a hybrid role in Washington, DC with one of our law firm clients.
This role has a M/F remote, T/W/Th in office schedule, with normal working hours being 9:00AM to 5:30PM, with one-hour unpaid lunch.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in preparing US employment-based, non-immigrant visa filings to US Department of Labor, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, US Department of State and US Customs and Border Protection
- Compile immigration eligibility documents and analyze individuals’ potential immigration benefits, including H-1B, E-3, L-1, TN, E-1/E-2 and O-1 visa processing
- Communicate clearly and effectively, based on attorney advice, on immigration benefits, government procedures and case processing time lines
- Meticulously track and report on visa expiration dates and filing deadlines
- Maintain client files online and offline
- Respond to immigration inquiries in a timely manner and adhering to submission deadlines
- Possibly assist with drafting PERM Labor Certification advertisement text, prevailing wage requests, and recruitment documents, and preparing PERM applications and compliance files, meticulously tracking timelines of each step along the PERM case lifecycle
- Other duties as requested by attorneys and manager
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2-4 years corporate immigration experience required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, required
- Proficiency in legal terminology and immigration database software, such as INSZoom or similar required
Lawyers On Demand (LOD) offers flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, candidate’s general skill set, applicability of candidate skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors. A specific rate of pay for a project will be discussed with you if it is determined that you are a potential fit for a role
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Contract work, Remote job, Work visa, H1b, Flexible hours,