Legal Assistant

Do you love digging into research and helping people? We’re hiring a paralegal to assist our legal team in preparing legal documents, filing motions, coordinating law office activity, and conducting legal research. Applicants should be experienced, highly organized professionals with great attention to detail. If this sounds like a job you’ll love, apply below. Responsibilities: • Hold client interviews to gather information about their legal problems • Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by conducting research on legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings • Arrange law office activity such as drafting subpoenas and coordinating with process servers • Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits under the guidance of a lawyer • Take care of administrative tasks such as answering phones and maintaining an organized filing system for all legal documents • Assist attorneys in preparing legal documents, forms, pleadings, and correspondence, including pretrial orders, requests for evidence, legal briefs, declarations, and affidavits. • Gather information about legal issues and case facts during client interviews. • Collaborate with attorneys to prepare for court hearings and client interviews by conducting legal research, compiling country condition reports, organizing exhibits, coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and supporting client meetings. • Collect relevant information on legal matters and, under attorney supervision, convey legal solutions to prospective clients. • Provide comprehensive case management, including tracking deadlines, updating case progress, and ensuring timely follow-up on all action items. • Maintain consistent communication with clients, including providing regular and timely updates about case status, responding to inquiries, and managing expectations. • Manage and update the database of active and closed matters, ensuring all records are current, accurate, and properly categorized. • Organize and manage the physical and digital case filing system, ensuring all documents are properly labeled, accessible, and compliant with internal protocols. • Perform administrative tasks such as scanning, copying, data entry, compiling, and organizing exhibits and evidence. • Support firm operations by assisting the managing attorney and Firm owner with internal procedures, policy development, marketing initiatives, and client/community outreach efforts. • Answer phone calls, assist with office communications, and ensure the case filing system is maintained and readily accessible for review. • Perform additional duties as assigned by the Firm owner. Qualifications: • Candidates must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree preferred • Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education • Must have great time-management skills, and organizational skills • Must have strong interpersonal skills and talent for writing and grammar • At least 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting • Work hours Monday – Friday (onsite) • Salary commensurate with experience • Must have a Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program preferred, strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education. • At least three years of experience in immigration legal services under a lawyer in a law firm setting • Proficiency in all Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook • Proficiency in immigration case management software • Must have great time-management and organizational skills • Candidates must possess strong writing skills, have excellent attention to detail, be able to multitask and work independently, and be goal-oriented • Good case/project management and organizational skills are required • Must be able to communicate effectively and work well in a team environment • Proficiency in English and Farsi or Pashto is required Compensation: $58,000 - $68,000

• Assist attorneys in preparing legal documents, forms, pleadings, and correspondence, including pretrial orders, requests for evidence, legal briefs, declarations, and affidavits. • Gather information about legal issues and case facts during client interviews. • Collaborate with attorneys to prepare for court hearings and client interviews by conducting legal research, compiling country condition reports, organizing exhibits, coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and supporting client meetings. • Collect relevant information on legal matters and, under attorney supervision, convey legal solutions to prospective clients. • Provide comprehensive case management, including tracking deadlines, updating case progress, and ensuring timely follow-up on all action items. • Maintain consistent communication with clients, including providing regular and timely updates about case status, responding to inquiries, and managing expectations. • Manage and update the database of active and closed matters, ensuring all records are current, accurate, and properly categorized. • Organize and manage the physical and digital case filing system, ensuring all documents are properly labeled, accessible, and compliant with internal protocols. • Perform administrative tasks such as scanning, copying, data entry, compiling, and organizing exhibits and evidence. • Support firm operations by assisting the managing attorney and Firm owner with internal procedures, policy development, marketing initiatives, and client/community outreach efforts. • Answer phone calls, assist with office communications, and ensure the case filing system is maintained and readily accessible for review. • Perform additional duties as assigned by the Firm owner.

Compensation:
$58,000-$68,000 per year