Paralegal - Immigration 5 Years Experience Required

Job Description

Job Description

Immigration Paralegal

Mathur Law Offices, P.C. is seeking an experienced Immigration Paralegal to support a busy and growing immigration practice. The ideal candidate has at least five years of hands-on experience preparing and managing immigration applications and petitions across a broad range of immigration matters. Candidates should be organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and able to manage multiple cases and deadlines while providing professional, compassionate service to clients.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and file immigration applications, petitions, forms, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with family-based and employment-based immigration matters, including petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, waivers, naturalization, and citizenship.
• Support humanitarian matters, including asylum, U visas, VAWA, TPS, DACA, and related applications.
• Assist with removal defense matters, including preparing hearing materials, organizing evidence, and coordinating filings and deadlines.
• Track cases, filing deadlines, appointments, biometrics, interviews, and requests for evidence.
• Gather and organize client records, identify missing information, and follow up with clients to obtain required documentation.
• Draft client correspondence, cover letters, forms, declarations, and filing indexes for attorney review.
• Review USCIS and Department of State notices, requests for evidence, and decisions; calendar deadlines and bring issues to the supervising attorney’s attention.
• Communicate with clients about case status, document requirements, and procedural next steps, consistent with attorney direction.
• Maintain accurate electronic and physical case files and update the firm’s case-management system.
• Coordinate with attorneys, other paralegals, and support staff to keep matters moving efficiently.
• Follow firm procedures, confidentiality requirements, and quality-control protocols.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience as an immigration paralegal, with substantial hands-on experience preparing immigration applications and petitions.
• Broad familiarity with U.S. immigration processes and forms across family-based, employment-based, humanitarian, and removal-related matters.
• Strong writing, proofreading, organization, and deadline-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple active cases.
• Professional, clear communication with clients and colleagues.
• Proficiency with electronic case files and common office software; experience with immigration case-management software is a plus.
• Ability to work collaboratively and take direction from attorneys while exercising sound judgment about when to escalate questions or problems.

The paralegal will work under attorney supervision. This position does not involve providing independent legal advice or making legal decisions for clients.

Multi-disciplined medium size litigation practice, focusing on the rights of individuals in family, immigration, criminal defense and medium size businesses.

Company Description

Multi-disciplined medium size litigation practice, focusing on the rights of individuals in family, immigration, criminal defense and medium size businesses.