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Bilingual Paralegal (English/Spanish) - Join Our Growing Legal Team!
Are you an experienced paralegal looking for an opportunity to make a real impact? At Vasquez Law Firm, PLLC, we are dedicated to fighting for our clients, and we’re looking for a detail-oriented and proactive paralegal to join our team.
In this role, you’ll play a vital part in supporting our attorneys by preparing and maintaining legal documents, filing motions, interviewing clients, and conducting legal research. We need someone with strong organizational skills, a passion for helping others, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
What Were Looking For:
- Experience in a legal setting with a strong knowledge of legal procedures
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
- Excellent communication and client-relations skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask
- Proficiency in legal research and document preparation
Why Join Us?
- Competitive pay and benefits
- A dynamic, team-oriented environment
- Opportunities for growth and professional development
- A firm that values dedication, honesty, and fighting for our clients
If you’re looking for a fulfilling career where your skills make a difference, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a firm that truly fights for its clients.
Responsibilities:
USCIS & Removal Defense Expertise:
- Draft and manage critical documents for removal defense cases, including motions to terminate or reopen, stay of removal applications, adjustment of status, and asylum applications before immigration courts.
- Prepare and file petitions, waivers, Naturalization, Business visas, U visas, VAWA, T-visas, TPS, DACA, and other related immigration documents with USCIS, U.S. embassies, and immigration courts.
- Work closely with attorneys to prepare for trials and hearings by conducting legal research, organizing exhibits, coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings.
- Conduct interviews with clients to gather vital information for legal matters, especially focusing on removal proceedings.
- Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence, such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits, under attorney supervision.
Qualifications:
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Must have 3+ years of experience as a paralegal in a removal defense setting under the supervision of an attorney, preferably within a law firm.
- Bilingual– Fluency in both English and Spanish is required for effective communication with clients.
- High-level organizational and time-management skills, with a proven track record of managing multiple cases and deadlines.
- Strong understanding of key immigration forms and processes, including but not limited to: I-130, I-485, N-400, I-765, I-131, I-526, I-589, consular processing, and immigration court filings.
- Extensive knowledge of removal defense procedures, including documentation required to support various immigration applications.
- Familiarity with immigration and nationality law, including non-immigrant and immigrant visa requirements, admissibility, and deportation processes.
- Excellent communication and writing skills, including mastery of English grammar and spelling.
- If you are passionate about immigration law, especially removal defense, and are looking for a challenging yet rewarding position, we encourage you to apply and join our growing team.
About Company:
About Vasquez Law Firm, PLLC
With more than 35 years of combined legal experience, we know what is at stake, and we know how to get results in a wide range of practice areas. If you are facing a difficult situation, we are ready to put our experience and client-focused approach to work for you and your family.
We help immigrants and their families navigate the legal aspects of immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, and workers' compensation issues in their own language, connecting them with resources to improve their lives far beyond their court cases.
If you have the drive and the skills to contribute to our mission and are ready to take on this challenging yet rewarding role, we would love to hear from you.
Competitive salary + performance-based incentives.Growth opportunities within the firm.Supportive team and professional development opportunities.The opportunity to make a direct impact on clients’ lives.
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