Immigration Assistant

BAL is a team of brilliant people who change lives through elite immigration work and collaborative innovation. We pursue the exceptional in all that we do, but never at the expense of our values. We love the balance of hard work and fun – so, you’ll see us in jeans as we shatter glass ceilings and conventional stereotypes. BAL employees feel valued, rewarded, and respected. We seek opportunities to be of service to others and our communities. We are committed to your growth and development and want to set you up for success here at BAL and beyond.

Requirements

• Supports Paralegals, Senior Paralegals and Attorney in email/phone communications.
• Provides limited guidance to assignees regarding proprietary systems and case processing.
• Develops understanding of client communication procedures and requirements.
• Input client services rendered and sends to Accounting for processing.
• Begins to learn procedures and documentations requirements for case types (simple and advanced); executes case processing tasks as assigned.
• Processes basic corporate immigration cases.
• Relays concerns and proactively escalates to the appropriate BAL team member(s).
• Utilizes templates and prepared materials when completing documents for attorney review; begins learning BAL best practices.
• Manages status of all filed applications and petitions and finalizes documents after attorney review.
• Utilizes document and data management systems to prepare, monitor, and record all aspects of client casework as per BAL policy.
• Learns how to prepare internal caseload reports for management.
• Shares process flow (based on templates) with assignees.
• Performs research to obtain information such as background on a company or industry, current wages, processing procedures, standard processing times, etc.
• Initiates contact with government agencies to obtain necessary information; alerts Senior Paralegal and/or attorney regarding potential process delays/problems.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Supportive, team-oriented culture
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Sick time
• Unlimited vacation
• 401(k) with company match