Are you looking for a job where you feel like you have a purpose?

Does an opportunity for professional development interest you?

Would you like to enter a new work environment that feels like family?

If you answered yes to these questions, then The UpTeam Consultants may have an opportunity for you!

Our client has served the Austin, TX area since 2015. Including Austin, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Leander, Georgetown, Hutto, Taylor, Manor, Buda, San Marcos and others. Also serving San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Karnes, and Pearsall

Our client is looking for an experienced Immigration Paralegal. The firm does specialize in immigration: Residency, Deportation Proceedings, Consular Processing, Family Petitions, Asylum, Naturalization, Appeals, Waivers, Work Permits, U-Visa/T-Visa, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Special Immigrant Juvenile Petition (SIJ), Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Responsibilities

• U-visas
• Tvisas
• Family Petitions
• Assist with work permits 
• Finger printing appointments 
• Change of Address 
• SIJ Immigration Applications 
• Conduct pre-claim investigation, legal research and initial case assessments
• Draft pleadings, motions and appellate documents and file them with the court
• Perform administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics, etc)
• Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
• Aid attorneys with interrogatories and other discovery requests
• Gather relevant information from a variety of sources

Requirements

• Proven working experience as a Paralegal
• Immigration Experience 
• Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices etc
• Highly organized with ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong writing and communication skills along with attention to detail
• Extensive computer and database expertise
• Paralegal associates degree or other relevant certification
• Bilingual-Write and Speak Spanish

Information:

• Job Type: Full-time - Permanent
• Days: Monday - Friday – Onsite Position
• Location: North Austin
• Salary: DOE ($60K-$70K DOE)

Benefits

• Vacation Leave/Personal/Sick Leave
• Health Insurance, vision, dental after 60 days
• 401(k) matching
• Reimbursed mileage

Why come work with our client!

Do you want to help people? Feel like your job has a purpose! We are like family, and we need another member! We have staff lunches, happy hours, and even boat day! We also will help our entry level talent with professional development in law training. Do you want some extra cash? Yep, our staff receives a bonus annually.