Defensive Immigration Paralegal

Job Description

Senior Defensive Paralegal

Job Description

Company Overview

Murray Osorio PLLC is a dynamic and fast-growing national immigration law firm with offices in Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey. We are driven by a commitment to excellence in legal advocacy. We take pride in fostering strong connections with our clients while cultivating a collaborative, energetic, and inclusive work environment. Our expertise spans a wide range of immigration law areas, including removal defense, humanitarian applications, family-based immigration, criminal immigration, employment-based immigration, naturalization, appellate advocacy, and federal litigation.

Join us and be a part of a team dedicated to delivering exceptional results and shaping meaningful outcomes for our clients.

Job Summary

We are looking to hire a highly motivated Senior Defensive Immigration Paralegal to join our team. We are a full-service immigration firm, and we represent clients before immigration offices and courts throughout the country and consular posts throughout the world. Senior Immigration Paralegals work on a variety of cases, interview clients, manage our client database, provide interpretation support, complete applications, research country conditions, assist in drafting briefs, and provide joint supervision with other senior paralegals of our roster of contractor legal aids.

A successful candidate will be bilingual (English/Spanish), will display the ability to work independently, and as a cohesive unit. A Senior Paralegal must work effectively, be a self-starter, meet deadlines, and possess great attention to detail and organizational skills. Standout candidates excel at time management and will also strive to be client services orientated. If you are interested in having the opportunity to impact people’s lives, then this is the job for you!

Essential Responsibilities:

Assist attorneys in preparing and filing affirmative immigration applications for clients seeking legal status in the US

Collect supporting evidence and conduct country conditions research to support the client’s case.

Complete affidavits with clients and any witnesses.

Assist in the preparation of simple and/or complex motions.

Assist with the preparation of the exhibits list along with the exhibit packet for individual hearings.

Interpret cases as needed, such as the client’s individual hearing preparation.

Maintain and update case-management database.

Maintain direct client contact (phone calls/emails).

Schedule appointments for hearings, managing calendar, and deadlines.

Work with the Legal Assistant Team to ensure filing arrives at the proper location.

Develop effective working relationships and communicate with attorneys, staff, clients.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be fluent in Spanish (reading, writing, speaking)

High School Diploma/GED

Minimum of 2 years of work experience in immigration law (for Senior Paralegal)

Knowledge of Immigration Court Procedures

Able to handle a high volume of work independently and in teams

Able to work in a fast-paced environment

Strong communication skills

Detailed oriented and highly organized

Enthusiasm to learn and take on new challenges

Excellent customer service skills

Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience using AdobePro, Docketwise, Salesforce, SharePoint, and Zoom

Bachelors/associate degree with paralegal studies (ABA approved)

Full-time