Highly Experienced Immigration Paralegal
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Vanessa Lynn Pacheco
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phone : 408-***-****
email : *********@*********.***
LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/vanessapacheco
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Profile
Highly skilled business immigration paralegal with excellent communication, data analysis, and writing skills.
Over ten years of experience working with foreign national employees from all over the world, hiring managers, and human resources representatives to obtain all necessary information and documents needed to prepare immigrant and non-immigrant petitions and applications.
Experienced in preparing immigrant (PERM, I-130, I-140, I-485, N-400) and non-immigrant (B-1/2, E-1/2/3, F-1, H-1B, J-1, K-1, L-1, O-1, TN) petitions.
Skilled in Immigration Tracker, INS Zoom, Law Logix, Lotus Notes, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Proficient in developing lesson plans and instructional materials and training colleagues in the workplace.
Work Experience
Duane Morris LLP San Francisco, CA
Paralegal 2022 - 2023
Preparation, filing, and monitoring of pending employment-based immigration petitions and applications with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Department of Labor, and Department of State.
E-1/2/3, F-1, H-1B, J-1, K-1, L-1, O-1, TN petitions, Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Consular Processing, I-140, I-130, I-485 applications, and PERM.
Gathering information from clients, preparing forms, organizing documents, and drafting support letters.
Answering procedural and status questions from foreign national employees, managers, recruiters, and human resources contacts.
Preparing extensions, amendment petitions, labor certification applications along with family-based petitions, naturalization and visa applications, changes of address, withdrawals, etc. as well as submitting applications to the USCIS, DOL, and other government agencies.
Execute the entire application process, including setting up files (both electronic and physical) and labels, drafting and filing, and responding to RFEs.
Mazel Immigration Law, PC Oakland, CA
Senior Paralegal 2021 - 2022
Preparing and filing immigration application packages with various U.S. government agencies, coordinating with attorneys to strategize cases, liaising with clients, drafting forms and legal documents, and making the immigration process as smooth and successful as possible for employer clients and their foreign national employees.
Researching current immigration issues, performing data entry of immigration status documents and history, and drafting forms and writing letters in support of cases.
Mentoring junior paralegals.
Bay Immigration Law Palo Alto, CA
Senior Paralegal 2019 - 2021
Preparing employment and family-based petitions.
Gathering information from clients, preparing forms, organizing documents, and drafting support letters.
Answering procedural and status questions from individual clients, foreign national employees, managers, and human resources contacts.
Assisting colleagues in troubleshooting issues with MS Office programs, Immigration Tracker, and copiers.
Collaborating with team members on case strategy.
Subject-matter expert on PERM and J-1 visas.
Cornerstone Law Group San Francisco, CA
Immigration Paralegal 2015 - 2019
Preparing employment-based petitions (primarily PERM, I-140, H-1B, L, TN and E).
Gathering information from clients, preparing forms, organizing documents, and drafting support letters.
Answering procedural and status questions from foreign national employees, managers, recruiters, and human resources contacts.
Assisting colleagues in troubleshooting issues with MS Office programs, Immigration Tracker, and copiers.
Collaborating with team members on case strategy.
Subject-matter expert on J-1 visas.
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Santa Clara, CA
Human Resources Immigration Coordinator
2007 - 2011
Coordinating the initiation of all new immigration matters for new hires and intra-company transfers for corporate clients.
Monitoring visa expiration dates and coordinating the initiation of extension petitions/applications for foreign national employees and their dependents using reporting functions in Lotus Notes.
Answering procedural and status questions from foreign national employees, managers, recruiters, and human resources contacts.
Managing the flow of information and documentation between the client and the firm.
Completing initial review of all information and documents to spot potential legal issues.
Creating metrics reports to help clients better understand their immigration programs, and providing billing estimates using Lotus Notes, Excel, and BOXI.
Preparing L-1 and TN nonimmigrant petitions, and PERM, I-140, and I-485 immigrant petitions.
Assisting colleagues in troubleshooting issues with, and training new team members in the use of MS Office programs and Lotus Notes.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Certificate of Proficiency in Paralegal Studies (ABA Approved Program), De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
Multiple Subject Credential, National Hispanic University, San Jose, CA
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