Job Description
Job Description
Job description:
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About the Role
We are seeking a passionate and organized paralegal to support our immigration team with cases for detained clients. This position involves frequent travel (2–4 days a week) to detention centers across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arizona, and New Mexico to provide legal orientations and assist attorneys with asylum cases. Travel expenses are fully covered by the company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain constant communication with clients and their families.
- Update client files, case statuses, and documents in both physical and digital formats.
- Visit detention centers to provide legal orientations for Credible Fear Interviews, Asylum cases or any immigration case inside the detention center.
- Assist attorneys with scheduling bond hearings and preparing asylum case files.
- Interview detained clients about the asylum process, their rights, and upcoming proceedings.
- Coordinate with immigration officers for case updates and respond to client calls within 24 hours.
Requirements:
- Oral and written fluency in Spanish and English (able to hold extended conversations in Spanish).
- Willingness to travel 2–4 days weekly (same-day travel by air or company car).
- At least 1 year of experience in client service, teaching, or training.
- Associate’s or bachelor’s degree (or 4 years of relevant experience).
- Intermediate proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
- Passion for helping vulnerable populations and working in immigration law.
- Must pass background checks upon job offer.
Benefits
- Bonuses.
- Career growth opportunities.
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour plus Bonus
Expected hours: 40 per week
Language:
- Spanish (Required)
- English (Required)
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
Willingness to travel:
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Alcozer Law Firm is an equal opportunity employer: this law office does not stand for discrimination of any kind. We do not discriminate against any applicant’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.