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Contract PERM Paralegal

Lawyers On Demand, a Consilio Company

Contract PERM Paralegal

Washington, DC
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a ‘new law’ pioneer, we continue to lead the market we’ve created.

    With a global team of over 600 attorneys and consultants working across our secondments, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions, we want you to be a part of our exciting journey!

    Who are we looking for?

    We have a strong pipeline of exciting and career-enhancing full-time and part-time assignments across the Biotech, Marketing, Fintech, Consumer Goods, Pharma, and Technology sectors, and we're interested in hearing from PERM Immigration Paralegals to join us and commence their LOD journey.

    Overview:

    • Contract Position - Immediate Hiring Need
    • Anticipated Duration - 2 months
    • 100% Remote
    • Contract Pay - $32/hour (flexible based on experience)

    Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

    • Perform more substantive and client facing work than is typical for a Paralegal in a law firm setting including varied case relatedduties requiring specialized knowledge and skills in employment-based immigration matters.
    • Independently perform tasks related to case preparation and filing of petitions with government agencies, including document gathering, document review, case analysis, case drafting, etc.
    • Oversee status of cases through utilization of case management and billing systems, run reports as needed, and assist with review of cases.
    • Work with clients to perform intake of cases, troubleshooting issues and establishing case strategy, along with recommending solutions and process improvements.

    To join us, you will:

    • Have at least 5 years of experience ideally gained from top or mid-tier law firms or in-house (with strong legal training)
    • Be client centric - commercially minded, adaptable and able to hit the ground running
    • Possess extensive experience with the PERM process
    • Possesses strong knowledge of procedural requirements for various types of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas and client processes

    No assignment or day is ever the same. Our clients are large national and international companies. This is a great opportunity to diversify your experience and bolster your CV through a career with LOD. These assignments are of varied durations, ranging anywhere from 3-6 months initially or long term.

    What sets us apart?

    People join us for a range of reasons - the life of an LOD professional is like no other.

    • CV-enhancing work with global brands: We provide our people with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world-class global brands, allowing them to take control of their career and diversify their experience across a range of industries.
    • No limits: We’ve helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in-house, and develop career pathways to become a GC. Whatever direction you want to take your career, we can help you get there.
    • You call the shots: We take work-life balance pretty seriously. You can work on-site with our clients or remotely, undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it's your choice!
    • You’re never on your own: Throughout your LOD career, you’ll become part of a community. You’ll be supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team, LOD social events, and receive training opportunities to assist in your ongoing growth and development.
    • Our Ways Of Working help shape who we are and what we do: we deliver, we are creative, we are inclusive, we care & collaborate, and we are trusted.
    • We’re global: LOD can provide you with local, interstate and international working opportunities.

    LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

    Lawyers On Demand/Consilio offers non-attorney flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, the candidate’s general skill set, the applicability of candidate's skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors. A specific rate of pay for a project will be discussed with you if it is determined that you are a potential fit for a role.

    Company Description

    Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.

    Company Description

    Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.