Immigration Paralegal (Hyrbid)

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Hiring Remotely in San Diego, CA, USA
Remote or Hybrid
Junior
Legal Tech
The Role
Prepare and assemble immigration filings, draft forms and client correspondence, manage case files and deadlines, communicate with clients, process mail, scan and enter documents, and support attorneys to ensure accurate, timely submissions while handling confidential materials.
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Description

This is 100% remote and located in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Washington, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington.

What You'll Do

  • Draft Legal Documents - Immigration forms and supporting documentation for filings, along with client correspondence (document requests, status updates, routine responses, client corrections), includes cross checking all documentation against legal requirements, ensuring accuracy and minimal revision needed.
  • Assemble immigration petition and application packets by hand, ensuring all required forms, supporting documents, and exhibits are accurate, complete, and correctly organized before submission.
  • Call and correspond with clients directly - requesting missing documents, confirming receipt, answering routine questions, and providing status updates on packet progress.
  • Track packet status and deadlines, flagging missing information or documents needed from clients or attorneys to keep filings on schedule.
  • Process incoming and outgoing mail for the immigration practice, including sorting, logging, and routing time-sensitive correspondence, notices, and filings.
  • Maintain organized physical and digital case files, including scanning, filing, and data entry of client documents.
  • Coordinate with attorneys and legal staff to confirm packet requirements and ensure timely, accurate submission.
  • Handle sensitive client documents (passports, identification, immigration records, medical records) with care, accuracy, and confidentiality.
  • Provide day-to-day office support for the immigration team as needed.
Requirements

Who You Are

Must-Haves:

  • Immigration legal experience required - law firm, legal admin, paralegal, or similar role within an immigration practice.
  • Self motivated - someone who doesn't need to wait to be told to move a case forward / able to drive their own priorities and tasks with minimal supervision
  • Comfortable with high-volume, hands-on, manual work — accurate mail handling and packet assembly, day in and day out.
  • Sharp attention to detail — you catch missing documents and errors before they become a problem.
  • Strong organizational skills, able to juggle multiple packets and deadlines at once without losing track of details.
  • Reliable, in-person presence at our Arizona office.
  • Clear, professional communicator over the phone and in writing — comfortable being the direct point of contact for clients.
  • Trustworthy with sensitive and confidential client information.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven legal environment.

Nice-to-Haves:

  • Experience with specific immigration filing types (family-based, employment-based, asylum, or similar).
  • Tech forward & working in a tech or startup environment
  • Familiarity with immigration case management software.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Skills Required

  • Immigration legal experience (law firm, legal admin, paralegal, or similar role)
  • Self-motivated and able to drive case work with minimal supervision
  • Comfortable with high-volume, hands-on manual work including mail handling and packet assembly
  • Sharp attention to detail and ability to catch missing documents and errors
  • Strong organizational skills to manage multiple packets and deadlines
  • Reliable in-person presence at Arizona office (on-site)
  • Clear, professional communicator by phone and in writing; client-facing
  • Trustworthy with sensitive and confidential client information
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven legal environment
  • Experience with immigration filing types (family-based, employment-based, asylum)
  • Familiarity with immigration case management software
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • Experience working in a tech-forward or startup environment
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The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
244 Employees

What We Do

Reimagining how attorneys and clients work together.

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