Paralegal (Immigration)

Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations.

At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better.

Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation.  If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Immigration Paralegal position. This position is open in our Kansas City, MO office.

The Immigration Paralegal is responsible for a full range of business-related immigration matters.  This position will work directly with the Firm’s Immigration Attorneys to provide full-cycle production for a range of business-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions.  This will include direct client contact and independent preparation of applications and other immigration forms for attorney review.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide full-cycle production for a range of business-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions
• Advanced experience working with Microsoft programs and immigration software, preferably INSZoom.
• Proven success working in a fast-paced, continually changing environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage a large-volume caseload.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Attend and participate in internal CLEs.
• Anticipate attorney needs.
• Serve as a mentor to more junior Paralegal and legal assistants, as needed.
• Stay informed of developments in Paralegal industry.
• Familiarity and experience with adopting legal AI and ability to learn and implement new AI preferred.
• Meet annual billable hour target of 1500.
• Perform other duties as required.
  

POSITION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

• 3 years of paralegal experience in-house or in a law firm setting in business immigration law.
• Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Significant, substantive legal related experience may be considered in lieu of formal education at the discretion of the SBU Managing Director.

CORE REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to deliver superior service to all internal and external customers and communicate effectively.
• Ability to interact in a professional and courteous manner with clients and employees at all times; professional appearance required.
• Ability to successfully perform position requirements with excellent organizational, time-management and prioritization skills required.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team; ability and willingness to adapt to changing business demands.
• Ability to produce acceptable amount of work efficiently and accurately; ability to produce quality final work product.
• Ability to exercise good judgment at all times by making sound and practical decisions; ability to assume responsibility for decisions and act decisively under deadlines.
• High level of professional integrity required; ability to maintain confidentiality and build trust.
• Ability to lead and motivate the work of others; when applicable, ability to successfully manage direct report(s), including performance evaluation, goal-setting, employee development and problem-solving.