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Legal Coordinator - Writer(In-Person Hybrid after training period)

As our Legal Coordinator/Writer, you will be key in maintaining processes and practices for specific types of Immigration cases. Be prepared to partner with an attorney and writing team in the preparation, filing, and monitoring of employment-based immigration petitions and applications with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Department of Labor and Department of State. Our firm has a high-volume caseload with frequent deadlines. This position focuses on narrative writing assignments and contextual corroborate evidence for submission to government agencies. This often involves research into specific target subject areas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage employment-based immigration petitions/applications within expected timelines as assigned
• Understand the procedures and documentation required for cases to be filed successfully
• Drafting legal documents and memos for Attorney “various case” types as needed.
• Communicate with clients via email and phone, provide information and assistance to clients regarding legal procedures (not legal advice)
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• Consistently update database(s) and utilize case management tools effectively and efficiently to monitor cases and track deadlines and status expiration dates
• Prepare and conduct additional supplementary research to obtain documents related to the application (e.g. misc. letters related to evidence).
• Manage email communication with foreign nationals. Clarify processes and reach out when additional information is needed.
• Organize evidence submitted by foreign nationals into relevant application categories using Adobe Acrobat. Determine when evidence is relevant, miscategorized, or can be placed in multiple categories.
• File management and organization
• On-going data processing tasks, including data preparation, data entry, and data tracking. All duties are handled with a high degree of quality customer service and in compliance with all regulatory and company standards established by management.
• Prepare narrative summaries and contextual case evidence for case filings as needed.

Core Competencies

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Courage.

Customer Focus

Demonstrates Self-Awareness

Ensures Accountability

Nimble Learning

Optimizes Work Processes

Situational Adaptability

Values Differences (Honors Dignity)

Core Competencies Descriptions

Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

• Credits others for their contributions and accomplishments.
• Gains trust and support of others.
• Works collaboratively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
• Represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas.
• Partners with others to get work done.

Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

• Is effective in a variety of communication settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels.
• Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
• Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization.
• Attentively listens to others.
• Adjusts to fit the audience and the message.

Courage: Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

• Is willing to champion an idea or position despite dissent or political risk.
• Readily tackles tough assignments.
• Provides direct and actionable feedback.
• Faces different issues and supports others who do the same.

Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships, delivering customer-centric solutions.

• Gains insight into customer needs.
• Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships.
• Builds and delivers solutions that meet customer expectations.
• Identifies opportunities that benefit the customer.

Demonstrates Self-Awareness: Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.

• Is open to criticism and talking about shortcomings.
• Admits mistakes and gains insight from experiences.
• Knows strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits.
• Reflects on activities and impact on others.
• Proactively seeks feedback without being defensive.

Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

• Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results.
• Designs feedback loops into work.
• Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same.
• Acts with a clear sense of ownership.
• Takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and failures.

Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

• Extracts lessons learned from failures and mistakes.
• Learns quickly when facing new situations.
• Experiments to find new solutions.
• Takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.

Optimizes Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

• Seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering.
• Identifies and creates the processes necessary to get work done.
• Designs processes and procedures that allow managing from a distance.
• Separates and combines activities into efficient workflow.

Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.

• Readily adapts personal, interpersonal, and leadership behavior.
• Can act differently depending on the circumstances.
• Picks up on situational cues and adjusts in the moment.
• Understands that different situations may call for different approaches.

Values Differences (Honors Dignity)1: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization. Treating everyone in a way that shows they matter.

• Is sensitive to cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating.
• Applies others’ diverse experiences, style, backgrounds, and perspectives to get results.
• Brings the Dignity Model into practice through dignity consciousness: A deep connection to our inherent value and worth and to the vulnerability we all share to having our dignity violated. Actively strives to honor the dignity of all, is open to feedback, and is committed to ongoing learning and growth.
• Contributes to a work climate where differences are valued and supported.
• Seeks to understand different perspectives and cultures.