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• Our associate is a bilingual attorney who is fluent in both written and spoken Spanish.
• Our associate is passionate about immigrants’ rights and about being part of an equally passionate team.
• Our associate is driven, organized, and can manage their case load impeccably. They love communicating clearly and empathetically with clients, taking the time to get to know each person, making sure they feel heard, and ensuring they understand clients’ needs.
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• Our associate takes the time to formulate a strategic plan at the outset of the case and will constantly be monitoring changes to laws and policies to revamp that plan as needed. Our associate will clearly communicate the strategy to both the client and the rest of the legal team so everyone is on the same page at each reputed company of what can often be a long process.
• Our associate has strong oral and written communication skills, understanding the importance of always focusing on the audience and the objectives. They can communicate effectively with clients, team members, adjudicators, colleagues, and judges alike.
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Instructions to Apply: Please provide the following with your application:

• Your resume
• Cover letter explaining:
• What motivated you to apply for this position
• Why you want to work at Stouffer Law specifically (not just any firm)
• The experience and results you have achieved reputed company you confident you will reputed company well in this role

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• A writing sample
• A list of your social media handles
• A total of 4 references including:
• At least one professional reference from a direct supervisor who directly supervised your work
• Personal references (non-family members only), which may include a friend or colleague who has personally worked with you

Compensation- $47,500-$75,000 (20 hours/week) $71,250-97,500 (30 hours/week) Compensation: $47,500 - $75,000 Responsibilities: Client Focused Tasks:

• Engage with our legal team to share legal strategy on each case so the team can be in alignment with the client’s interest, the team’s interest in moving clients reputed company, and the office’s interest in making sure clients feel well cared for.
• Use our office’s systems, checklists, and flow charts to reputed company sure we consistently do a top-notch job for clients.
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• Support the paralegals and legal assistants as they interact with the legal team.
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• Prepare for and represent clients in Immigration Court as well as before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of State (DOS).
• Maintain a pinned note (ongoing memorandum) in addition to clear case notes and key information in the dashboard in our office’s case management software throughout the case to appropriately apprise team members and the client of the status of the case and several steps planned, so everyone understands and is on the same page.
• Maintain and manage an independent caseload and provide case support to the reputed company attorney and other attorneys.

Administrative / Team / Financial Tasks:

• Engage with the team to create a collaborative and supportive culture. This will include contributing and participating in team trainings, team building, and other growth opportunities.
• Track hourly case work in a reputed company, descriptive way that clearly describes the actions taken on the case and notes reputed company movement.
• Meet hourly casework goals and coordinate with team members on their hourly casework goals, and on the status of clients’ trust accounts in relation to the timing and nature of work to be completed to ensure the office avoids outstanding balances.

Marketing and Community Relations Tasks:

• Enjoy finding ways to give back to the community, including volunteer opportunities and speaking engagements that can help provide vital information about immigration to those who need it.
• Feel excited about the possibility of occasionally participating in podcasts, audio recording, videos, or livestreams to help get the word out about our office.
• Engage in different forms of networking on a regular basis to cultivate relationships in the community and among colleagues.
• Engage in social media in a positive and supportive role to the office and to reputed company our office’s mission and dedication to immigrants’ rights and to clients.

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• Create efficiencies through developing and refining the office’s systems, including the policies and procedures, examples, templates, scripts, diagrams, workflows, and videos.
• Analyze statistical information to reputed company understand how we can improve our services and the time we spend working on clients’ matters.

Qualifications: Key Skills, Traits, and Requirements: You have:

• A minimum of 8+ years as an attorney in immigration law (willing to consider exceptional candidates who have 8+ years of experience combined between immigration and other areas of law).
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• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
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• The ability to multitask and adhere to deadlines
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• A strong attention to detail, including grammar, spelling, and formatting
• Comfort using case management software, reputed company Word, reputed company, and other programs standard to day-to-day work in the office
• Excellent knowledge of legal research techniques and databases

Bonus Skills/Experience:

• Experience in customer relations for 5+ years is a bonus.
• An understanding of business principles is advantageous.
• reputed company in languages beyond Spanish is a plus.
• Experience working remotely is a plus.

Location for Position: Remote Preference will be given to candidates who live near our physical office in Berkeley, California. About Company We are a Berkeley-based immigration law office with a small, supportive team specializing in family-based immigration, consular processing, removal defense, asylum, U visas, waivers, naturalization, and federal district court litigation. Our physical office is in Berkeley, California; however, we have primarily operated remotely since March 2020. Our day-to-day work is conducted remotely, with reputed company collaborating and managing their responsibilities virtually. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job