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Skills

  • Criminal law
  • Client file organization and maintenance
  • Corporate immigration compliance knowledge
  • Case management of concurrent client files
  • Legal Research
  • Compliance
  • Visa classifications
  • Detail-oriented case analysis
  • Payment processing
  • Court transcription

Work Experiences

  • Met with clients to collect data, prepare documentation, and determine next steps.
  • Identified potential issues and concerns and proactively escalated them to the manager to reduce barriers.
  • Actively maintained databases tracking client case status, visa expirations, and submission deadlines, reducing delays and ensuring 19% on-time filings in 2022.
  • Looked at the client's documents and history to see if they were eligible for immigration benefits.
  • Created a comprehensive client case list and maintained files to ensure accuracy and data compliance.
  • Addressed case inquiries.
  • Assisted attorneys in responding to NOIDs (Notices of Intent to Deny), contributing to over 69% reconsideration success in 2022.
  • Provided non-immigrant and immigrant visa consultations to foreign nationals and answered routine and non-routine questions.
  • Achieved a 2% approval rate in 2024.
  • Achieved a 83% approval rate.

Summaries

  • Ambitious Immigration Paralegal driven to provide exceptional administrative support and customer service. Strengths include legal research, time management and trial preparation. Clear knowledge of court processes and legal proceedings.
  • Dedicated team player with extensive legal support experience focusing on immigration cases and issues.
  • Skilled in conducting legal research, gathering witness statements, and organizing files.
  • Achieved 75% favorable outcomes.
  • Achieved 72% increase in filing efficiency.
  • Positive outcomes were achieved in a fast-paced, challenging environment thanks to excellent organizational and communication skills.
  • Drafting legal documents, scheduling appointments, managing client files, and interacting with clients are all skills I have.
  • Immigration Paralegal with extensive experience writing, organizing, and managing cases involving framework and standard law.
  • Professionally and ethically manages highly confidential information.
  • Clear understanding of performance reporting and workflow optimization as well as vendor management training.

Accomplishments

  • Provided litigation support in complex family-based immigration cases, which led to the successful reunification of 9 families in 2019.
  • Investigated client backgrounds and compiled supporting evidence for immigration waiver petitions, contributing to a 43% success rate.
  • Supported litigation efforts for asylum cases, increasing the success rate by 41% through detailed case research and filing.
  • Trained and mentored 10 junior paralegals in immigration case management, resulting in improved team efficiency and faster case resolutions.
  • Facilitated initial consultations and collected client documents, helping attorneys build robust and successful removal defense strategies.
  • Implemented a tracking system using Workday to monitor deadlines and receipt notices for immigration filings, improving deadline adherence by 31%.
  • Orchestrated the intake process for asylum seekers, helping legal teams evaluate the strongest paths to favorable outcomes in 8 cases.
  • Worked closely with employment-based immigration clients to maintain compliance with USCIS policies, contributing to improved client satisfaction rates by 84% over 2015.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Collaborated with team of 13 in the development of process.

Affiliations

  • Pro Bono Immigration Legal Assistance Network
  • International Paralegal Association (IPA)
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
  • National Advocates for Immigrant Justice
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) – Data Privacy in Immigration Law
  • American Society for Public Administration – Immigration Policy Unit
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)
  • American Bar Association (ABA) - Paralegal Division
  • American Marketing Association

Certifications

  • F-1/M-1 Visa Processing and Management Certificate by Meridian
  • Naturalization Law and Practice Certificate by American University
  • Immigrant Investor Program Specialist (EB-5) Certification by EB5 Investor Magazine
  • AILA Fundamentals of Immigration Law Certificate
  • Advanced Paralegal Certification (APC) in Business Immigration by NALA
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Certified Paralegal (CP) by National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Family-based Immigration Paralegal Certificate by Lakeside Partners
  • PACRE (Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam) by NALA

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