Immigration Paralegal

**ONLY FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RESIDENTS**

Clinical and Case Work

• Assist in intake screening and brief service for immigration program.
• Provide research to Immigration Program Attorneys to assist with immigration applications
• Help prepare applications for adjustment of status, family petitions, naturalization, U Visas, T Visas, DACA and green card renewals, among others.
• Input date in our database, translating documents, and assisting with reporting to ou grantors.

Community Education

·        Assist with immigration information sessions for the immigrant community

·        Draft informational materials on immigration law.

·        Works as the representative for La Raza Centro Legal to the Immigrant Legal Services Network.

Unit Responsibilities:

• Attend unit meetings.
• Assist Immigration Program Attorneys in training volunteers and interns.
• Assist Program Coordinator in grant writing and reporting.
• Assist in case management and file keeping.
• Assist in the overflow work of the program.

Agency Wide Responsibilities:

• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Attend agency-wide staff retreat.
• Represent the agency to the community at community meetings, public events, and other forums.

Requirements

• Fluent in Spanish and English IS REQUIRED
• Strong research and writing skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Sensitivity to work with children and other survivors of trauma.
• Passionate about issues affecting immigrants.