Paralegal

Organization General Description

The Resurrection Project(TRP) builds trusting relationships to educate and propel individuals, immigrants, and

families to achieve their social and economic aspirations, stable homes, and equitable participation in their community. TRP is a leading provider of affordable housing, financial education, and immigration services on Chicago’s Southwest side.

During the past three decades TRP, has worked to improve the lives of individuals and families by creating wealth, building assets, and engaging residents to be catalysts for change. Rooted in the Pilsen community, TRP’s impact now extends across the City of Chicago and through the State of Illinois; we are making steady progress towards leveraging and preserving more than $1 billion in community wealth by 2025.

General Job Description:

TRP seeks a passionate and collaborative paralegal to work on affirmative cases as part of our in-house clinic team, in TRP’s Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic. The paralegal will support a legal rep (attorney or DOJ). Support will include but not be limited to: preparing forms and applications, working with clients and families to gather information, evidence and supporting documentation, assisting with DACA screening and applications during Tuesday clinics, and mailing applications that are ready to be filed.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Direct Services, Case Management, and Data Collection Responsibilities:

• Provide professional and courteous service to clients and potential clients including answering and returning phone calls, case preparation, and case follow-up
• Assist with screening, application preparation, and mailing for DACA renewal applications during Tuesday clinics. Complete any necessary follow-up post clinic.
• Work with attorneys and DOJ accredited representatives to prepare forms for various case types, mailings to USCIS, and filings to immigration court or the Board of Immigration Appeals
• Maintain comprehensive up-to-date notes of client contact, indicating date, subject matter, and resolution in the client file, per TRP’s Immigrant Justice Legal Clinic procedures, and notify client of all activity regarding their case in a timely manner.
• Attend and participate in required educational programs and staff meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Medical HDHP, HMO, and PPO.
• Dental HMO and PPO
• Vision
• Life Insurance and ADD, Company Paid
• Short- and Long-Term Disability: Company Paid
• 403(B) retirement savings plans
• Flexible Spending account and Dependent care account
• Transit Benefit

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimumof 2-3 years of experience as an immigration paralegal, handling primarilyfamily-based petitions, naturalization, DACA, VAWA, U-visas, TPS, and asylum
• Experience handling removalcases a plus
• Familiarity with filing requirements for USCIS and EOIR
• Familiarity with filing FOIAS – USCIS, DOJ, DOS, CBP, OBIM, FBI, EOIR
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work well with people of diverse cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds
• MUST BE BILINGUALIN ENGLISH AND SPANISH