Early Career Trial Attorney
Allstate
Paralegal – Limited Term
World Relief
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Washington
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💰 $24 - $24 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Assist immigration attorneys and DOJ Accredited Representatives with conducting legal orientations, legal referrals, case preparation, and case filing.
- Conduct client intakes, eligibility screenings, and follow-up communication.
- Provide administrative support to attorneys and DOJ Accredited Representatives during case preparation, interviews, and hearings.
- Draft and prepare immigration applications, petitions, affidavits, and supporting documentation.
- Maintain accurate and organized case files, ensuring compliance with agency standards, grant requirements, and deadlines.
- Assist clients in understanding legal processes in plain language.
- Provide referrals for social services and community resources as needed.
- Assist with legal workshops, community outreach, and education events.
- Uphold confidentiality, cultural humility, and trauma-informed practices in all interactions.
- Support delivery of direct legal services to immigrant and refugee clients, balancing technical accuracy and client-centered advocacy.
Requirements
- Mature and personal Christian faith
- Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
- Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
- Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in law, social services, or a related field.
- Experience in immigration law, nonprofit legal services, or case management.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and administrative experience in an office setting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and database/case management systems.
- Accurate data entry skills
- Highly organized with skills in coordinating and implementing various components of a project, ensuring objectives are met.
- Demonstrated ability to work with people from a wide range of cultural, racial, religious and language backgrounds.
- Ability to work both independently with minimum supervision, and in collaboration with others.
- A desire to serve immigrants and refugees in support of the mission and vision of World Relief.
- Desire and ability to work with people of diverse ethnicities, nationalities, religions, cultures and languages
- Flexibility, resourcefulness and the ability to enthusiastically assist with other duties as assigned.
- Up to 25% domestic travel required
- Fluency in one or more languages other than English is strongly preferred.
- Prior nonprofit immigration legal services or law office experience.
- Previous experience with Immigration Case Management System Equifax (LawLogics).
- Experience working with clients impacted by trauma, displacement, or systemic barriers.
