Immigration Attorney at Sanabria & Associates PLLC
Miami, FL 33178
About the Job
Job Purpose:
Helps immigrants, refugees, and corporations by providing guidance on immigration, visas, naturalization, and citizenship; assisting refugees and asylum seekers to remain in the Country; defending clients in deportation hearings; helping organizations comply with immigration documentation in the hiring process and comply with fair immigration-related employment practices.
Duties:
* Obtains and retains immigration and naturalization clients by following-up on referrals; understanding immigration and naturalizations laws; presenting legal options; maintaining rapport.
* Provides immigration, naturalization, and citizenship advice by conducting legal research; keeping clients abreast of changing regulations; providing explanations of immigration and naturalization and citizenship requirements.
* Helps refugees obtain asylum by gathering information about the refugee and the conditions in the refugee's home country; assessing the risk of the refugee returning to his or her home country; representing the refugee before immigration authorities.
* Represents aliens in deportation hearings by evaluating the grounds for deportation; developing a defense; representing the alien before immigration authorities.
* Helps Organizations comply with The Immigration and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) by establishing systems to ensure that Immigration & Naturalization Service-required documents and records are maintained and that hiring practices do not, under the guise of IRCA compliance, lead to discriminatory practices.
* Facilitates non-immigrants to enter countries on a temporary basis by advising clients of appropriate visa application forms.
* Develops immigration and naturalization cases by supervising paralegals; reviewing investigative findings; consulting with experts; preparing documents; appearing before various Immigration and Naturalization agencies.
* Develops immigration and naturalization case preparation by reviewing regulations and precedents; preparing legal briefs; developing strategies, arguments, and testimony.
* Maintains immigration and naturalization case progress by following and enforcing productivity and quality standards; resolving operational problems; identifying work process improvements.
* Resolves immigration and naturalization cases by representing clients before the Immigration and Naturalization Service; filing and defending lawsuits; settling, mediating, or bringing to trial; planning, organizing, and presenting arguments and counter-arguments; engaging expert witnesses; preparing and presenting evidence; preparing and interrogating witnesses.
* Maintains cost standards by monitoring expenses; recommending cost-saving opportunities.
* Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.
* Updates job knowledge by tracking immigration and naturalization regulations and case law; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
* Accomplishes law firm goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications:
*Must speak Spanish*
Must have 2+ years of experience
Legal Compliance, Employment Law, Client Contact Skills, International Relations, People Skills, Research Skills, Verbal Communication, Attention to Detail, Confidentiality, Listening
Helps immigrants, refugees, and corporations by providing guidance on immigration, visas, naturalization, and citizenship; assisting refugees and asylum seekers to remain in the Country; defending clients in deportation hearings; helping organizations comply with immigration documentation in the hiring process and comply with fair immigration-related employment practices.
Duties:
* Obtains and retains immigration and naturalization clients by following-up on referrals; understanding immigration and naturalizations laws; presenting legal options; maintaining rapport.
* Provides immigration, naturalization, and citizenship advice by conducting legal research; keeping clients abreast of changing regulations; providing explanations of immigration and naturalization and citizenship requirements.
* Helps refugees obtain asylum by gathering information about the refugee and the conditions in the refugee's home country; assessing the risk of the refugee returning to his or her home country; representing the refugee before immigration authorities.
* Represents aliens in deportation hearings by evaluating the grounds for deportation; developing a defense; representing the alien before immigration authorities.
* Helps Organizations comply with The Immigration and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) by establishing systems to ensure that Immigration & Naturalization Service-required documents and records are maintained and that hiring practices do not, under the guise of IRCA compliance, lead to discriminatory practices.
* Facilitates non-immigrants to enter countries on a temporary basis by advising clients of appropriate visa application forms.
* Develops immigration and naturalization cases by supervising paralegals; reviewing investigative findings; consulting with experts; preparing documents; appearing before various Immigration and Naturalization agencies.
* Develops immigration and naturalization case preparation by reviewing regulations and precedents; preparing legal briefs; developing strategies, arguments, and testimony.
* Maintains immigration and naturalization case progress by following and enforcing productivity and quality standards; resolving operational problems; identifying work process improvements.
* Resolves immigration and naturalization cases by representing clients before the Immigration and Naturalization Service; filing and defending lawsuits; settling, mediating, or bringing to trial; planning, organizing, and presenting arguments and counter-arguments; engaging expert witnesses; preparing and presenting evidence; preparing and interrogating witnesses.
* Maintains cost standards by monitoring expenses; recommending cost-saving opportunities.
* Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.
* Updates job knowledge by tracking immigration and naturalization regulations and case law; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
* Accomplishes law firm goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications:
*Must speak Spanish*
Must have 2+ years of experience
Legal Compliance, Employment Law, Client Contact Skills, International Relations, People Skills, Research Skills, Verbal Communication, Attention to Detail, Confidentiality, Listening
Salary
65,000.00 - 75,000.00 /year
bonuses, health insurance, dental & vision insurance, 401k,
bonuses, health insurance, dental & vision insurance, 401k,