Entry level immigration attorney Jobs in Detroit, MI

Taft is seeking a legal assistant to serve our Immigration team in Taft's Detroit (Southfield) office.

We are seeking a legal assistant with 2+ years of legal and / or office experience to provide administrative support to our team in the Detroit (Southfield) office. All Taft employees operate under a "Client First" philosophy-in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provides confidential administrative support to attorneys and paralegals in the Immigration Practice Group including but not limited to composing or preparing documents and in / out correspondence.
• Proofreads and drafts legal documents.
• Assists attorneys and paralegals with immigration petitions and applications for filing.
• Works with clients to gather documents and information necessary for applications.
• Responds to inquiries from clients regarding case status and submits inquiries on case status to USCIS.
• Processes correspondence from USCIS,DOS, and DOS including notifying clients, assisting clients to prepare responses to notices or evidence requests as appropriate, and following up with relevant parties
• Performs case management of immigration matters including tracking of expirations.
• Conducts factual legal research and analysis relevant to the Immigration Practice using all available resources, including print and electronic sources.
• At the direction of the assigning attorney, corresponds with government agencies, vendors, and clients.
• Arranges for procurement of outside services (e.g., translation and evaluation services), and works with vendors to provide quotes to supervising attorney.
• Performs reviews and revisions of various legal documents.
• Processes invoices for client disbursements and firm expenses for payment.
• Timely enters, reviews, and corrects time entries for assigned timekeepers.
• Arranges for procurement of outside services (e.g., translation and evaluation services), and works with vendors to provide quotes to supervising attorney.
• Creates, maintains, and retires files in accordance with Taft's Information Governance Policy.
• Prioritize work, monitors deadlines, and communicates the same to the assigned team.
• Handles, records, and transmits a high volume of correspondence.

Requirements :

Knowledge, Abilities, Skills, Interpersonal and Other Requirements :

Interested candidates should apply here .

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY .