U.S. Immigration Paralegal

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A law firm seeks an intelligent and diligent U.S. Immigration Paralegal for its Nigeria Support Office in Ibadan & Oyo State. The role involves reviewing legal documents, conducting client interviews, and drafting declarations under strict deadlines. This is a full-time entry-level position requiring a degree, one year of experience, and strong written English skills, with a salary range of NGN 150,000 to 250,000.

• Full-time entry-level legal support role in Ibadan & Oyo State
• Salary range of NGN 150,000 to 250,000 per month
• Requires a degree and at least one year of experience
• Strong written English and interviewing skills essential
• Involves reviewing legal documents and drafting client declarations

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U.S. Immigration Paralegal Anonymous Employer Legal Services Today Easy apply New Ibadan & Oyo State Full Time Law & Compliance NGN 150,000 - 250,000 Share link Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via SMS Job summary The Firm seeks intelligent, diligent, and highly capable individuals to serve as U.S. Immigration Paralegals in its Nigeria Support Office. This is a demanding legal-support position requiring excellent written English, careful factual analysis, mature judgment, strong interviewing skills, and the ability to review and organize large volumes of documents under strict deadlines. Min Qualification: Degree Experience: Level: Entry level Experience: Length: 1 year Language Requirement: English Working Hours: Full Time - 8 to 5 Applicant Location: Ibadan & Oyo State, Nigeria Job descriptions & requirements: Responsibilities: Review and Analysis of Legal Documents: Review large volumes of legal, personal, medical, financial, immigration, police, court, educational, employment, and other documentary evidence. Read records closely and identify significant dates and events, inconsistencies or contradictions, missing information, evidentiary gaps, and facts requiring clarification. corroborating evidence; adverse facts that must be addressed; relationships among people, events, and documents; and information relevant to the legal relief being pursued. Prepare accurate case chronologies, document summaries, evidence tables, issue lists, and factual memoranda. Compare information across applications, declarations, interview notes, government records, prior filings, and supporting documents to ensure consistency. Distinguish clearly between facts stated by the client, facts supported by documents, information supplied by third parties, assumptions or inferences, and matters requiring attorney review. Promptly bring inconsistencies, material omissions, credibility concerns, or potentially harmful information to the attention of the supervising attorney. Client and Witness Interviews: Conduct detailed, structured interviews of clients and witnesses under the direction of a supervising attorney. Ask appropriate follow-up questions to obtain complete information concerning personal and family history; immigration history; relationships and marriages; abuse, threats, persecution, or other traumatic events; medical or psychological consequences; criminal or law-enforcement encounters; financial circumstances; hardship to qualifying relatives; prior applications or statements; and other facts relevant to the client's immigration matter. Conduct interviews with patience, sensitivity, professionalism, and respect, particularly where clients have experienced domestic violence, persecution, sexual violence, detention, family separation, or other trauma. Create accurate, organised, and sufficiently detailed interview notes. Avoid leading clients, supplying facts, exaggerating events, or encouraging a client or witness to make a statement that is not true. Identify matters requiring additional documentation, corroboration, investigation, or attorney guidance. Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients and witnesses at all times. Declarations and Witness Statements: Draft detailed first-person client declarations, affidavits, and witness statements based on interviews and documentary evidence. Ensure that every declaration accurately reflects the declarant's own facts and experience; follows a clear and logical chronology; contains relevant details; addresses inconsistencies or evidentiary concerns where appropriate; is written in clear and natural language; preserves the client's individual voice; avoids unsupported conclusions, exaggeration, or embellishment; and is suitable for attorney review and revision. Prepare supplemental declarations where new facts, evidence, or government concerns must be addressed. Revise drafts promptly and carefully in response to attorney feedback. Confirm material factual assertions against source documents wherever possible. Never invent, assume, add, or alter facts merely to make a declaration appear more persuasive. Preparation of Immigration Applications: VAWA self-petitions and related applications, including Forms I-360, I-485, I-765, supporting declarations; good-faith marriage evidence; shared-residence evidence; abuse evidence; and good-moral-character documentation. Affirmative and defensive asylum applications, including Form I-589, personal declarations, witness statements, country-conditions evidence, corroborating records, and supporting exhibits. Waiver applications, including Forms I-601 and I-601A, hardship declarations; qualifying-relative evidence; medical and psychological records; financial evidence, family evidence, and other supporting documentation. Family-based petitions and adjustment applications, including Forms I-130 and I-485 and related supporting evidence. Applications for employment authorisation and other ancillary immigration benefits. Responses to Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny, Notices of Intent to Revoke, and other government notices. Motions, briefs, exhibit packets, filing indexes, document lists, and case-preparation materials for matters before USCIS, the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and other appropriate tribunals. Any other immigration matter assigned by the principal attorney, associate attorney, supervisory paralegal, or other designated supervisor. The paralegal must not independently determine legal eligibility, select legal strategy, make legal representations, or submit a filing without attorney review and approval. Evidence Collection and Case Organisation: Prepare individualised document-request lists and evidence checklists. Communicate with clients to obtain missing documents and information. Review documents received from clients for completeness, relevance, legibility, and consistency. Organise evidence using the firm's required naming, indexing, pagination, and filing conventions. Prepare exhibit lists, document indexes, filing checklists, and electronic case folders. Maintain complete and accurate case notes in the firm's case-management system. Ensure that all material communications, documents, and developments are uploaded or recorded in the appropriate client file. Monitor outstanding evidence requests and follow up with clients in a professional and timely manner. Deadlines and Case Management: Promptly identify, record, and monitor all deadlines arising from attorney instructions, government notices, court orders, filing schedules, client commitments, and internal work plans. Maintain assigned tasks and deadlines in the Firm's approved case-management and calendaring systems. Provide timely reminders and status updates to supervising attorneys and relevant team members. Immediately escalate any deadline that may be at risk because of missing evidence, delayed client responses, workload, technology problems, uncertainty, or any other reason. Never assume that another person is monitoring a deadline assigned to the Paralegal. Seek clarification immediately where a deadline, filing method, time zone, assignment, or expected deliverable is unclear. Meet internal deadlines established by the supervising attorney, even where the government filing deadline is later. Communicate anticipated delays before the deadline and provide a proposed corrective plan Repeated failure to identify, calendar, communicate, escalate, or meet deadlines may be treated as a serious performance issue. Client Communication and Service: Communicate with clients professionally, respectfully, and compassionately. Provide authorized administrative and case-status updates. Return or acknowledge client communications within the Firm's required response period. Avoid making promises concerning outcomes, processing times, approvals, court decisions, or legal strategy. Refer requests for legal advice or legal judgment to the supervising attorney. Document material client communications in the case-management system. Treat every client with dignity, including clients who are distressed, unfamiliar with legal processes, or experiencing language, cultural, financial, or personal difficulties. Quality Control: Proofread all work carefully before submission. Verify names, dates, addresses, identification numbers, immigration history, and other material facts. Ensure that forms, declarations, exhibits, and supporting records are internally consistent. Use the Firm's templates, formatting standards, checklists, and naming conventions. Submit work that is organized, complete, and ready for meaningful attorney review. Correct errors promptly and incorporate feedback into future work. Maintain a personal quality-control process appropriate to the assigned task. Professional And Ethical Limitations: Provide independent legal advice or legal opinions; Determine the legal strategy for a matter. Promise or guarantee a result. Quote, negotiate, or modify legal fees. Sign pleadings, legal opinions, or attorney correspondence as an attorney Represent that the Paralegal is licensed to practise law in Texas or any other United States jurisdiction. Communicate a settlement, waiver, concession, admission, or legal position on behalf of the Firm. File or submit any application, pleading, or legal document without required attorney approval. Create an independent professional or personal relationship with a client outside the scope of assigned work. Accept money, gifts, favors, loans, commissions, or anything of value from a client without prior written disclosure and approval Use client information for any personal, professional, financial, or other unauthorised purpose. Possession of a Nigerian law degree or Nigerian legal-practitioner status does not expand the employee's authority in relation to United States legal matters. Confidentiality and Information Security: Maintain strict confidentiality concerning all client, witness, firm, personnel, financial, and case information. Access information only where required for assigned work. Use only Firm-approved devices, systems, accounts, and communication channels. Never save, transfer, photograph, print, forward, upload, or copy client or firm information to a personal device, personal email account, personal cloud-storage service, removable storage device, messaging application, or paper file without express authorisation. Never disclose client information to family members, friends, colleagues without authorisation, prospective employers, or any other third party. Protect passwords, login credentials, and access codes. Immediately report any suspected data loss, unauthorized access, accidental disclosure, compromised account, or security incident Return or permanently delete firm information as directed upon request, reassignment, suspension, or termination. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, retention, or transfer of client or firm information may constitute serious misconduct. Requirements: Applicants may possess a bachelor's degree, Higher National Diploma, or other relevant education: Professional experience: in any field, particularly relevant backgrounds, may include: law or legal studies; English, communication, or journalism; psychology or social work; political science or international relations; sociology; investigation or compliance; claims handling; case management; research; human resources; customer service; or another document-intensive or interview-based profession. A legal qualification may be advantageous, but it will not substitute for strong writing, analytical, interviewing, and organisational ability. Exceptional written and spoken English. Strong reading comprehension and the ability to understand lengthy, complex, and sometimes inconsistent records. The ability to organise facts chronologically and identify material issues. Strong interviewing and active-listening skills. The ability to draft clear, detailed, coherent, and factually accurate narratives. Excellent attention to detail. Sound judgement, maturity, discretion, and integrity. Strong organisational and deadline-management skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PDF documents, email, cloud-based systems, and video conferencing tools. The ability to receive detailed corrections and revise work without defensiveness. The ability to manage multiple assignments and competing deadlines. The emotional maturity to work with clients who have experienced abuse, persecution, trauma, detention, or family separation. Reliable attendance, punctuality, and responsiveness. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively under supervision. Preferred Experience: Immigration, litigation, legal support, investigation, compliance, claims, social service, or case management experience. Experience: interviewing clients, witnesses, complainants, patients, claimants, or vulnerable individuals. Experience: drafting witness statements, reports, narratives, affidavits, investigation summaries, or other fact-intensive documents. Familiarity with U.S. immigration forms or processes. Experience: reviewing medical records, police reports, court documents, financial records, correspondence, or government files. Experience: working in a professional environment with strict confidentiality and deadline requirements. Personal Attributes: Analytical and intellectually curious. Compassionate but objective. Patient and attentive. Highly organised. Dependable and deadline-conscious. Honest and discreet. Receptive to supervision and correction. Calm under pressure. Willing to ask questions rather than make unsupported assumptions. Committed to continuous learning. Capable of handling sensitive information without gossip or improper disclosure. Committed to producing accurate work rather than merely completing tasks quickly. Working Conditions: The position is primarily onsite at the Nigeria Support Office in Ibadan. Standard working hours are generally 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, subject to the terms of the employment agreement and applicable firm policies. Because the role supports a US law firm, employees may occasionally be required to participate in meetings, interviews, training, or urgent casework outside ordinary Nigerian business hours. The position involves prolonged reading, writing, document review, computer use, and client interviews. The employee may encounter descriptions or evidence of domestic violence, sexual violence, persecution, torture, detention, child abuse, medical trauma, death, or other distressing events. Remote work is not an automatic entitlement and may be permitted only in accordance with the firm's policies and management approval. Performance Standard: Accuracy and completeness of work. Quality of written declarations, summaries, and case materials. Ability to identify inconsistencies and evidentiary gaps. Quality and completeness of client interviews. Compliance with deadlines. Responsiveness to clients, attorneys, and supervisors. Organization and maintenance of case files Confidentiality and information-security compliance. Ability to follow instructions and incorporate feedback. Professional judgement and integrity. Teamwork and communication. Consistency with the firm's values and standards. Application Requirements: A current curriculum vitae A short cover letter explaining their suitability for the position. One or two writing samples, where available. Details of relevant interviewing, case-management, legal-support, investigation, or document-review experience. At least two professional references. Important Recruitment Priority: The firm is seeking individuals who can think, investigate, interview, write, organise, and exercise sound judgement. The preferred candidate is not necessarily the person with the most legal qualifications. The preferred candidate is the person who can transform large volumes of information into accurate, coherent, well-supported, and attorney-ready case materials while treating clients with dignity and meeting every assigned deadline. 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