What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Attorney position at Abogada Alexandra?
Do you want a job where you can show up and make a difference in the world every single day? Are you ready to join a dynamic, mission-driven company? At ALIL we are dedicated to changing the lives of the immigrant community through zealous advocacy, creative solution-finding and aggressive legal strategies.
Apply today to join our team and become a part of our mission!
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The ideal candidate for this position is an attorney in their country and typically works for a law firm and assists senior partners in providing legal counsel to clients who need to prevent or resolve conflicts in their country. Their main responsibilities are conducting legal research, drafting legal documents, and appearing in court and mediations.
It is expected that the ideal candidate will help define best practices by assisting attorney(s) by providing clerical and research support services including document preparation and review; interviewing clients and witnesses; research, investigations, and fact checking; and trial preparation.
WHO YOU ARE:
Bilingual – English and Spanish (Must be Fluent in both)
Law degree. Some Legal experience such as writing Legal Contracts. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related software, google Suite products. Proven experience in the following areas:
- Prepare legal documents including briefs, pleadings, appeals, agreements, contracts, and legal memos, motions
- Prepare legal arguments, applications, declarations, and motions
- Analyze information
- Finalize submissions materials
- Consult clients and provide case options
Data driven, excellent verbal and written communicator with all levels of personnel and customers outside the organization. Acts with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality. Detailed oriented required to handle large volumes of work simultaneously. Essential skills include:
- Bilingual – Speak, Read and Write in English
- An excellent verbal and written communicator
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Strongly analytical with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Knows how to prioritize tasks and delegate them when necessary
- A person who acts with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
- Able to travel frequently
- Can motivate and work with a team
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related software
WHO WE ARE:
- Alexandra Lozano Immigration Law is an Immigration Law Firm headquartered in Seattle (Tukwila), WA with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Texas that do life changing work for Immigrants and the Injured
- Our firm employs passionate and driven individuals who are well-trained and efficient
- We are a client-focused, results-oriented firm
- Customer service and excellent results are our highest priority
- We take pride in changing people's lives despite the challenges posed in the current immigration system
- Our clients are the heartbeat of our law firm, and we treat them with respect and dignity
- We have tightly created systems that we value and continue to hone-in on to improve, and we expect everyone to work within them
- We work together as a team in a way that is like an assembly line. No one person in the case handles any aspect of the case from beginning to end
- We each have a well-defined role
- Our focus is on humanitarian immigration - 360 VAWA, U Visa, and T Visa as well as
- post-deportation options
Full time position 12.06.2022