Immigration Paralegal I

BAL is a team dedicated to exceptional immigration work and collaborative innovation. The Immigration Paralegal I will coordinate with Attorneys in preparing, filing, and monitoring various immigration and nationality law matters, while also providing client support and managing case documentation. Responsibilities Under direction of Senior Paralegal/Attorney, takes lead in email/phone client communications Provides guidance to assignees regarding proprietary systems and case processing Increased understanding of client communication procedures and requirements Inputs client services rendered and sends to Accounting for processing Complete competence of case types previously handled and continually strives to advance and broaden knowledge base; demonstrates increasing levels of independence in case handling Processes more advanced and varied corporate immigration cases Evaluates cases, relays concerns, and proactively escalates to the appropriate BAL team members(s) Prepares forms, letters, documents and correspondence for attorney review; adapts tools and resources for casework which deviates from templates; increases knowledge of BAL best practices Manages status of all filed applications and petitions and finalizes documents after attorney review Utilizes document and data management systems to prepare, monitor, and record all aspects of client casework as per BAL policy Prepares internal caseload reports for management Shares process flow with assignees; Identifies problematic cases and discusses strategies and/or solutions with Attorney Performs research to obtain information such as background on a company or industry, current wages, processing procedures, standard processing times, etc Initiates contact with government agencies to obtain necessary information; alerts Senior Paralegal and/or attorney regarding potential process delays/problems Skills Comfortable and ability to thrive in an extremely high volume environment Demonstrates sound judgement Ability to execute and work well with minimal supervision Strong attention to detail and ability to catch errors and correct work and the work of others Superior client service skills Effectively able to prioritize cases, caseload and other assigned tasks (i.e. projects, company management responsibilities, etc.) Ability to meet deadline and goals MS Office, Scan/Copy; learn, apply and effectively navigate daily use of propriety software Typically at least 1+ year(s) U.S. corporate immigration experience Bachelor's Degree; 1-year law-related experience under licensed attorney; or, PL certificate from ABA approved program Benefits Medical Dental Vision Disability Life insurance Sick time Unlimited vacation 401(k) with company match Company Overview BAL is a corporate immigration law firm that delivers consulting services for organizations. It was founded in 1980, and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship BAL has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2025, 10 in 2024, 6 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.