Legal Assistant, Immigration

Summary

aiLegal is an immigration law firm powered by AI technology that handles family, humanitarian, business, consular, removal defense, and federal litigation matters. The Legal Assistant will prepare and manage immigration cases, communicate with clients, collaborate with attorneys and paralegals, and meet strict productivity, quality, and deadline requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, draft, and assemble immigration filing, including but not limited to
• I-130, I-485, I-751, I-129F
• NIV Consular, IV Consular
• F-1, B1/B2, N-400, I-765, I-131
• I-918, I-914, I-360 VAWA, I-360 SIJ
• RFE, NOID, NOIR, Motion, or Appeal with the USCIS
• Manage and update case pipelines using aiLegal’s proprietary AI platform and case management software
• Monitor deadlines and ensure all filings are timely and compliant with court and USCIS requirements
• Conduct structured client interviews, gather supporting evidence, and ensure accuracy of factual records
• Maintain consistent communication with clients to provide updates and ensure client satisfaction
• Work collaboratively with attorneys, intake specialists, and other paralegals in a structured assembly-line pipeline
• Ensure case files meet aiLegal’s internal quality standards and procedural checklists before attorney review
• Meet or exceed 60 credit hours per month in completed deliverables
• Maintain daily time and productivity logs
• Support the Managing Attorney in achieving team-level output targets (100 x team headcount monthly credit hours)
• Monthly Output: Minimum 60 credit hours of completed work
• Quality: Zero-tolerance for any preventable errors - wrong personal data, missing pages/signatures, missing/wrong filing fee payments (issuance date, payee name, amount), form editions, filing addresses, missing form page, or wrong orders of forms, missing signatures or dates, missed filing/hearing deadlines, or failure to follow SOP
• Responsiveness: All internal communications acknowledged and responded within 2 hours and all external communication acknowledged and responded within 24 hours
• Collaboration: Active participation in structured case assembly-line processes and cross-team reviews
• Effective Follow-Up Compliance: Frequency, timeliness, and effectiveness of client follow ups

Skills

• * Bachelor's degree required
• * Minimum 3 years of immigration law experience (family, humanitarian, business, or removal defense focus)
• * Proficiency in USCIS, EOIR, and federal immigration procedures
• * Exceptional writing skills
• * Strong organizational and accountability skills, proven record of meeting deadlines and productivity goals
• * Familiarity with Jira or equivalent project/case management tools
• * Excellent communication skills
• Paralegal certificate preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Bachelor's degree required
• * Minimum 3 years of immigration law experience (family, humanitarian, business, or removal defense focus)
• * Proficiency in USCIS, EOIR, and federal immigration procedures
• * Exceptional writing skills
• * Strong organizational and accountability skills, proven record of meeting deadlines and productivity goals
• * Familiarity with Jira or equivalent project/case management tools
• * Excellent communication skills

Nice to Haves

• paralegal certificate preferred

Benefits

• Performance-based bonuses
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Paid time off
• Career growth opportunity in a fast-scaling, technology-driven practice