Job Title: Law Clerk, EGAN LLP (Bilingual Spanish & English) – US Business Immigration
Job type:4 Month Contract to Start
Company: Ernst & Young
Location: ON-Toronto
Deadline:4th/11/2013
Job description:
Ernst & Young’s global alliance of independent law firms cooperate with our offices worldwide to provide our clients with integrated, quality service. The US business immigration specialists at Egan LLP help companies address the challenges associated with managing today’s globally mobile workforce. Egan LLP helps companies and their employees efficiently relocate wherever they need them to be. The firm’s comprehensive range of US business immigration services include obtaining both immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant status and visas as well as providing a range of US immigration advisory services for employees and their employers.
We are currently seeking a Bilingual Law Clerk (Paralegal) to manage multiple and challenging US business immigration engagements and to contribute to the delivery of solutions and ideas for our diverse institutional clients.
Please note this opportunity is a 4 Month Contract to Start.
In this role, the Law Clerk will be involved in the following:
Drafting applications:
* Learn basic immigration processing categories and requirements for each category
* On instruction from the lawyer, research current processing requirements at service centres/consulates etc.
* Collect information from HR contact and applicant
* Using available resources, draft complete application packages for review by the supervising lawyer
* Make revisions to drafts
* Ensure that applications are filed in a timely manner
* Meet with lawyers to discuss questions raised by the client and then relate information back to the HR contact/applicant
* Draft emails in response to queries by clients
* Delegate appropriate work to legal assistants, such as: typing of forms, copying of documents, and sending out packages
* Follow up with immigration authorities on pending applications
* Enter expiration dates for applicants’ status in tracking system
* Notify clients of upcoming extensions
* Keep individual client status charts updated (where required)
Communicating with other professional and support staff at Egan LLP:
* Ensure that lawyers are at all times advised of client related issues that come to the attention of the law clerk
* Participate actively in meetings of the professional staff of Egan LLP Professional Development: may be required to attend seminars and professional development courses that are relevant to his/her area of specialty
Requirements
* must be bilingual (Spanish & English) – verbal and written
* Undergraduate university degree or equivalent related work experience
* Must be highly organized and have the ability to communicate effectively
* Strong attention to detail
Ernst & Young is committed to diversity and equity .
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