Office Assistant for Legal Services 042

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen • Full-time • Perth Amboy, NJ, US • 3m ago

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen (CCDOM), with more than 450 employees is a non-profit, social services agency with its mission, driven by Catholic social teaching, of providing quality services with dignity and respect to the poor, vulnerable and all people in need and partnering with families and communities to improve the quality of life. We serve more than 68,000 clients per year throughout Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren counties in NJ.

Office Assistant for Legal Services - Perth Amboy, NJ

Responsibilities

Assist the Program Director/Attorney in providing legal representation to clients in Consular Processing, Adjustment of Status, Family Petitions, DACA Applications, Naturalizations, and other immigration processes.
Provide administrative support to PD and two Immigration Counselors.
Maintain clients’ physical and electronic files.
Prepare correspondence for attorney in English and Spanish.
Assist in tracking client matters for Accounting department.
Answers client’s basic questions, including case processing issues, case strategy, and case status.
Maintain calendar of appointments for PD and two Immigration Counselors
Complete preliminary screenings of clients and greet clients and visitors.

Requirements

Associates Degree preferred and/or 1-3 years of experience handling immigration matters.
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must be Bilingual (English/Spanish) with a high proficiency level.

Benefits

CCDOM offers a competitive benefits plan that includes: