Bilingual Paralegal – Asylum Legal Clinic

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor? If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you. At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.   If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.     ORGANIZATION SUMMARY World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish. Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy. This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability. POSITION SUMMARY: This bilingual paralegal position provides traditional paralegal support on asylum and ancillary immigration matters including research, writing, and application preparation. The role also includes other administrative, data, and coordination assistance to the legal team. ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Translate civil documents, country conditions research, letters of support, and other documents.
• Conduct factual, legal, and country conditions research on asylum matters.
• Help prepare immigration applications and other forms for the attorney's use.
• Draft legal briefs and country conditions reports for affirmative asylum cases.
• Assist clients directly in filing for change of venue/change of address in immigration court.
• Oversee grant reporting by auditing data entry, pulling reports, and writing narrative reports.
• Communicate with clients regarding scheduled appointments, next steps, case status, and case closure.
• Prepare and mail client applications for affirmative asylum and ancillary benefits.
• Submit defensive asylum applications in person at the Chicago immigration court.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
• Bilingual verbal and written English/Spanish
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Flexibility to work in a frequently changing environment
• Strong self-starter skills and a desire to learn and grow 
• Basic competency in Word, Excel, and Adobe Pro

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong writing skills preferred

$48,000 - $50,000 a year World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.   World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.   *** Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.   For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.