Celia Diaz
Renton
Summary
Highly organized immigration paralegal with over 5 years of professional immigration experience. Well-versed in the areas of family-based immigration. Demonstrated success in fast-paced and deadline driven environments requiring strong administrative skills and the ability to manage office operations. Motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Immigration Paralegal
Hanis Irvine Prothero
01.2022 - Current
- Draft, review, and submit immigration documents for visa applications and petitions.
- Work with attorneys to assess legal immigration inquiries and provide guidance to clients.
- Experience with Consular Electronic Application Center.
- Draft consular interview packets for clients scheduled for immigrant visa interviews.
- Under direction of attorney, take lead with client communications for intake cases, collection of documents and information.
- Prepared affidavits, waivers, translations and asylum requests for ongoing cases.
- Manage status of all filed applications per policy and utilize Firm document, data management, and accounting/billing systems to prepare, monitor, and record all aspects of work.
Immigration Paralegal
Ritchie Reiersen Law
09.2017 - 01.2022
- Performed functions of attorney carrying out multiple aspects of case preparation and management.
- Prepare and provide appropriate questionnaires, forms, and documents and provide instructions and assistance to clients for proper completion.
- Assisting clients in obtaining Employment Authorization, Advance Parole documents, and various other immigration filings. (I-130, N-400, I-601A, I-821D, I-129F, 245(a) and 245(i) AOS, I-918). Effectively performed case management through the preparation and processing of immigration forms.
- Reviewed client files regularly, consulted attorney and prepared regular status reports to clients and tracked multiple deadlines simultaneously for employer clients.
Education
Associate of Arts - Emphasis in Legal Studies
Highline College
Seattle, WA06.2021
Skills
- Visa Applications
- Global Immigration Filings
- Immigration Case File Strategies
- Immigration Inquiries
- Case Management
- Attorney Support
- Bilingual (Spanish)
- Clerical skills
- Proficient in InsZoom, LawLogix, CLIO, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excell
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Timeline
Immigration Paralegal
Hanis Irvine Prothero
01.2022 - Current
Immigration Paralegal
Ritchie Reiersen Law
09.2017 - 01.2022
Associate of Arts - Emphasis in Legal Studies
Highline College
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