Paralegal

Title: Paralegal
Position Location: This position will be based in ACT’s New York City office.
Reports to: Senior Immigration Paralegal
FLSA Status: Salaried- Exempt 
Employment Type: Full-time 
Hours: Monday-Friday, hybrid position, requires a mix of remote work, work on-site, and in-person meetings.
Salary: The base salary for this position is $60,000; additional compensation is negotiable based on experience.

About Us: African Communities Together (ACT) is an organization of African immigrants fighting for civil rights, opportunity, and a better life for our families here in the U.S. and worldwide. ACT empowers African immigrants to integrate socially, get ahead economically, and engage civically. We develop our members as grassroots leaders who take action to make social change. Since its founding, ACT has supported thousands of African immigrants with direct services, trained hundreds of new leaders, and led successful policy campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels that have impacted hundreds of thousands of immigrants. ACT’s African immigrant membership comes from a diverse range of nationalities, cultures, and languages, is religiously diverse, and is predominantly working-class and low-income. We have offices in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metro area.

Position Description: ACT is seeking a motivated and skilled paralegal with demonstrated experience working with diverse cultural groups to join our legal team. This position is responsible for providing direct immigration services to ACT members and immigrant New Yorkers, particularly African immigrant communities. Our legal program offers free immigration legal services to residents of New York, including assistance with petitions for alien relatives, naturalization, status adjustment, and more. Under the supervision of the Senior Immigration Paralegal, you will carry out  a variety of immigration legal services, including case screenings, conducting intakes, case management, client communication, and referrals from partners. This role will collaborate with other programmatic personnel to advance the chapter's goals and objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide community members with immigration legal services, in fulfillment of charitable grants and government contracts, and in compliance with legal, contractual, and ethical requirements.
• Conduct intake assessments with prospective clients to assess eligibility for immigration relief.
• Coordinate with clients to gather necessary documentation and information in a timely manner.
• Maintain ongoing communication with clients regarding their case, requirements, and retainers by email and phone.