Award-winning boutique immigration law firm in Honolulu, Hawaii seeks an immigration paralegal to join our small but mighty team. The immigration paralegal must be compassionate, detail oriented, eager to help people, organized and highly ethical. Paralegal experience preferred but not required, willing to train. Foreign language ability is a plus but not required. Must not be allergic to dogs, as we have an office comfort dog.
 
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual with interest in immigration law to work at a top tier immigration law firm in Honolulu, Hawaii during a transformative period in the field. The immigration paralegal will support two of the top immigration lawyers in Hawaii. This paralegal position will focus on issues related to family-based immigration, business immigration, citizenship and humanitarian benefits.
 
Applications welcome until December 31 but may close sooner.
 
Hirota & Associates, LLLC was founded in 2009, and our practice concentrates solely in US immigration and nationality law. To learn more about us, please visit www.hawaiiimmigrationlaw.com
 
$35,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year
Benefit Conditions: Waiting period may apply, Only full-time employees eligible
Benefits: Employer sponsored IRA with matching, Dental insurance, Health insurance, Health savings account, Paid time off, Vision insurance
Please provide answers to all of the following questions:

Everyone in the office worked hard on a case that you were all excited and passionate about. You went home feeling good about having been a part of helping this deserving family get what they wanted. It makes you feel good to be a part of an organization that truly can change people's lives. A few days later the attorney calls a group meeting to inform everyone that the government decided to deny the case, so the effort everyone put in is not going to result in the outcome that you all had hoped for that family. How does this make you feel? What would you do?

The attorney has asked you to speak with a client to help to write down the client’s personal statement in support of her case. The client’s story about her previous marriage feels flat and lacks detail. Her story isn’t making a lot of sense. You feel like she is not telling you something important that could help her case, but you do not know what she is holding back or why. How does this make you feel, and what would you do to encourage her to tell you the whole story?

The work you are being asked to do seems to have slowed down recently. The attorney has been keeping busy but hasn't been needing your help as much as usual. You've sat at your desk waiting to be given something to do for a couple of days now. What would you do in this situation? How does it make you feel?

What interests you about this employment opportunity and why? What do you have to offer to this practice and how do you see it benefiting us?

The work we do in this office can be rewarding and extremely challenging at the same time. There are emotional highs along with emotional lows, there are intense time crunches. What are your personal strengths and how do you see yourself being able to fit into this type of environment? What type of environment do you see yourself thriving within?