Employment Paralegal Job Description

'An employment paralegal is someone who works on employment law matters under the supervision of licensed attorneys in a law office. Employment paralegals (also known as employment legal assistants) do not practice law, as they are not licensed attorneys, but they help lawyers in employment law matters, including those involving wage and hour laws, workplace safety, rest break laws, disability leave laws, and workplace harassment. As busy professionals, employment lawyers rely on employment paralegals to assist them as much as possible within the bounds of legal and ethical rules.


Here are a few sample employment paralegal job descriptions:

Labor & Employment Paralegal

The candidate should have Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience. Must have 2-3 years of experience. Experience preparing immigrant and nonimmigrant visas (i.e. H-1B, L-1, AOS, I-140, PERM, O-1, EB-1, and complex RFE responses) required. Excellent organizational skills, computer skills and strong communication skills are essential.
 

The candidate must have at least 5 years of Labor and Employment experience and either a bachelor’s degree or paralegal certification.

Labor and Employment Paralegal


Employment-Based Immigration Paralegal

The candidate should have 2-4 years of employment-based experience. Experience in preparing, fact gathering and filing non-immigrant visa petitions including Permanent Labor Certification applications and immigrant visa petitions is required. Immigration case management software is required.


Labor and Employment Legal Assistant

The candidate will be drafting pleadings and correspondence. Should have 3-5 years of experience with L&E experience. Must have strong verbal, written and software skills. Experience with electronic filing with courts is required. Must have solid references.'

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