Senior immigration paralegal

Senior Immigration ParalegalTeam Lead & Trainer — Remote — EOIR + USCIS + Federal Litigation (Bonus)Cunha Law PLLC— a U. S. immigration law firm based in Washington, DC — is hiring asenior immigration paralegal to lead and train our paralegal team.This is atechnical leadership and team-development role : you'll be the person who trains our paralegals, reviews the team's work, and makes sure every case leaves the office at the firm's standard — across bothimmigration court (EOIR / removal defense)andaffirmative filings before USCIS.We are not an immigration consultancy, and we don't compete with form-fillers.Every case at Cunha Law is handled as a real legal matter — eligibility analysis, case strategy, legal research, and attorney review before anything is filed. We compete with the top U. S. immigration firms, not with the paperwork mills. If that's the standard you want to build a team around, keep reading.This is a role for someone who has real mileage and knows how to develop people.It is not an entry-level position. We're looking for someone withgenuine U. S. immigration experience— comfortable both in the dynamics of immigration court and in assembling complex USCIS petitions — with the maturity tolead, train, and hold a team accountable.What you'll do
Lead the paralegal team— assign cases, track the caseload, enforce deadlines, and make sure nothing is left loose
Train and develop the paralegalson both sides of the practice: affirmative immigration (USCIS) and removal defense (EOIR)
Review the team's technical work (QA)— petitions, evidence packages, forms, and letters — before final attorney review
Standardize processes, checklists, and SOPsto keep quality and technical consistency high across every case
Directly handle and supervise the most complex cases(EOIR + USCIS), serving as the team's reference point
Draft and reviewdeclarations, memoranda, and responses to RFEs/NOIDs in clear, well-supported legal English
Set and enforce an English-first standardacross the team's work product and internal communication
Report directly to the attorneyon caseload status and team development, with disciplined management in Zoho (CRM + Projects)
Note:this role isnot client-facing.Your focus is the team, technical quality, and training — you work with the team and the attorney, not on the front line with clients.
Requirements (the bar is high and it doesn't drop)
~5 years of U. S. immigration experience— ideally spanningboth immigration court (EOIR) and USCIS petitions, Federal court is highly desirable bonus.
Experience leading, training, or supervisingparalegals or a technical team (even informally — we want to see that you've developed people and raised a team's standard)
Fluent English — written and spoken — is essential and non-negotiable.You'll review and train legal-English work product and set the team's English standard.
Spanish is a strong plus— a Spanish-speaker can also take on Spanish-language cases directly, which adds real value to the role.Portuguese is a nice bonus but not required.
Command of the core USCIS forms and processes (I-130, I-485, I-765, N-400, I-589, visa petitions) and familiarity with removal-proceeding dynamics
Absolute rigor with deadlines, organization, and ownership that doesn't get passed off
Able to work 100% remote onU. S. business hours (Washington, DC time zone) , following the U. S. calendarWhat we offer
Direct contract , 100% remote from Latin America, in aleadership role
Payment in U. S. dollars (USD) , monthly — commensurate with experience
Real investment in you: training, mentorship, top-tier systems and technology to operate at the level of a first-rate firm
A grown-up, respectful, process-driven environment — no micromanagement, with clarity and structure
We hirefor talent, not pedigree.If you're excellent and bigger firms overlooked you, you're exactly who we want to talk to.