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Victor M.

Immigration Paralegal

I am a licensed attorney (Venezuela) with over six years of experience providing remote, senior-level legal support to U.S. law firms. My foundational legal training and extensive substantive drafting experience allow me to seamlessly adapt to various practice areas, delivering autonomous case management for solo practitioners and boutique law firms. I specialize in bridging the gap between raw client intakes and polished, review-ready final work products, allowing attorneys to focus on high-level strategy and firm growth. Core Legal Competencies: Substantive Legal Drafting: Preparing pleadings, procedural motions, detailed affidavits, and comprehensive exhibit indices compliant with local court rules and practice manuals. End-to-End Case Management: Independently managing active, high-volume caseloads (40-80 files), tracking hard deadlines, and driving cases forward from initial client intake through final attorney-level review. Bilingual Client Relations (English/Spanish): Conducting in-depth client interviews to gather critical evidence, extracting compelling case narratives, and maintaining clear communication to build trust and ensure client compliance. Supervision & Workflow Optimization: Experienced in guiding and auditing the output of junior legal assistants to minimize corrections and streamline internal operations. Specialized Practice Experience: Immigration Law (EOIR & USCIS): - Removal Defense (EOIR): Deep expertise in complex removal defense, including drafting EOIR-42B Hardship Declarations, I-589 asylum affidavits, compiling massive exhibit indices, and preparing procedural motions (Change of Venue, Terminate, Reopen). - Humanitarian Relief: End-to-end development of VAWA and U-Visa packages, including conducting trauma-informed interviews in Spanish to extract compelling narratives and good moral character evidence. - Family-Based & Consular: Managing Adjustment of Status packages (I-485, I-765, I-131) and Alien Relative Petitions (I-130), Fiance Visas, Consular Processing, and organizing extensive good-faith marriage documentation. Workers' Compensation: Background in assisting with initial filings, evidence gathering, and administrative case progression within the workers' comp framework. If your firm requires a technically proficient, self-starting professional who can quickly master your specific practice area and manage high-volume case preparation, please reach out to schedule a brief introductory discussion.

🇻🇪San Cristobal, Venezuela$20/hr100% JSS4.78 (8)Since Dec 2018

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.3k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#19,218 / 412k
🇻🇪Country#149 / 3,245
Revenue, last 30 days
$3.5k

Last 6 months: $14k

World#9,954 / 412k
🇻🇪Country#62 / 3,245
Total earnings
$88k

Billed in all: $92k

World#45,199 / 412k
🇻🇪Country#250 / 3,245
Per project
$6.7k

$3.4k in the last 6 months

World#25,350 / 412k
🇻🇪Country#265 / 3,245
Projects, last 6 months
4
25% fixed75% hourly
World#51,813 / 412k
🇻🇪Country#289 / 3,245
Projects in all
13

Across 15 contracts

13% fixed87% hourly
World#175,712 / 412k
🇻🇪Country#1,008 / 3,245

Earnings, last 30 days

$92.3k+$3.5k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$88k$90k$92k$94kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 2% in Legal Applications & Registration

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  8. #47Document Review937 freelancers · 🇻🇪 #2Top 5%