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Karla Michelle S

Dominican Republic

Bilingual Immigration Paralegal

$ 2,500/month

10+ yrs exp

Karla is an exceptionally strong match for this Paralegal role, bringing a combination of formal legal education, direct U.S. law firm experience, and extensive immigration law expertise. She is currently working as a Bilingual Immigration Paralegal supporting a U.S.-based law firm, where she manages complex employment- and family-based immigration petitions, prepares legal declarations, affidavits, motions, RFEs, and USCIS filings, maintains case management systems, tracks deadlines, and coordi…

Skills

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Agile Project Management
  • Finance Reporting
  • Google G Suite
  • Legal Research
  • Product Management
  • Project Management
  • Stress Management
  • Technical Recruiting
  • Administrative Law
  • Costs Management
  • Digital Project Management
  • Google Suite
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • MS Project
  • Poject
  • Production Management
  • Property Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Financial Reporting
  • Written Communication
  • Clio
  • computer skills
  • process management
  • Project Manager
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Social Project Management
  • Microsoft Suite
  • Immigration Law
  • Attention to details
  • Project managment
  • Press management
  • project mnangement
  • Technical Writing
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Legal Project Management
  • project managmenet
  • Hybrid Project Managerment
  • IT Project Management
  • Client Communication
  • PMO and Project Management
  • stakholder communication
  • Project managemet
  • Pressure Management
  • Technical Report Writing
  • Client-Facing Communication
  • Complex Project Management
  • Lead research
  • Administrative Lead
  • Transparency
  • - Stakeholder & Client Communication
  • Project Management,
  • Scientific Communication
  • Client Comunication
  • Strong Attention to Detail
  • Supplier Communication
  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Teamwork Attention to Detail
  • WordPress Management
  • PMO & Project Management
  • Financial Routines
  • Project Management (PMBOK)
  • Docketwise
  • Shareholder Communications
  • Energy Project Management
  • Project Manegement

Karla Michelle S

Dominican Republic

Bilingual Immigration Paralegal

$ 2,500 /month

10+ yrs exp

Karla is an exceptionally strong match for this Paralegal role, bringing a combination of formal legal education, direct U.S. law firm experience, and extensive immigration law expertise. She is currently working as a Bilingual Immigration Paralegal supporting a U.S.-based law firm, where she manages complex employment- and family-based immigration petitions, prepares legal declarations, affidavits, motions, RFEs, and USCIS filings, maintains case management systems, tracks deadlines, and coordi…

Skills

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Agile Project Management
  • Finance Reporting
  • Google G Suite
  • Legal Research
  • Product Management
  • Project Management
  • Stress Management
  • Technical Recruiting
  • Administrative Law
  • Costs Management
  • Digital Project Management
  • Google Suite
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • MS Project
  • Poject
  • Production Management
  • Property Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Financial Reporting
  • Written Communication
  • Clio
  • computer skills
  • process management
  • Project Manager
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Social Project Management
  • Microsoft Suite
  • Immigration Law
  • Attention to details
  • Project managment
  • Press management
  • project mnangement
  • Technical Writing
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Legal Project Management
  • project managmenet
  • Hybrid Project Managerment
  • IT Project Management
  • Client Communication
  • PMO and Project Management
  • stakholder communication
  • Project managemet
  • Pressure Management
  • Technical Report Writing
  • Client-Facing Communication
  • Complex Project Management
  • Lead research
  • Administrative Lead
  • Transparency
  • - Stakeholder & Client Communication
  • Project Management,
  • Scientific Communication
  • Client Comunication
  • Strong Attention to Detail
  • Supplier Communication
  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Teamwork Attention to Detail
  • WordPress Management
  • PMO & Project Management
  • Financial Routines
  • Project Management (PMBOK)
  • Docketwise
  • Shareholder Communications
  • Energy Project Management
  • Project Manegement

Bilingual Immigration Paralegal

Qazi Law Offices
April 2025 - present

Manage Employment-based petitions (including O-1, EB-1, EB-2, H-1B, and others) and Family-based petitions (Spouse, Parents, AOS, etc.). Conduct outbound intake calls with clients to get their declarations and other information for forms. Prepare compelling declarations, cover letters, affidavits for VAWAs, U visas, T visas, waivers, etc. Complete immigration forms for USCIS and NVC such as I-130, I-140, I-131, I-360, I-485, I-765, I-601, I-918, I-589, 400, DS-260 and others. Prepare response to RFE and NOIDs and coordinate with client’s documents submission. Prepare EOIR motions and forms such EOIR-28, 42A, 42B, Asylum, litigation prep, etc. Maintain case management and organize client’s files and documents in My Case and Clio. Processing and organizing government correspondence, including receipt notices, approval notices, and requests for evidence. Review client’s status in USCIS and provide updates when needed.

Operations Manager

Impactt Limited
May 2023 - March 2025

Support the day-to-day operations of the consulting firm specialized in labor rights and ensure that all project activities and financial disbursements comply with the client grant requirements. Provide technical advice on legal matters, especially on labor and administrative law. Lead the local financial reporting, collect invoices, track daily expenses, sub-grantees funding request and expenses report. Coordinate activity logistics, request quotes, communicate with vendors and stakeholders, prepare agenda sessions, organize and facilitate workshops sessions and social dialogues as needed. Support operational planning, forecasting, ensuring project compliance with all contractual reporting and financial requirements. Draft and review monthly workplans and technical reports in English, capturing project activity accomplishments and ensuring its timely submission in coordination with the Project Director.

Project Management Specialist

United States Agency for the International Development (USAID/Dominican Republic)
November 2020 - May 2023

Oversee USAID-supported international development projects in the Dominican Republic, including financial performance, monitoring, evaluation and learning, quarterly work plans, data quality assessments, project design, overall implementation of activities, etc. Provide technical expertise and collaborate with other U.S. agencies as an advisor to the mission in the areas of public and administrative law, anti-corruption, transparency, public procurement, and good governance. Draft and review technical documents, reports, activity design, memoranda, pre-obligation memoranda, procurement actions, financial oversight for USAID-funded activities. Collaborate with senior Dominican government officials to ensure effective implementation of project activities.

Project Management Assistant

United States Agency for the International Development (USAID/Dominican Republic)
March 2018 - October 2020

Provide support to the Youth, Education and Security Office comprising 14 projects, in project management duties such as procurement actions, project related document drafting, programmatic and technical assistance, etc. Serve as the Alternate COR of the Criminal Justice Strengthening System Project. Support the completion of monitoring and evaluation tasks such as site visits reports, DQAs. Provide administrative assistance, such as translation of documents, letter drafting, organizational of working files, preparation of partners meetings, etc. Maintain working relationships with other USAID support offices. Participate in external events/site visits in representation of the YES office.

Immigration Legal Assistant

DeWood Law Firm
February 2016 - November 2018

Prepare, review, and organize immigration applications, petitions, and supporting documents for visas, green cards, citizenship applications and others. Maintain case management, organize files and track deadlines to ensure timely submissions. Assist clients by gathering necessary information, client communication, explaining legal procedures, and responding to inquiries regarding their immigration status, application process, and required documentation. Conduct research on immigration laws, policies, and procedures to support attorneys in case preparation. Ensure filings comply with USCIS, ICE, and other regulatory bodies' requirements.

Program Specialist – Community Economic Development

Peace Corps Dominican Republic
August 2014 - January 2016

Support the project site identification process to assign volunteers, which included led community meetings and identify potential local economic associations, cooperatives and others, in rural areas, especially in the border site. Perform group interviews, data collection, site and family visits, site security assessment, etc. Prepare volunteers assignments packets. Assist community organizations in the filling of Volunteer Request forms. Serve as a local economic advisor to volunteers while performing their service and support their training sessions.

Child Sponsorship Officer

Good Neighbors Dominican Republic (NGO)
November 2010 - August 2014

Assist community development projects to ensure proper alignment with NGO global and regional strategies. Conduct child intake surveys. Deliver gifts from donor to sponsored children in the communities. Support the design of the annual work plans and reporting for the projects and ensured its implementation.

Smart Scores

Communication
85
Role Fit
95
Adaptability
85
Problem-solving
80
Simera English
85
Professional Presence
85
Drive/Initiative
85

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