Senior EOIR Removal Defense Paralegal / Team Lead

Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Immigration Law Firm

We are seeking an experienced EOIR Removal Defense Paralegal for a role that combines substantive casework with team leadership and department administration.

The Team Lead will oversee a team of approximately three Removal Defense Paralegals while maintaining a limited personal caseload of approximately 5–15 EOIR matters.

The limited personal caseload is intentional. Most of the Team Lead's time will be dedicated to managing and supporting the paralegal team, monitoring the department's overall caseload, managing deadlines and workflows, reviewing work, conducting case audits, maintaining department organization, and ensuring cases continue progressing appropriately.

This position requires someone with strong hands‑on EOIR removal defense experience who understands the work well enough to manage others, identify problems, maintain quality standards, and step in when additional case support is needed.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership & Supervision





The Team Lead will oversee a team of approximately three Removal Defense Paralegals.

Responsibilities include:
- Assigning and monitoring work
- Managing team workloads and case distribution
- Reviewing upcoming hearings and deadlines with the team
- Conducting regular case and task audits
- Identifying overdue or incomplete work
- Following up with team members to ensure assignments are completed
- Reviewing work for completeness and quality before attorney review when appropriate
- Training and supporting paralegals
- Answering procedural and workflow questions
- Helping team members prioritize competing deadlines
- Ensuring firm procedures, SOPs, and checklists are followed
- Holding team members accountable for deadlines and assigned responsibilities
- Identifying recurring performance or workflow problems
- Escalating significant issues to attorneys or management
- Redistributing work when a team member

📌 Senior EOIR Removal Defense Paralegal (Bogotá, D.C.)
🏢 Dalal & Mehta
📍 Bogotá, D.C.