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Siphokazi Mtetwa

@siphokazimtetwa

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Supervising U.S. Immigration Paralegal driving high-quality filings, workflow efficiency, and team performance.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead immigration case workflows—supervising teams, ensuring USCIS-ready quality, and handling complex filings end-to-end while partnering closely with attorneys on strategy in a fast-paced environment.

I’m a U.S. Immigration Supervising Paralegal with demonstrated expertise managing high-volume family-based, employment-based, and humanitarian immigration matters. I’m known for drafting USCIS-compliant filings, developing waiver-based cases, and executing complex legal strategies with precision.

In my current role, I supervise and mentor junior paralegals and legal assistants to ensure consistent case quality, legal accuracy, and strict adherence to firm protocols. I oversee onboarding and training, review and approve petitions and legal correspondence, and coordinate schedules, deadlines, and workload distribution to meet filing timelines.

I serve as lead paralegal for complex cases including I-130, I-485, I-601A waivers, PERM, H-1B, and consular processing. I lead client intake meetings, assess case eligibility, guide document preparation, and collaborate with attorneys on evidence compilation and responses to RFEs and NOIDs.

I also focus on operational improvement—authored website legal content aligned with current immigration standards, helped refine internal legal templates and workflows, and monitor policy changes and USCIS practice trends to keep work current and effective. My background also includes experience in commercial litigation and banking law, strengthening my legal research and compliance mindset.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Supervising Paralegal

Current

Law Offices of Sabrina Li

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Supervise and mentor junior paralegals across high-volume family-based, employment-based, and humanitarian immigration matters, ensuring USCIS protocol compliance and consistent case quality. Lead complex cases including I-130, I-485, I-601A waivers, PERM, H-1B, and consular processing, coordinating evidence and responses with attorneys for RFEs/NOIDs and interviews.

I 485 PERM RFE NOID Responses Client intake Quality Control

Paralegal

Law Offices of Sabrina Li

Apr 2024 - Feb 2025 (10 months)

Drafted and prepared immigration petitions and supporting correspondence under attorney supervision while maintaining organized case files and client databases. Supported attorney scheduling, client intake and eligibility screening, and documentation management, including work on family-based and employment-based matters such as I-130, I-485, PERM, and H-1B petitions.

Legal Research Case Management Client intake PERM

Candidate Attorney

Jason Michael Smith Incorporated

Mar 2023 - Sep 2023 (6 months)

Conducted legal research, compliance checks, and drafting/proofreading of commercial litigation and banking-law documents for filing and service. Managed client instructions and court-related tasks, including preparing demand documents and supporting proceedings at Johannesburg and Pretoria High Court.

Legal Research Compliance Review Legal Drafting Case Management Client Communication Court Appearances

Communications Specialist

Platinum Life

Jun 2022 - Feb 2023 (8 months)

Contacted an average of 200 prospects per day using company scripts to capture personal information with a 65% success rate. Resolved customer queries, troubleshot policy terms for first-call resolution, and supported onboarding by training multiple groups on guidelines and system processes.

Lead Generation Customer Service Policy Troubleshooting First Call Resolution Onboarding

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Specialized Training (Waiver Preparation), Waiver Preparation

2025 - 2025

Completed remote specialized training focused on waiver preparation as part of AILA’s immigration education offerings.

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Advanced Training (Immigration Paralegal Practice), Immigration Law

2024 - 2024

Completed remote advanced training in immigration paralegal practice through AILA. Focused on immigration paralegal workflows and U.S. immigration case support.

Practical Legal Training (Legal Education Development)

Practical Legal Training (PLT), Practical Legal Training

2022 - 2022

Grade: 77%

Completed the Practical Legal Training (PLT) program in an accelerated 4-month timeframe, gaining hands-on experience in advanced legal drafting and legal research. Specialized topics included wills, estate & trust, practitioner accounts management, and court procedure.

University of the Free State

Bachelor of Laws, Law

2018 - 2021

Grade: 70%

Activities and societies: Golden Key Society membership (top 15% within the faculty).

Earned a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2021 from the University of the Free State, graduating with an average of 70%. Honored with membership in the Golden Key Society for top 15% high achievers within the faculty.