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Daniel Kleinman

Daniel Steven Kleinman

Bachelor of Arts, English, December 2011 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
President of the Student Body, Damen S.J. Student Award of Excellence, 2009

ABA Accredited Certificate, December 2018 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
Paralegal Studies, Corporate Focus

Chicago | danielstevenkleinman@gmail.com |

Excelling in Corporate Paralegal and Immigration Paralegal Roles; Federal, State, and Private Grant Filings      

  • Three USCIS H-1B Fiscal Year Lotteries
  • Successful USCIS filings of RFEs, TN, H4, TPS, I-90 and I-485
  • Founded LLC nonprofit consulting firm: helped raise over $15,000 for clients
  • Implements knowledge of computational office automation

Highlights of Responsibilities:

Legal Researcher, Grant, Technical Writer: October 2018 – September 2021

  • Deliver grant writing, technical writing, and strategic documentation services, to secure funding and logistics, prepare government filings for use of entities, their attorneys and accountants; provided research and writing and general paralegal support.

Immigration Project Paralegal: April 2018 – September 2018

  • Fulfill the immediate need for support of immigration legal matters as the firm’s clients, native speaking Bosnian and Kosovan refuggees, faced expiring TPS visas; Successful adjudication included RFEs.

Immigration Project Paralegal: January 2018 – April 2018

  • Draft cover letters, compiling I-129 packets utilizing LawLogix for H-1B Cap and Master Cap,
  • Curate up to date research, such as Premium Processing filing protocols.

Immigration Project Paralegal: February 2017 – January 2018

  • Write, compile, complete and submit the H-1B, H-1B Masters, H-4, and related I-129 visas for each specialty worker consultant of the firm.

Immigration Project Legal Assistant: January 2016 – April 2016

  • Compile hundreds of Form I-129 for large docket of H-1B petitions.

Policy Director and Nonprofit Consultant: April 2008 – April 2015

  • Write municipal and federal legal grants for foreclosure mitigation programs
  • Administer programs aimed to aid at-risk and vulnerable homeowners and renters impacted in Chicago’s Far South Side, West Side, and in the southern municipalities of Cook County.

Assistant Housing Director: April 2008 – October 2010, 

  • Operate cross-government grants, $250K; the City of Chicago and the Obama-era PTFA.

Relevant Volunteer Work:

  • Walt Disney Magnet School’s Elected Local School Council, Chicago : (elected 2018, currently serving 2nd term)
  • Nicholas Senn High School Elected Local School Council, Chicago : (elected 2012, stepped down in 2014 due to moving)
  • American Language Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand: (winter exam seasons, 2007, 2008 and 2009).