Paralegal for Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP)

Max 5 yrs required

Full-time

No

Organization is Seeking a Baltimore Paralegal for Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP)

Organization is seeking a highly motivated, organized and bright individual who is fluent in Spanish to support the Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP). MILAP provides free legal advice to people living in Maryland who are at risk of deportation.

The primary responsibilities of the Baltimore Paralegal are:

• Staff weekly legal clinics in Baltimore City and occasional clinics in Hyattsville to assist with registration, intake, obtain necessary client paperwork, manage flow of clients, direct immigrants to additional resources, interpret for volunteer attorneys, and other support.
• Conduct brief Know Your Rights presentations.
• Track and summarize data related to clients served and effectiveness of legal clinics.
• Share referral information and resources with immigrants who contact Organization seeking legal help.
• Increase community awareness about relevant resources, including brief legal advice clinics, case placement services and relevant city and state programs and social service resources.
• Work with MILAP Team to maintain and develop a network of community partners.
• Develop and implement creative outreach strategies that will connect unrepresented immigrants in removal proceedings to available legal services and resources.
• Create outreach materials for volunteer recruitment and translate documents as needed.
• Conduct client follow up and compile data regarding the impact of the MILAP.
• Coordinate and execute interpreter volunteer sign-ups and assess fluency of volunteer interpreters.
• Provide support to Project Director for grant reporting duties as needed.

Qualifications:
• Spanish language fluency required.
• Bachelor’s Degree (paralegal or law-related experience preferred).
• Experience in community organizing/activism and/or public outreach.
• Must be available some evenings and weekends when community legal clinics occur.
• Access to reliable transportation for frequent travel to Organization’s office, Baltimore Immigration Court, Hyattsville Immigration Court, and occasional travel to other locations in Maryland for outreach events and community clinics.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational and record-keeping skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Proficiency in data collection and tracking preferred (prior Salesforce experience preferred)
• Ability to work well with people, including other staff, volunteers, clients, public interest organizations, governmental entities, Board members, and donors.
• Experience working with children and/or the immigrant community is preferred.
• Strong commitment to helping the community and ensuring equal access to justice.

Amenities:
• Competitive salary ranging from $49,000 - $53,000 depending on experience
• Full-Time position with excellent benefits package including paid health insurance, disability insurance, and employer-matched 401k plan; paid sick and vacation leave; and paid holidays
• Hybrid in person/remote work

Organization is looking for a Baltimore Paralegal for their Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP). This position is ideal for a highly motivated, organized and bright individual who is fluent in Spanish and has experience in community organizing/activism and/or public outreach.

The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Staffing weekly legal clinics in Baltimore City and occasional clinics in Hyattsville
• Conducting brief Know Your Rights presentations
• Tracking and summarizing data related to clients served and effectiveness of legal clinics
• Sharing referral information and resources with immigrants who contact Organization seeking legal help
• Increasing community awareness about relevant resources
• Working with MILAP Team to maintain and develop a network of community partners
• Developing and implementing creative outreach strategies
• Creating outreach materials for volunteer recruitment and translating documents as needed
• Conducting client follow up and compiling data regarding the impact of the MILAP
• Coordinating and executing interpreter volunteer sign-ups and assessing fluency of volunteer interpreters
• Providing support to Project Director for grant reporting duties as needed

Qualifications for this position include:
• Spanish language fluency
• Bachelor’s Degree (paralegal or law-related experience preferred)
• Experience in community organizing/activism and/or public outreach
• Availability some evenings and weekends when community legal clinics occur
• Access to reliable transportation for frequent travel
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational and record-keeping skills
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Proficiency in data collection and tracking
• Ability to work well with people
• Experience working with children and/or the immigrant community is preferred
• Strong commitment to helping the community and ensuring equal access to justice

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $49,000 - $53,000 depending on experience. It is a full-time position with excellent benefits including paid health insurance, disability insurance, and employer-matched 401k plan; paid sick and vacation leave; and paid holidays. The position is a hybrid in person/remote work.

Organization is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. They encourage all interested persons to apply including applicants

Paid health insurance, disability insurance, and employer-matched 401k plan; paid sick and vacation leave; and paid holidays

Spanish

Fluent Spanish, Community Organizing/Activism, Public Outreach, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Data Collection, Interpersonal, Written, and Verbal Communication Skills

Bachelor's Degree

Email a cover letter, resume, and 3 professional references to with the subject line “MILAP Paralegal - Last Name, First Name.”

Qualification and Experience Bachelor's Degree (Paralegal or Law-related experience preferred)

Legal