Job Title: Legal Assistant/Paralegal Job Responsibilities: Client Interaction: - Conduct client intake and maintain detailed and organized case logs. - Correspond with clients and investigate their claims. - Keep clients informed of any developments in their cases. - Communicate consistently with clients. Case Management: - Maintain accurate and thorough case records. - Obtain detailed fact summaries of cases. - Ensure timely filings. - Schedule appointments. - Work with i
Job Title: Staff Attorney Job Responsibilities: Legal Representation & Advocacy - Provide legal counsel and representation to clients in matters related to civil rights, employment discrimination, immigration, and other relevant areas. - Conduct legal research, draft pleadings, and represent clients in hearings and trials. - Collaborate with external legal partners and coalitions to advance strategic litigation and policy advocacy. - Conduct client intake interviews to ass
Job Title: Summer Associate Job Responsibilities: Summer associates at the organization, a non-profit law firm, will engage in various tasks typical of a poverty law attorney. They will be assigned to work in a specific practice area focused on civil issues such as consumer rights, disability, domestic violence, education, employment, family law, foreclosure, health, housing, immigration, public benefits, and tax. Key responsibilities include: - Interviewing clients to unde
Job Title: Staff Attorney - Family Practice Group Job Responsibilities: - Provide high-quality legal representation to low-income individuals, specifically focusing on domestic violence survivors in Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court. This includes handling cases related to divorce, custody, and protection orders. - Offer counseling, advice, brief services, and referrals as needed to clients. - Collaborate with other attorneys by co-counseling and working with paralegals
Job Title: Staff Attorney, Municipal Advocacy Job Responsibilities: - Represent indigent defendants at all stages of the municipal court process, including arraignments, discovery, pretrials, motions, pleas, trials, and other work integral to a criminal case. - Appear in court at all times the assigned court is open and be available to meet and work outside the typical working hours if necessary. - Work as a float attorney to cover multiple courts as part of a team and suppo
**Job Title:** VLSP Paralegal - Helpline **Job Responsibilities:** The VLSP Paralegal at the organization will be primarily responsible for serving as the initial point of contact for clients seeking legal assistance. Key duties include: - Conducting interviews with applicants to assess their eligibility for legal services. - Working within a high-volume call center environment, frequently interacting with clients who may be in distress. - Extensively utilizing telephone