Paralegal/Legal Assistant/Law Clerk
We are currently seeking a bright, enthusiastic paralegal/legal assistant or law clerk to join our growing team. We are committed to social justice and help workers/employees exclusively.
The hours are flexible (12-20 hours a week, depending on your range of abilities and work needs). Potential to grown into a full-time position with benefits.
Responsibilities include:
- Conducting initial phone intakes with prospective clients — a primary duty
- Providing client support, including by emailing and calling them
- Drafting letters
- Drafting legal documents under supervision of attorney, including pleadings and written discovery
- Conducting legal research and cite-checking
- Fact gathering and retrieving information and documents
- Processing and entering data
- Answering phones
- Scanning/organizing/filing documents, sorting incoming mail
- Running errands (as this is a small practice, some personal assistant help may be needed)
Skills needed:
- Strong communication skills (including a terrific phone demeanor)
- Excellent writing and proof-reading skills
- Smart, analytical thinker who is a quick learner
- Highly organized, very detail-oriented, strong administrative skills
- Professional and reliable
- Good people skills, friendly and upbeat
- Tech savvy, comfortable with Adobe Acrobat, Word/WordPerfect, Google Apps
- Takes direction well, takes initiative, and takes responsibility for work
- Team player with a positive attitude
- Understands ethical and confidentiality requirements to firm and its clients
- Takes pride in growing skills and knowledge
- Good, upbeat attitude and willing to take on whatever tasks the firm needs
Requirements:
- A college degree.
- A paralegal certificate, paralegal experience, current law student, or a strong interest in going to law school (describe in your cover letter).
- Employment law experience or a commitment to employment law/civil rights is a plus.
Compensation:
Compensation ranges from $16-22/hour, depending on experience and skill level. Paid holidays and sick time included. Potential for full-time employment, with benefits.
Application:
Please send an email to the email address on the main page of the website with “Paralegal/Assistant Application” in the subject line: (1) a résumé; (2) unofficial college transcript (if graduated in the past five years); (3) a cover letter that discusses your interests in the position, relevant skills (to the extent not stated in your résumé), and salary expectations, and identifies three professional references; and (4) a writing sample if you have one. Please name each file as follows: “LastNameFirstNameResume,” “LastNameFirstNameTranscript” “LastNameFirstNameCoverLetter,” and “LastNameFirstNameWritingSample.”
