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Legal Services NYC seeks one intake paralegal to staff the Access Line, our citywide intake hotline. Access Line paralegals perform an essential role in our agency. The team serves as an important front line for our work and responds in real time to low-income individuals and families seeking legal help. Access Line paralegal duties include answering phones, performing eligibility screening, entering client information into a database, writing case notes, giving advice under the supervision of an attorney, scheduling appointments, sending appointment letters and follow-up information to clients, and providing outside referrals. Access Line paralegals may also be asked to perform off-site intake outside of regular business hours. Access Line paralegals can expect to work closely with supervising attorneys and will have the opportunity to learn about many different legal practice areas. This is a fully remote position, but a hybrid schedule is also possible, if preferred.
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How to Apply: Applicants must send a cover letter, resume, and two writing samples to Jobpostings@lsnyc.org. Please write “HOTLINE-PARALEGAL” in the subject line of the email. Application deadline is May 10, 2024. Please, no telephone calls. As fluency in Spanish is required, a language test will be administered. Salary and benefits are determined by the Legal Services NYC Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Legal Services NYC is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, people over 40, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $51,883.00 - $83,706.00 per year
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Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10013
Full Time
Business Services
$83k-103k (estimate)
04/23/2024
08/20/2024
legalservicesnyc.org
JAMAICA, NY
100 - 200
1968
DOREEN ODOM
<$5M
Business Services
Legal Services NYC fights poverty and seeks justice for low-income New Yorkers. For 50 years, we have challenged systemic injustice and helped clients meet basic needs for housing, income and economic security, family and immigration stability, education, and health care. LSNYC is the largest civil legal services provider in the country, with deep roots in all of the communities we serve. Our staff of more than 500 people in neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs helps more than 100,000 New Yorkers annually. LSNYC addresses the underlying causes of our clients p...roblems through all forms of advocacy. We partner with scores of community-based organizations, elected officials, public agencies, pro bono lawyers, and the courts to maximize our effectiveness. Our work fights discrimination and helps to achieve equal opportunity and economic, social, and racial justice for all low-income New Yorkers. Support our work! Donate online at https://lsnyc.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/get-involved/giving-to-legal-services-nyc
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