Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission is currently looking for a Administrative Assistantto join the Open Door Legal Services team in Seattle, WA.

Seattle's Union Gospel Mission is a private faith-based organization that helps the community to reach out with compassion to those who have lost hope. And as a community, we empower one another to build, lead and give back.

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for assisting clients in all of the various legal issues handled by the office, assisting the Senior Legal Assistant and attorneys with administrative duties, operations, and coordination of the Legal Services department, and maintaining caseload records for the office.

Our Open Door Legal Services team is looking for its newest member and we think that could be you!

Shift Schedule

Monday - Friday, regular office hours - 80% Remote

What you'll do

• Meet with clients, for initial intake while capturing highly confidential information, answer the telephone, respond to texts, Whatsapp and email contact with the public clients and volunteers
• Proofread documents, maintain and order office supplies and scan/photo copy documents as requested
• Coordinate regularly scheduled legal clinics and client and/or volunteer meetings
• Maintain confidential files and databases containing legal and personal information about Open Door Legal Services (ODLS) clients and volunteers.
• Handling client intakes to gather information about client concerns, legal issues they need help with, priorities they have for handling their issues, and personal demographic information of clients.
• Performance of client related work such as calling courts to research the status of a client’s case, communication with administrative agencies on a client’s behalf, and other such tasks with the support of the Senior Legal Assistant or an attorney.
• Attend and participate in all Mission, Division and Department meetings and trainings, as required.
• Any other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Social Welfare or a related field is preferred. A combination of education and relatable experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 years of experience working in a professional office environment is required. Experience supporting a legal practice is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with a diverse group of people who are working through complex legal situations and/or are in crisis is highly perferred
• Proficient to advanced skills using office equipment (fax, copier, scanner, etc.)
• Proficient to advanced experience using Microsoft Office Suite

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for long periods of time in a temperature-controlled environment. Occasionally will stand, balance, twist, stoop, kneel and reach with hands/arms. Occasionally lifts up to 20 pounds and walks, use stairways to climb to multiple floors within the company. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Statement of Faith

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the infallible, authoritative Word of God.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
• We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
• We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in Christ.

Mission Statement

To bring the love of Jesus and hope for a new life to our homeless neighbors.

Vision

To see every homeless neighbor - beloved, redeemed, restored.