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$67k–$102k/yr
Full-time
high school, bachelor degree, professional certificate
Health Insurance, Paid Vacation, Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Posted 53d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Paralegal Casehandler manages a high volume of housing cases to help clients avoid eviction by obtaining rental assistance and representing them at administrative hearings. They collaborate with staff attorneys to resolve benefits issues and develop community education materials.
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree, a paralegal certificate, or a combination of high school diploma and 4+ years of legal experience. Strong advocacy, organizational, and computer skills are required, along with a commitment to serving low-income populations.
Full job description
The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice is seeking a Paralegal Casehandler to join the Brooklyn Neighborhood Office’s Housing Justice - Tenant Defense Unit to serve the borough of Brooklyn. The Paralegal Casehandler works on their own cases as well as with the Housing Staff Attorneys to resolve benefits and advocacy issues, including, but not limited to obtaining rent arrears and ongoing rental assistance through appropriate programs, agency advocacy, representation of clients at administrative hearings, and outreach and training for affected client communities and service providers. The Paralegal Casehandler is on the front lines of assisting individuals and families to avoid imminent eviction.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct intake/client interviews, provide advice and direct assistance, and assess requests for services
Represent clients at administrative hearings at HRA or other appropriate forums
Obtain rent arrears and ongoing rental assistance through FHEPS and other programs
Handle a high volume of individual cases and respond to the needs of community-based organizations
Work with staff attorneys and supervising attorneys to resolve the benefits issues involved with housing practice cases
Prepare motion documents including client affidavits
Conduct advocacy in eviction cases and termination hearings
Develop community education materials for clients and other advocates
Maintain case records
Conduct virtual, courthouse-based, and off-site intake as needed, including during evening hours
Conduct policy advocacy on behalf of clients
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Required qualifications:
Eligible candidates must have at least one of the following:
A bachelor’s degree (strongly preferred)
A paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited paralegal program
At minimum a high school diploma / GED and 4+ years of legal work experience
4+ years of combined higher education and legal work experience
Excellent written, oral advocacy, and computer skills
Excellent organizational skills with ability to multi-task and manage a large workload
Ability to work independently as well as in a team
Ability to coordinate and collaborate successfully with other groups and organizations
Commitment to advocacy on behalf of low-income people and immigrants
Preferred qualifications:
Experience assisting people in crisis is desirable, but not required
Proficiency in languages other than English, especially Spanish, Mandarin, French Creole, Russian and/or Bengali is desirable, but not required
SALARY AND BENEFITS
The salary range represents a good faith estimate of the range we expect to pay for this role. The actual salary offered may vary depending on many factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as collectively bargained salary steps for unionized roles.
Salary Range: $66,843 - $102,358
The Legal Aid Society offers a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Click here to read more about benefits.
Higher Education and Loan Forgiveness
The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This position allows an employee to take advantage of PSLF and other State and Federal loan forgiveness programs. Additionally, employees who are New York residents may be eligible for assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments, depending on years of practice. To learn more, click the links below.
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit. We are currently unable to sponsor employment visas or permits. (However, for citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa.)
HOW TO APPLY
All applications must be completed online via the career portal. We do not accept emailed applications. Submit the following documents as a combined PDF:
Cover Letter
Resume
For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email [email protected].
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us and our ability to build strong relationships with our colleagues. Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.
We deliver justice in every borough, working tirelessly to make our city a better place.
Industry
Law Practice
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Founded
1876
Headquarters
New York, NY
LinkedIn followers
60,352
The Legal Aid Society is the nation's oldest and largest provider of legal services to the indigent. Founded in 1876, the Society provides a full range of civil legal services as well as criminal defense work, and juvenile rights representation in Family Court. Our core service is to provide free legal assistance to New Yorkers who live at or below the poverty level and cannot afford to hire a lawyer when confronted with a legal problem.
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