Paralegal - Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project
Bet Tzedek Legal Services has been providing high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles’ most vulnerable residents for nearly 50 years. They are seeking a paralegal to join their Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project, where the role involves providing legal services and support to housed and unhoused individuals in collaboration with service providers.
Responsibilities
- Under the supervision of an attorney, respond to phone and email requests for legal assistance and deliver advice and counsel
- Prepare, file, and serve court forms and case documents with attorney supervision
- Assist attorneys during discovery by conducting document review and preparing, responding to, and serving discovery devices
- Conduct and assist with outreach, in-person intakes, and education efforts to various homeless service providers, unhoused individuals, and individuals at imminent risk of homelessness (local travel required)
- Perform administrative tasks with organization and efficiency, including typing client interview notes, entering client information into a case management database, uploading relevant documents to document management databases, entering data into a template referrals spreadsheet, on a monthly basis; completing biweekly timesheets, opening and closing digital case files timely and accurately; and
- Other assignments as deemed appropriate
Skills
- A paralegal certificate/degree in paralegal studies from an ABA-approved institution OR bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney who has been an active member of the California bar for the preceding 3 years
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Proficiency with internet and web-based applications
- Ability to travel independently throughout Los Angeles County for required client work and outreach and education events
- Demonstrated commitment to Bet Tzedek's mission to provide free legal services to those who need them most
- Demonstrated commitment to applying principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in performance of job duties
- Fluency in written and spoken Spanish and ability to translate between English and Spanish
- At least 2 years of law office experience supporting multiple attorneys
- Knowledge and experience in landlord-tenant law or similar practice areas related to housing or homelessness
- Proficiency with MS Office, electronic case management and document management systems (Legal Server, Net Documents, Adobe Pro, OneLegal)
- Valid California driver's license
Benefits
- A generous number of paid holidays, vacation, and sick days annually.
- Personal and floating holidays
- Compensatory time for exempt employees.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave (after 1 year of employment).
- Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic and acupuncture coverage for employees and dependents, with office visit co-pay reimbursement for HMO enrollees.
- Life/accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Plan.
- Voluntary (employee-contributed) life/AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital confinement, and pet insurance.
- Employee-contributed 403(b) plan.
- Employer-contributed Pension plan.
- Healthcare and childcare flexible spending accounts.
- Commuter transit and/or parking benefits.
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