- Junior
- Escritório em Buffalo
Job Title: Housing Paralegal
Classification: Non-Exempt Professional eligible for Collective Bargaining Unit membership
Reports to: Unit Supervising Attorney
Summary of Responsibilities:
The Staff Paralegal will support family unit attorneys with their casework by maintaining client contact and assist with drafting documents. The paralegal will assist with case development and provide support for the administrative and operational needs of the unit.
Essential Functions:
- Manage caseload and assigned tasks, including providing clients with information under attorney supervision.
- Screen clients and complete intake questionnaires when required by office conditions.
- Correspond with case managers from area social service, housing, and medical and mental health service providers to develop evidence and assist clients obtain stability.
- Assist attorneys with file preparation and organization for hearings.
- Assist in the review, organization, and management of legal documents.
- Enter case information into NLS' case management system, LegalServer.
- Maintain accurate and complete records and files regarding cases and projects assigned.
- Provide direct support and assistance to Family Unit attorneys.
- Maintain accurate and complete records and files regarding assigned cases.
- Participate in community outreach, education, and training efforts.
- Drafting pleadings and correspondence to court, clients, and attorneys.
- Assist attorneys with court filings.
Core Competencies:
- Strong personal work ethic and ability to organize time, manage diverse activities, and meet critical deadlines with minimal supervision;
- Excellent writing, editing, and proof-reading skills, with ability to be detail-oriented;
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively with a dynamic and multi-sector team;
- Curious and self-directed with an ability to anticipate client needs;
- Cultural humility in working with low-income clients across the spectrum of diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, immigrant status, religious identity, physical and mental disabilities, and limited English proficiency; and
- Familiarity with diverse communities is a plus.
Qualifications- College degree;
- Legal services background, or knowledge of general civil legal work;
- Experience working with vulnerable populations and knowledge of community resources; and
- Self-motivated and dependable;
- Excellent communication skills for client intake, client follow-up and attorney interface
- Excellent writing skills with attention to detail and proofreading for correspondence with clients and other law offices
Working Conditions:
- Work in an office environment including working at workstation, attending meetings.
- Traveling to meetings and hearings off-site
- Use of a computer and other office machines, such as a fax, photocopiers and telephones
- Ability to work in the evenings and weekends as required to serve clients
- College degree;
- Legal services background, or knowledge of general civil legal work;
- Experience working with vulnerable populations and knowledge of community resources; and
- Self-motivated and dependable;
- Excellent communication skills for client intake, client follow-up and attorney interface
- Excellent writing skills with attention to detail and proofreading for correspondence with clients and other law offices
Working Conditions:
- Work in an office environment including working at workstation, attending meetings.
- Traveling to meetings and hearings off-site
- Use of a computer and other office machines, such as a fax, photocopiers and telephones
- Ability to work in the evenings and weekends as required to serve clients
