Pro Bono Paralegal

AI Justice is seeking a qualified and detail-oriented, full-time Paralegal to join our dynamic Pro Bono legal team.

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At a glance

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AI Justice is seeking a qualified and detail-oriented, full-time Paralegal to join our dynamic Pro Bono legal team. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, excellent research abilities, and a deep understanding of legal procedures. As a Pro Bono Paralegal, you will play a crucial role in supporting our attorneys by preparing legal documents, conducting research, and managing case files.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate with clients and maintain client contact information current.
• Conducting intakes, individual client interviews, and follow-up meetings with clients.
• Assisting attorneys in daily case management tasks for existing and prospective clients
• Provide translation and interpretation support services.
• Assist, under the guidance of an attorney, with the preparation of motions, applications, and government/agency requests.
• Entering and maintaining client information into a case management and database system, working with Legal Server and Microsoft Office platforms.
• Conduct daily case management by performing data entry, filings, and database maintenance.
• Provide administrative support (processing mail, faxing, copying, answering phones, scheduling).
• Monitor deadlines and calendar court hearings.
• Research issues, such as country conditions.
• Gather relevant information as needed in support of a case.
• Perform other duties as assigned

The Successful Candidate

• Experience in public interest law, particularly immigration law, preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple attorneys and staff members.
• Directly impacted people and those with personal experience in the U.S. immigration system are highly encouraged to apply.
• The ideal candidate for this position will be friendly, empathetic, and responsible.
• ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Ability to handle a high-volume caseload, with multiple deadlines and other tasks simultaneously.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment that values giving and receiving feedback.
• Enthusiastic about and committed to working alongside people from diverse cultural, educational, professional, and socioeconomic backgrounds. A demonstrated belief in diversity, inclusion, and equity for all individuals.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 required. Knowledge of client database systems preferred .
• Experience working with immigrants preferred. ·
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Written and verbal fluency in English required. Spanish or Haitian Creole fluency strongly preferred.
• Must have own transportation.
• Must be willing to submit to an extensive background check, including FBI, statewide repository, and sex offender registry checks.

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