Paralegal

Paralegal

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or undergraduate degree with 1 year of relevant experience; or high school diploma with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Must be fluent in English and Spanish.
• Minimum of one year of experience working with children, preferably at-risk youth, immigrants or refugee children, and/or working with vulnerable populations, survivors of abuse, human trafficking, or other trauma.
• Minimum of one year of experience conducting legal intakes or interviewing children in a professional setting.
• Excellent organizational, time management skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to travel (locally) as assigned.
• Ability to work within an office environment and have regular interaction via telephone, videoconference, IM, and email with KIND’s team.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites (such as Teams, Excel, etc.).
• Ability to work collaboratively and multi-task in our KIND environment, managing numerous priorities and emerging opportunities.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment. Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate as appropriate.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and communication styles.
• Committed to prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as embracing transparency and authenticity in daily work life.
• Be disciplined and nimble to ensure delivery on our core mission of access to justice and protection of children’s wellbeing and rights.
• Showing the ability to multi-task and work with a sense of urgency in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
• Committed to practicing and supporting wellbeing and a work-home life balance.
• Experience working and communicating in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to attorneys, including conducting legal research; fills out immigration benefits and other standard forms; drafts affidavits and basic motions; assists with hearing and interview preparation; maintains case files and data entry in the case management database; and other tasks as needed.
• Conducts client phone screenings, intake interviews, and know your rights presentations and draft intake memoranda.
• Provides support to pro bono attorneys during case placement and assists with administrative and planning tasks related to pro bono attorney training and mentoring.
• Serves as point of contact for clients, proactively ensuring that case files and case management system reflect current contact information and status updates on case developments and child’s wellbeing.
• Conducts regular check-ins with the child for direct representation cases, particularly in cases in which case adjudication is delayed; updates attorney and senior paralegal regarding new developments, as needed.
• Assists in case audit efforts for pro bono cases, ensuring that updates from pro bono attorneys regarding case status and child’s wellbeing are timely and accurately recorded.
• Conducts an initial assessment of case referrals received against case acceptance criteria and program priorities.
• Ensures appropriate processing and data entry for referrals and intakes.
• Liaises with Social Services Coordinators regarding social services needs and referrals; assists with social services projects depending on office needs; works collaboratively to achieve programmatic goals where legal services/social services intersect.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.