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About the Role
The Legal Services Coordinator will support the work of Human Rights First’s Refugee Representation team, working closely with asylum-seeking clients and attorneys. This role involves coordinating and conducting initial screenings and interviews, managing administrative tasks, and assisting with outreach and advocacy for asylum and refugee protection.
Responsibilities
- Assist in responding to inquiries and requests for assistance from asylum seekers, including scheduling, coordinating, and conducting initial screening interviews.
- Perform in-depth, detailed interviews with potential clients to ascertain their eligibility for asylum and representation, and conduct related country conditions research.
- Assist in placing accepted cases with appropriate volunteer attorneys; communicate with volunteer attorneys, other human rights organizations, and the public; and assist in providing support for volunteer attorneys.
- Contact volunteer attorneys and clients to obtain updates on cases; coordinate the case closure process; and serve as liaison among volunteer attorneys, clients, and in-house Refugee Representation team staff.
- Assist with organizing legal trainings and other events.
- Assist in managing the Refugee Representation team’s administrative/clerical needs, including compiling information packets, entering and maintaining data, maintaining files, and coordinating meetings.
- Support organizational outreach, development, and advocacy objectives, including assisting with creating content, building coalitions, and planning and executing fundraising events.
- Assist with the hiring, orientation, and supervision of interns and ensure they are intellectually engaged.
- Coordinate client-support services.
- Assist with grant reporting and maintenance of relevant data.
- Assist with legal mail in the New York office.
- Perform other duties as requested, based on department and/or organizational needs.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree and at least one year of post-college work experience in a related field.
- Previous experience working with asylum-seekers or refugees strongly preferred.
- Fluency in Spanish required (reading and writing).
- Fluency in additional languages, particularly French, Arabic, or Russian is highly desirable.
- Willingness to complete legal trainings and work toward obtaining partial accreditation under the Department of Justice Recognition and Accreditation program.
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication, with advanced research and analytical skills.
- Superb organizational skills, including the ability to manage numerous tasks simultaneously, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
- Capacity to prioritize duties, and work independently while functioning as a member of a team.
- Ability to communicate patiently, respectfully and empathically with individuals from a variety of backgrounds.
- Excellent computer skills, including knowledge of database, word processing, and spreadsheet applications.
- Good judgment and attention to detail.
- Adaptability to embrace and navigate new, dynamic projects, and an ability to recognize and maximize opportunities on behalf of the organization.
- Ability to work from the New York office at least one day a week and attend in person client appointments or other meetings, as required.
Skills
- Spanish fluency (reading and writing)
- French, Arabic, or Russian language proficiency (highly desirable)
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Research skills
- Analytical skills
- Organizational skills
- Task management
- Working under pressure
- Meeting deadlines
- Prioritization
- Independent work
- Teamwork
- Patient communication
- Respectful communication
- Empathetic communication
- Computer proficiency
- Database applications
- Word processing applications
- Spreadsheet applications
- Judgment
- Attention to detail
- Adaptability
- Project navigation
- Opportunity recognition
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- At least one year of post-college work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
About the Company
- Human Rights First acknowledges the existence of systemic and structural biases and believes it is necessary to be strategic and intentional in pursuing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in all aspects of governance, operations, and programming.
Equal Opportunity
- Support adoption of best practices to create a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible work experience for colleagues and external partners.
- Strive to consider the people, places, and cultures that might be missing from your work and look for opportunities to increase inclusivity in all the work you do.
- Support the mission of Human Rights First in all interactions with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Dedicate efforts to enriching DEIA consciousness throughout our office-wide interactions.
- Foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by promoting adherence to the standards delineated in the Culture of Respect and Teamwork statement in the Employee Handbook.