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About the Role
The Arraignment Paralegal will provide coverage in the Manhattan trial office, Sunday (8:30 am – 4:30 pm), Monday to Wednesday (5 pm – 1:00 am), Friday (5 pm – 1:00 am) or whenever all LAS assigned cases are entered in our case management system (LawManager).
Responsibilities
- Work in a courthouse court part gathering client information for the attorneys
- Interact with clients and assist their families by providing case related information
- Access information from court records and assist attorneys
- Record case information using manual or electronic means
- Conduct criminal history and conflicts checks following established protocol
- Prepare written and electronic reports summarizing information complied
- Obtain and copy court and office files
- Assemble court files and materials for attorneys
- Liaison between attorneys and their clients
- Scanning and uploading criminal court files into LAS databases
Requirements
- A high school diploma / GED or at least 2 years of work experience
- Experience in and/or commitment to advocacy on behalf of low-income people is strongly desired
- One year of experience in a legal or other relevant work (paid or unpaid) environment
- Position may require work in office, courtroom, and other “field” settings
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficient computer and word processing skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting
- Ability to multi-task
- All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit.
- LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa for citizens of Canada and Mexico.
Skills
- Fluency in a second language common to our client population preferred
- Some relevant college-level work and/or paralegal training preferred
Location
- New York County
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- One year of experience in a legal or other relevant work (paid or unpaid) environment
Education Level
- High school diploma / GED
Salary/Compensations
- $57,090 - $87,619
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid vacation
- Disability
- Life insurance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- State and Federal loan forgiveness programs
- Assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments (for NY residents, depending on years of practice)
About the Company
- Criminal Defense Practice is the primary public defender in New York City, providing holistic, client-centered representation to over 200,000 people facing misdemeanor, felony, and homicide charges.
- The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation.
- We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients (people), to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs.
- Every member of our community is expected to continuously learn about the dynamic, evolving, and emerging field of knowledge of identity, bias, and systemic forms of oppression and participate in productive efforts to dismantling bias in all forms.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.